Acceleration sensor

A method for operating a micromechanical acceleration sensor, the method comprising:

• acquiring a first sum of a first electrical sensor capacitance and a first electrical compensation capacitance;
• acquiring a second sum of a second electrical sensor capacitance and a second electrical compensation capacitance;
• calculating a difference between the first sum and the second sum;
• determining a magnitude and a direction of an acceleration acting on the acceleration sensor based on the amount and sign of the difference;
• wherein the micromechanical acceleration sensor, includes:
• a substrate having a substrate surface arranged in one plane;
• a first counter-electrode arranged on the substrate surface;
• a second counter-electrode arranged on the substrate surface;
• a rocking mass arranged above the first counter-electrode and the second counter-electrode, wherein he rocking mass is connected to the substrate via a torsion spring, the torsion spring permitting tilting of the rocking mass about an axis of rotation;
• a first compensation counter-electrode arranged on the substrate surface;
• a second compensation counter-electrode arranged on the substrate surface;
• a first compensation electrode arranged above the first compensation counter-electrode;
• and
• a second compensation electrode arranged above the second compensation counter-electrode.