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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
William E Childress, Norris, TN (US);
William A Griffith, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P / ; G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324399 ; 731173 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring a breakdown voltage between two electrodes separated by a dielectric. The output of a sensor perceiving the voltage across the two electrodes is transferred to a peak-hold circuit. A spark through the dielectric and across the two electrodes is detected, Restrikes between the electrodes are clamped by precluding further transfers of sensor output to the peak-hold circuit for a predetermined period of time subsequent to the detected occurrence of the spark.