학술논문

Handheld-impedance-measurement system with seven-decade capability and potentiostatic function
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas. Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on. 55(2):436-441 Apr, 2006
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Pulse width modulation
Signal design
Signal generators
System testing
Impedance measurement
Frequency measurement
Signal analysis
Space vector pulse width modulation
Oscillators
Demodulation
Corrosion testing
electrochemical devices
impedance measurement
intelligent systems
signal processing
Language
ISSN
0018-9456
1557-9662
Abstract
This paper describes design and test of a new impedance-measurement system for nonlinear devices that exhibits a seven-decade range and works down to a frequency of 0.01 Hz. The system is specifically designed for electrochemical measurements, but the proposed architecture can be employed in many other fields where flexible signal generation and analysis are required. The system employs an unconventional signal generator based on two pulsewidth modulation (PWM) oscillators and an autocalibration system that allows uncertainties of less than 3% to be obtained over a range of 1 k/spl Omega/ to 100 G/spl Omega/. A synchronous demodulation processing allows the noise superimposed to the low-amplitude input signals to be made negligible.