Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Lumped type parameters
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-29
2009-10-20
Nguyen, Hoai-An D (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Lumped type parameters
C324S662000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07605595
ABSTRACT:
A clearance sensing system is disclosed. The system includes a probe separated from a test object by a variable distance d. The system also includes an alternating current (AC) source for supplying a current through the probe, wherein the AC source and the probe are configured to generate a controlled plasma channel between a tip of the probe and the test object. The system further includes a processing unit configured to determine the variable distance d based on a voltage difference between the tip of the probe and the test object.
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Nguyen Hoai-An D
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