Capacitive physical quantity detection device
First Claim
1. A capacitive physical quantity detection device for detecting physical quantity, comprising:
- a plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors, wherein each capacitive physical quantity sensor performs a self-diagnosis operation and a normal operation, each capacitive physical quantity sensor including;
a detection unit having a movable electrode movable in accordance with the physical quantity and a fixed electrode facing the movable electrode;
a C-V conversion circuit having a differential amplifier circuit, wherein a first input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit is coupled with the movable electrode, a second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit inputs a reference voltage therein during a period of the normal operation and inputs a self-diagnosis voltage therein during a period of the self-diagnosis operation, the reference voltage is used for detecting a capacitance change between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode, the self-diagnosis voltage is used for performing the self-diagnosis operation, the self-diagnosis voltage is different from the reference voltage, and the C-V conversion circuit outputs an output voltage corresponding to the capacitance change between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode; and
a signal processing circuit that performs a signal processing of the output voltage from the C-V conversion circuit so as to produce a signal corresponding to the physical quantity, whereinthe reference voltage in each capacitive physical quantity sensor is almost the same,the plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors performs the self-diagnosis operation simultaneously,the self-diagnosis voltage in one of the plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors is a first self-diagnosis voltage,the self-diagnosis voltage in another one of the plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors is a second self-diagnosis voltage, andthe first self-diagnosis voltage is different from the second self-diagnosis voltage.
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Abstract
A capacitive physical quantity detection device comprises: a plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors, wherein each sensor including: a detection unit having a movable electrode and a fixed electrode; a C-V conversion circuit having a differential amplifier circuit, wherein a first input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit is coupled with the movable electrode, a second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit inputs a reference voltage and a self-diagnosis voltage therein during a normal operation and a self-diagnosis operation, respectively, and the C-V conversion circuit outputs an output voltage; and a signal processing circuit that performs a signal processing of the output voltage, wherein the reference voltage in each sensor is almost the same, the plurality of sensors performs the self-diagnosis operation simultaneously, the self-diagnosis voltage in one of the sensors is a first self-diagnosis voltage is different from the self-diagnosis voltage in another one of the sensors.
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1. A capacitive physical quantity detection device for detecting physical quantity, comprising:
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a plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors, wherein each capacitive physical quantity sensor performs a self-diagnosis operation and a normal operation, each capacitive physical quantity sensor including; a detection unit having a movable electrode movable in accordance with the physical quantity and a fixed electrode facing the movable electrode; a C-V conversion circuit having a differential amplifier circuit, wherein a first input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit is coupled with the movable electrode, a second input terminal of the differential amplifier circuit inputs a reference voltage therein during a period of the normal operation and inputs a self-diagnosis voltage therein during a period of the self-diagnosis operation, the reference voltage is used for detecting a capacitance change between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode, the self-diagnosis voltage is used for performing the self-diagnosis operation, the self-diagnosis voltage is different from the reference voltage, and the C-V conversion circuit outputs an output voltage corresponding to the capacitance change between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode; and a signal processing circuit that performs a signal processing of the output voltage from the C-V conversion circuit so as to produce a signal corresponding to the physical quantity, wherein the reference voltage in each capacitive physical quantity sensor is almost the same, the plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors performs the self-diagnosis operation simultaneously, the self-diagnosis voltage in one of the plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors is a first self-diagnosis voltage, the self-diagnosis voltage in another one of the plurality of capacitive physical quantity sensors is a second self-diagnosis voltage, and the first self-diagnosis voltage is different from the second self-diagnosis voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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