Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Balancing
Patent
1984-08-27
1986-10-28
Karlsen, Ernest F.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Balancing
324111, 340347NT, 356315, G01R 1706, G01R 1926, H03K 1302
Patent
active
046201483
ABSTRACT:
A precision current meter of wide dynamic range and sensitivity to low currents is disclosed. The precision current meter is particularly useful as a component for spectrochemical computations in spectrometers for the simultaneous multielement analysis of unknown samples in solution. The precision current meter comprises a source of input current, preferably a photomultiplier tube, an integrator having an integrating capacity for detecting the input current from the source, a source of reference currents including an offset current, a switch with a drain current coupled to the integrator. A clock is provided for generating clock signals for the current meter, including a series of pulses to actuate the switch and thereby to admit drain current segments to the integrator. A first counter is coupled to the output of the integrator to count the number of the series of actuating pulses during a predetermined time interval, and a second counter coupled to both the integrator output and the clock fixes the predetermined time interval. Preferably, both the integrator output and the switch are coupled via optical couplers to the counters.
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Blackburn Martin D.
Davison Arthur L.
Sellek Donald A.
Baird Corporation
Karlsen Ernest F.
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