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Title: PEAK READING VOLTMETER

Abstract

An improvement in peak reading voltmeters is described, which provides for storing an electrical charge representative of the magnitude of a transient voltage pulse and thereafter measuring the stored charge, drawing oniy negligible energy from the storage element. The incoming voltage is rectified and stored in a condenser. The voltage of the capacitor is applied across a piezoelectric crystal between two parallel plates. Amy change in the voltage of the capacitor is reflected in a change in the dielectric constant of the crystal and the capacitance between a second pair of plates affixed to the crystal is altered. The latter capacitor forms part of the frequency determlning circuit of an oscillator and means is provided for indicating the frequency deviation which is a measure of the peak voltage applied to the voltmeter.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4304385
Patent Number(s):
2845596
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
NSA Number:
NSA-13-001000
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
PATENTS; CAPACITORS; CIRCUITS; CONDENSERS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CHARGES; ELECTRIC METERS; FREQUENCY; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PLATES; RESONANCE; TRANSIENTS; VOLTMETERS

Citation Formats

Dyer, A L. PEAK READING VOLTMETER. United States: N. p., 1958. Web.
Dyer, A L. PEAK READING VOLTMETER. United States.
Dyer, A L. Tue . "PEAK READING VOLTMETER". United States.
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author = {Dyer, A L},
abstractNote = {An improvement in peak reading voltmeters is described, which provides for storing an electrical charge representative of the magnitude of a transient voltage pulse and thereafter measuring the stored charge, drawing oniy negligible energy from the storage element. The incoming voltage is rectified and stored in a condenser. The voltage of the capacitor is applied across a piezoelectric crystal between two parallel plates. Amy change in the voltage of the capacitor is reflected in a change in the dielectric constant of the crystal and the capacitance between a second pair of plates affixed to the crystal is altered. The latter capacitor forms part of the frequency determlning circuit of an oscillator and means is provided for indicating the frequency deviation which is a measure of the peak voltage applied to the voltmeter.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 1958},
month = {Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 1958}
}

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