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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Takada, Aichi, JP;
Naohisa Morimoto, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7416 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7416 ;
Abstract
A voltage measurement apparatus is provided for measuring a voltage of each of N power sources connected in series. The apparatus includes N capacitance elements provided respectively corresponding to the N power sources, and connected in series, a first switching section for simultaneously applying a voltage of each power source to one of the N capacitance elements corresponding to said power source, a voltage measurement section for measuring a voltage of each capacitance element, and a second switching section for sequentially connecting each capacitance element to the voltage measurement section.