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- 第1および第2キャパシタを含む分圧器であって、前記第1および第2キャパシタの少なくとも一方が、ベースバンド周波数範囲におけるプロセス変数により変化する静電容量を有し、前記分圧器が、搬送波周波数範囲において変調され、且つベースバンドの包絡線を有する被変調電圧を受け取る分圧器両端を有し、前記分圧器が検出器入力を提供する中央タップ接続点を有する分圧器と、
前記検出器入力の搬送波周波数範囲成分を表す検出器出力を有する検出器と、
前記検出器出力の関数として前記被変調電圧の前記ベースバンドの包絡線を制御する制御回路であって、前記制御回路が前記ベースバンド周波数範囲におけるプロセス変数出力を提供する制御回路とを備えるプロセス変数検出回路。 - 前記制御回路が、前記検出器出力の非線形関数として前記被変調電圧の少なくとも1つを制御して、前記プロセス変数に関する非線形性に対して前記プロセス変数の出力を補償する請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記被変調電圧の前記包絡線が、前記検出器の入力を生成するベースバンド周波数における前記静電容量の変化と結合している前記ベースバンド周波数における変化を有し、前記プロセス変数が前記ベースバンド内で安定しているときに平衡状態に向かうように再度平衡を取るようにする請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記検出入力がベースバンドノイズを含み、前記検出器が前記ベースバンドノイズを除去する請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記検出器が、
フィルタ出力を有し、前記搬送波周波数を含む通過帯域を有するフィルタと、
前記フィルタの出力を受け取り、前記フィルタ出力を復調して前記検出器出力を提供する同期復調器とを備える請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。 - クロック出力を発生するクロック発生器を備え、
前記同期復調器は前記クロック出力の少なくとも1つの関数として復調する請求項5のプロセス変数検出回路。 - 前記被変調電圧を変調する前記クロック出力の少なくとも1つにより制御されるスイッチを備える請求項6のプロセス変数を検出する回路。
- 前記フィルタが多段増幅器である請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記第1キャパシタが第1基板に配置された第1電極を備え、前記第2キャパシタが前記第1基板に配置された第2電極を備える請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記第1および第2キャパシタが、前記検出器入力への電極接続を含む請求項9のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記検出器入力への前記電極接続が、スイッチに接続されない請求項10のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記第1キャパシタがプロセス変数検出静電容量を備え、前記第2キャパシタが、実質的にプロセス変数の影響を受けない静電容量を備える請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記搬送波周波数が、固定の搬送波周波数である請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記ベースバンド周波数が10Hz未満であり、前記搬送波周波数が1KHzより大きい請求項1のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 前記プロセス変数検出静電容量が、少なくとも400Hzまでのベースバンドプロセス変数の変化に対応し、前記プロセス変数出力が少なくとも400Hzまでのプロセス変数の変化に対応する請求項14のプロセス変数検出回路。
- 搬送波周波数で被変調電圧を変調することと、
検出器入力に接続された第1および第2キャパシタに前記被変調電圧を供給することと、
ベースバンド周波数で変化するプロセス変数を加えることにより前記第1および第2キャパシタの一方の静電容量を変化させることと、
前記搬送波周波数における前記検出器入力の検出される表示を検出することと、
前記検出される表示の関数として前記被変調電圧のベースバンドの包絡線を制御することとを含むプロセス変数検出方法。 - 前記検出される表示の非線形関数として前記被変調電圧の少なくとも1つを制御することにより、前記静電容量の非線形性に対して、前記プロセス変数の関数として前記検出される表示を補償することを含む請求項16のプロセス変数検出方法。
- ベースバンド周波数における前記静電容量変化と結合するように、前記ベースバンド周波数における前記被変調電圧の前記振幅を変化させることにより、前記プロセス変数が前記ベースバンド内で安定しているときに前記検出器入力が平衡するようにする、請求項16のプロセス変数検出方法。
- 前記検出出力がベースバンドノイズを含み、検出中に前記ベースバンドノイズを除去する請求項16のプロセス変数検出方法。
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