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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Rongtai Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Rongtai Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Emerson Process Management, Eden Prarie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pressure transmitter having a capacitance-to-digital modulator produces an output as a function of sensor capacitance and a reference capacitance. Transmitter also includes a sensor failure mode detector produces an output signal and identifies failure modes of the sensor capacitance and reference capacitance.