Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Lumped type parameters
Patent
1991-09-23
1993-11-09
Wieder, Kenneth A.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Lumped type parameters
324690, G01R 2726
Patent
active
052606660
ABSTRACT:
A capacitance monitor for monitoring the moisture content of soil is disclosed in which a capacitance sensing probe having a generally cylindrical probe body and an elongate tubular handle is inserted into an access tube to measure the capacitance of the soil and to thereby determine the moisture content of the soil. The cylindrical probe body has aluminum electrodes separated by a polypropylene dielectric spacer and two sets of circumferentially spaced apart spring biased stainless steel plungers that extend radially outwardly from the probe body to engage the side wall of the access tube and to center the probe body within the access tube. The two sets of plungers are located at opposite ends of the probe body. The capacitance monitor also includes a top cap assembly mounted on the extreme upper end portion of the access tube that includes a cover plate having beveled side walls to engage the spring biased plungers on the probe body to urge the spring biased plungers radially inwardly for easy insertion of the probe body into the access tube. The top cap assembly also includes a stop assembly means for engaging circumferential grooves on the tubular handle to control reproducibly positioning the probe body at predetermined depths within the access tube.
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Dishman Michael R.
Jordan Alfred W.
Regan Maura K.
Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
Wieder Kenneth A.
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