Method and apparatus for measuring the moisture content of a substance
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1. A method of measuring the moisture content of a substance as a function of dielectric constant, comprising the steps of:
- providing a partiality of pairs of electrodes spaced from said substance, a first of said pairs of electrodes being positioned centrally of said plurality of pairs, with a next pair being positioned one on each side of said first pair, and guard electrodes surrounding said pairs of electrodes;
applying A.C. electric potential to said pairs of electrodes, sequentially switching said pairs of electrodes to said guard electrodes; and
sequentially measuring the current flowing between the electrodes of each pair, the flux from said next pair of electrodes passing through said substance at a greater distance than the flux from the central pair of electrodes.
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The moisture content of a substance (1) on a moving belt (2) is measured as a function of dielectric constant. Two pairs of electrodes (4), (5) are positioned adjacent the belt, an inner pair of electrodes (4) and an outer pair (5), an A.C. potential is applied to the electrodes, the flux from the outer pair (5) passing through the substance (1) at a greater distance than the flux from the inner pair (4).
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1. A method of measuring the moisture content of a substance as a function of dielectric constant, comprising the steps of:
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providing a partiality of pairs of electrodes spaced from said substance, a first of said pairs of electrodes being positioned centrally of said plurality of pairs, with a next pair being positioned one on each side of said first pair, and guard electrodes surrounding said pairs of electrodes; applying A.C. electric potential to said pairs of electrodes, sequentially switching said pairs of electrodes to said guard electrodes; and sequentially measuring the current flowing between the electrodes of each pair, the flux from said next pair of electrodes passing through said substance at a greater distance than the flux from the central pair of electrodes.
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2. Apparatus for measuring the moisture content of a substance as a function of dielectric constant, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of pairs of electrodes spaced from said substance, a first of said pairs being positioned centrally of said plurality of pairs of electrodes with a next pair of electrodes having an electrode on either side of said pair of electrodes; guard electrodes positioned between the first pair of electrodes and outside said next pair of electrodes; an A.C. signal generator connected to apply high frequency sine waves to said pairs of electrodes, switching means alternatively connecting said pairs of electrodes to said guard electrodes and to measure the current flowing between the electrodes of each pair. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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