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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
David Kenyon Vail, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Frank J. Tabor, Melbourne, FL (US);
Daniel P. Blom, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Stephen S. Wilson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A temperature sensor may include a capacitor, a circuit element coupled in series with the capacitor and having a resistance that varies with temperature, and a controller. The controller is for charging/discharging the capacitor through the circuit element, measuring a charging/discharging time required to charge/discharge the capacitor to a predetermined threshold, and determining a temperature based upon the charging/discharging time. More specifically, the circuit element may be a thermistor, for example. The temperature sensor may further include at least one calibration resistor coupled between the controller and the capacitor. As such, the controller may sequentially charge/discharge the capacitor through the circuit element and the at least one calibration resistor, measure respective charging/discharging times required to charge/discharge the capacitor to the predetermined threshold through the circuit element and the at least one calibration resistor, and determine the temperature based upon the charging/discharging times.