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Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Electronics
DEF

A transducer that measures a parameter or a change in a parameter by means of a change in capacitance.

CONT

In the typical capacitor the distance between the two plates is fixed, but in variable capacitance transducers the distance between the two plates is variable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Électronique
CONT

Transducteurs à capacitance variable. La capacitance entre deux plaques de métal se modifie quand la distance qui les sépare varie. Un transducteur de pression à capacitance variable [...] permet de mesurer la variation de capacitance entre un diaphragme métallique et une plaque de métal fixe.

Spanish

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