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Technique and apparatus for measuring a direct current flowing through a conductor at high voltage

  • US 5,666,048 A
  • Filed: 06/26/1995
  • Issued: 09/09/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for electrophoretic separation of one or more samples, comprising:

  • a plurality of separation channels containing said sample(s) and an electrolyte;

    voltage supply having a high voltage terminal and a low voltage terminal for passing direct electrical currents through the channels to cause the sample(s) to separate into components;

    a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor connected between the high voltage terminal and a corresponding separation channel so that the direct current passing through each capacitor and its corresponding separation channel will charge such capacitor;

    means for causing each of the capacitors to discharge when voltage across each of the capacitors reaches a maximum voltage; and

    means for determining the magnitudes of the direct currents.

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