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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1974
Douglas W Raymond, Berkeley, CA (US);
Zehntel, Inc., Concord, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the high-speed testing of capacitors. A computing amplifier is connected with the capacitor under test to form an integrator which integrates a known excitation signal. The integration is initiated with no charge stored by the capacitor and at a zero crossing of the excitation signal. The integration occurs over a period which produces the maximum voltage across the capacitor. A peak detector measures the maximum voltage across the capacitor to produce a peak detection voltage inversely proportional to the value of the capacitor and directly proportional to a predetermined nominal value of the capacitor. The reciprocal of the output from the peak detector is formed to provide a measurement directly proportional to the capacitor value and inversely proportional to the nominal value of the capacitor.