Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Parameter related to the reproduction or fidelity of a...
Patent
1991-01-07
1992-03-31
Wieder, Kenneth A.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Parameter related to the reproduction or fidelity of a...
324537, 324601, 324609, 340683, 340515, 73 1DV, G01N 2904, G01D 1800
Patent
active
051011620
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing the response of a stress wave sensor to check that the transducer and amplifier are working satisfactorily.
A pulse generator is connected to the stress wave sensor at a point between the transducer and the amplifier. The pulse generator supplies an electrical pulse to the stress wave sensor. A pulse cancelling device prevents the electrical pulse going directly to the amplifier. The electrical pulse causes the transducer to emit stress wave energy into a structure to which the transducer is acoustically coupled. The transducer detects the stress wave propagating in the structure and supplies an electrical signal to the amplifier. The electrical signal is amplified by the amplifier and demodulated by demodulator. A processor measures the peak and area of the demodulated amplified electrical signal and comares them with stored values. The processor may produce a warning signal, or supply a feedback signal to the amplifier if the stress wave sensor is not operating satisfactorily.
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Sadler Michael
Webster John R.
Rolls-Royce plc
Solis Jose M.
Wieder Kenneth A.
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