Circuit arrangement for evaluating the signal of a capacitive measuring sensor

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PATENT NO 5406137
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08099792

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A capacitive humidity sensor circuit in which a one-shot circuit produces pulses having a pulse duration determined by the capacitance of a capacitive sensing element, the one-shot circuit being triggered by the trailing edges of pulses in a pulse train produced by a multivibrator. The multivibrator is adjustable to produce a pulse train of variable repetition rate independent of the value of the measured parameter. The pulses produced by the one-shot circuit are integrated to produce a voltage indicative of the time average value of the pulses, the voltage being supplied to an amplification and offset compensation circuit whose output signal is used to adjust the supply voltage to the multivibrator so as to effectively achieve compensation for nonlinear response of the capacitive sensing element to increasing relative humidity.

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HONEYWELL AGHONEYWELL PLAZA MN12-8251 P O BOX 524 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440

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Ehlers, Dieter Muhlheim, DE 2 39
Scheler, Bernd Bad Orb, DE 2 39

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