PHOTOSENSITIVE RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT
Abstract
adapted for the measurement of the time required for an oscillating member to pass through a preselected number of oscillations, after being damped to a certain maximum amplitude of oscillation. A mirror is attached to the moving member and directs light successively to a photocell which is part of a trigger unit and to first and second photocells which are part of a starter unit, as the member swings to its maximum amplitude. The starter and trigger units comprise thyratrons and relays so interconnected that the trigger circuit, although generating a counter pulse, does not register a count in the counter when the light traverses both photocells of the starter unit. When the amplitude of oscillation of the member decreases to where the second photocell is not transversed, the triggei pulse is received by the counter. The counter taen operates to register the desired number of oscillations and initiates and terminates a timer for measuring the time irterval for the preselected number of oscillations.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4329411
- Patent Number(s):
- 2820182
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-007041
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ABSORPTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRON TUBES; OPERATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OSCILLATIONS; PATENT; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; SCALERS; SWITCHES; THYRATRONS
Citation Formats
Martin, C F. PHOTOSENSITIVE RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Martin, C F. PHOTOSENSITIVE RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT. United States.
Martin, C F. Tue .
"PHOTOSENSITIVE RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT". United States.
@article{osti_4329411,
title = {PHOTOSENSITIVE RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT},
author = {Martin, C F},
abstractNote = {adapted for the measurement of the time required for an oscillating member to pass through a preselected number of oscillations, after being damped to a certain maximum amplitude of oscillation. A mirror is attached to the moving member and directs light successively to a photocell which is part of a trigger unit and to first and second photocells which are part of a starter unit, as the member swings to its maximum amplitude. The starter and trigger units comprise thyratrons and relays so interconnected that the trigger circuit, although generating a counter pulse, does not register a count in the counter when the light traverses both photocells of the starter unit. When the amplitude of oscillation of the member decreases to where the second photocell is not transversed, the triggei pulse is received by the counter. The counter taen operates to register the desired number of oscillations and initiates and terminates a timer for measuring the time irterval for the preselected number of oscillations.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 1958},
month = {Tue Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 1958}
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