Radial electrode for determining the amount of moisture in seed cotton

摘要

A unique radial electrode has been designed in the same configuration as the feed roller of a cotton ginning system. The electrode is then installed as part of a feed roller and properly insulated from the ginning system. When seed cotton is fed between the feed rollers the charged radial electrode becomes a signal electrode communicating with the rest of the system which forms as a ground. The resultant current flow between the electrode and the ground passing through the seed cotton produces a measure of the moisture in the seed cotton.