Electronic constant current and current pulse signal generator for nuclear instrumentation testing
Abstract
Circuitry for testing the ability of an intermediate range nuclear instrut to detect and measure a constant current and a periodic current pulse. The invention simulates the resistance and capacitance of the signal connection of a nuclear instrument ion chamber detector and interconnecting cable. An LED flasher/oscillator illuminates an LED at a periodic rate established by a timing capacitor and circuitry internal to the flasher/oscillator. When the LED is on, a periodic current pulse is applied to the instrument. When the LED is off, a constant current is applied. An inductor opposes battery current flow when the LED is on.
- Inventors:
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- Amsterdam, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869243
- Patent Number(s):
- 5304919
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC12-76SN00052
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electronic; constant; current; pulse; signal; generator; nuclear; instrumentation; testing; circuitry; ability; intermediate; range; instrut; detect; measure; periodic; simulates; resistance; capacitance; connection; instrument; chamber; detector; interconnecting; cable; led; flasher; oscillator; illuminates; rate; established; timing; capacitor; internal; applied; inductor; opposes; battery; flow; pulse signal; nuclear instrumentation; constant current; current pulse; current flow; signal generator; timing capacitor; intermediate range; range nuclear; chamber detector; signal connection; nuclear instrument; /324/307/
Citation Formats
Brown, Roger A. Electronic constant current and current pulse signal generator for nuclear instrumentation testing. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Brown, Roger A. Electronic constant current and current pulse signal generator for nuclear instrumentation testing. United States.
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"Electronic constant current and current pulse signal generator for nuclear instrumentation testing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869243.
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title = {Electronic constant current and current pulse signal generator for nuclear instrumentation testing},
author = {Brown, Roger A},
abstractNote = {Circuitry for testing the ability of an intermediate range nuclear instrut to detect and measure a constant current and a periodic current pulse. The invention simulates the resistance and capacitance of the signal connection of a nuclear instrument ion chamber detector and interconnecting cable. An LED flasher/oscillator illuminates an LED at a periodic rate established by a timing capacitor and circuitry internal to the flasher/oscillator. When the LED is on, a periodic current pulse is applied to the instrument. When the LED is off, a constant current is applied. An inductor opposes battery current flow when the LED is on.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1994},
month = {1}
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