Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Evaluating circuit, system, and method for evaluating a capacitive or inductive sensor
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Application No.: US16603562Application Date: 2018-03-07
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Publication No.: US11112439B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Peter Czardybon
- Applicant: Marius Czardybon , Peter Czardybon
- Applicant Address: DE Mannheim; DE Mannheim
- Assignee: Marius Czardybon,Peter Czardybon
- Current Assignee: Marius Czardybon,Peter Czardybon
- Current Assignee Address: DE Mannheim; DE Mannheim
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Priority: DE102017205908.7 20170406
- International Application: PCT/DE2018/200022 WO 20180307
- International Announcement: WO2018/184638 WO 20181011
- Main IPC: G01R27/26
- IPC: G01R27/26 ; G01D18/00 ; G01R17/02 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
An evaluation circuit, system, and method for evaluating a capacitive or inductive sensor includes first and second measurement connections to which sensors and/or reference elements are connected, first and second charging and discharging circuits that respectively output first and second charging and discharging signals to the first and second measurement connections. A comparator circuit compares the temporal behavior of the first and second charging and discharging signals. An integrator circuit produces an output voltage that changes as a function of the voltage at the output of the comparator circuit. The output voltage of the integrator circuit is connected to the first or second measurement connection to adjust the respective first or second charging and discharging signal. A measurement signal derived from the output voltage of the integrator circuit is a measure of impedance differences between the sensors or reference elements at the first and second measurement connections.
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