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US 6,184,688 B2Granted
Method of measuring insulation resistance of capacitor and apparatus for screening characteristics
AssigneeMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorGaku Kamitani
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Abstract
The insulation resistance of a capacitor is accurately measured within a short period of time by applying AC signals at two different frequencies f1 and f2 to the capacitor to measure the impedance Z1 and Z2 of the capacitor at each frequency. The series resistance Rs and capacity C of the capacitor are obtained from the impedance Z1 at the higher frequency f1, and the insulation resistance Rp of the capacitor is obtained from the impedance Z2, series resistance Rs and capacity C at the lower frequency f2.
Claims1
A method of measuring insulation resistance of a capacitor, comprising the steps of:
- applying AC signals at two different frequencies f1 and f2 to a capacitor to measure impedance Z1 and Z2 of the capacitor at each of the frequencies, the frequency f1 being substantially higher than the frequency f2;
- obtaining series resistance Rs and capacitance C of the capacitor from the impedance Z1 at the higher frequency f1;
- and
- obtaining insulation resistance Rp of the capacitor from the series resistance the capacitance C and the impedance Z2 at the lower frequency f2, wherein the frequencies f1 and f2 of said AC signals satisfy two conditional expressions:
- f1≧1 MHZ;
- and
- f2≦f1/100.
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