Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Converting input current or voltage to output frequency
Patent
1996-02-05
1999-03-02
Le, Dinh
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Converting input current or voltage to output frequency
327509, 327512, 327100, 327336, 327172, 73766, G01B 700, H03K 302
Patent
active
058776370
ABSTRACT:
An electrical network creates a differential voltage signal and comprises a plurality of first impedance elements of substantially equal values which are connected to form an impedance bridge. The impedance of at least one of the first impedance elements changes in response to at least one selected external condition to which the first impedance elements are exposed. The network also comprises a second impedance element which has two nodes. The second impedance element is connected at these nodes between a first pair of the first impedance elements. The differential voltages are measured between these nodes and between another node or nodes with magnitudes and signs being dependent upon the change in the impedance of the first impedance elements.
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