发明名称 Increasing resolution of resistance measurements
摘要 Increasing the resolution of a resistance sensor by adjusting a current source.
申请公布号 US9429606(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.08.30
申请号 US201314041149 申请日期 2013.09.30
申请人 Siemens Industry, Inc. 发明人 Charles Donald E.
分类号 G01R27/08;G01R27/02;G01K7/22 主分类号 G01R27/08
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method of increasing resolution of resistance sensing, includes the steps of: determining a maximum resistance position of a resistive device; sensing a voltage that is generated by passing a current through the resistive device when the resistive device is at the maximum resistance position; increasing the current generated by a variable current source by increasing the current value, until the voltage that is sensed is near a maximum voltage; storing the current value used by the variable current source associated with the maximum voltage as a first current value; determining a minimum resistance position of the resistive device; sensing the voltage that is generated by passing the current through the resistive device when the resistive device is at the minimum resistance position; decreasing the current generated by the variable current source by decreasing the current value, until the voltage that is sensed is near a minimum voltage when the device the resistance position; storing the current value used by the variable current source associated with minimum voltage as a second current value; determining a maximum resolution step value derived from the minimum resistance position and maximum resistance position; and changing the current value used by the variable current as the resistance value changes by the maximum resolution step value.
地址 Alpharetta GA US