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Title: Strain-optic voltage monitor

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:463633

A voltage monitor which uses the shift in absorption edge of crystalline material to measure strain resulting from electric field-induced deformation of piezoelectric or electrostrictive material, providing a simple and accurate means for measuring voltage applied either by direct contact with the crystalline material or by subjecting the material to an electric field.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A8407148
Application Number:
ON: DE97003867; PAN: 8-407,148; TRN: AHC29709%%70
OSTI ID:
463633
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English