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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Charles Corulli, Issaquah, WA (US);
Gregory Olmstead, Sammamish, WA (US);
Donald B. Snow, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Charles Corulli, Issaquah, WA (US);
Gregory Olmstead, Sammamish, WA (US);
Donald B. Snow, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Rudolph Technologies, Inc., Flanders, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods according to aspects of the present invention are described. The systems and methods enable charging, soaking, and measuring of capacitors to be conducted quickly. Charging and soaking typically occurs in parallel and certain embodiments facilitate the measuring of capacitor leakage by sequentially disconnecting each capacitor and measuring the time for voltage on the capacitor to reach a predetermined threshold. Further, all capacitors can be disconnected from a charging source simultaneously and voltages can be measured for each capacitor simultaneously. Monitoring can be periodic in nature. Substantial time savings in the calculation device of leakage values and parameters can be attained.