ELASTOMER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SENSOR

A capacitance elastomeric pressure sensor includes top and bottom mounting plates arranged to support a pair of electrode layers. The first electrode layer is supported on the upper surface of a dielectric disc held by an upper mounting plate. The second electrode layer is located beneath the disc a...

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Hauptverfasser:	OMAN, GARY F, KLEIN, CARL F, COLLA, JEANNINE O, THOMA, PAUL E, SPENCE, SCOTT L, BAROOTIAN, ARTHUR, FROEHLING, PAUL H, YEFIM, IVSHIN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	MEASURING MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A capacitance elastomeric pressure sensor includes top and bottom mounting plates arranged to support a pair of electrode layers. The first electrode layer is supported on the upper surface of a dielectric disc held by an upper mounting plate. The second electrode layer is located beneath the disc and includes a conductive elastomeric layer overlying an elastomeric support layer. In the preferred embodiment, the elastomer is a silicone elastomer and the conductive layer is formed by admixing a conductive carbon powder with the silicone. The sensor is particularly effective in sensing pressure changes in this low range, e.g. 0-1 inch of water. In the most preferred embodiment the elastomeric layer is prestrained for temperature compensation.