Title :
A simple and wide-range capacitance measuring equipment using transistor blocking oscillator
Author :
Takagi, Tasuku ; Yamakawa, Akio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrical Communications, Faculty of Engng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A transistor blocking oscillator is used for measurement system of capacitance by using its linear relationship in logarithm between impulse frequency and capacitance. The equipment can indicate 10 pF to 1.0 μF on a d.c. meter.
Keywords :
capacitance measurement; measurement systems; oscillators; 10 pF to 1.0 microF; capacitance measuring system; transistor blocking oscillator; Ammeters; Capacitance; Capacitance measurement; Oscillators; Oscilloscopes; Transient analysis; Transistors;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.1976.6312333