Completely automated system for capacitance measurement through new accurate capacitance box

Low Value Capacitance Measurement System with Adjustable Lead Capacitance Compensation

The present paper describes the development of a low cost, highly accurate low capacitance measurement system that can be used over a range of 0 – 400 pF with a resolution of 1 pF. The range of capacitance may be easily altered by a simple resistance or capacitance variation of the measurement circuit. This capacitance measurement system uses quad two-input NAND Schmitt trigger circuit CD4093B ...

Capacitance Level Measurement Basics

In the four previous parts of this series of articles, level measurement using a floating system, using pressure instruments, using radar waves and using ultrasonic waves were discussed. The instruments offered by Indumart company applicable for each method were also recommended. In the final part of this article, level measurement using capacitance, conductivity probes, vibration forks, therma...

Capacitance Level Measurement

A capacitor is formed when a level-sensing electrode is installed in a vessel. The metal rod of the electrode acts as one plate of the capacitor and the tank wall (or reference electrode in a non-metallic vessel) acts as the other plate. As the level of the material being measured rises, the air or gas normally surrounding the electrode is displaced by the material’s different dielectric consta...

Accurate Model of Capacitance for MEMS Sensors using Corrugated Diaphragm with Residual Stress

In this paper we present a new model for calculating the capacitance of MEMS sensor with corrugated diaphragm. In this work the effect of residual stress is considered on deflection of diaphragm and capacitance of sensor. First, a new analytical analyzes have been carried out to derive mathematic expressions for central deflection of corrugated diaphragm and its relationship with residual stres...

Realization of a capacitance-voltage measurement system for semiconductor characterization