Impedance Spectroscopy Based on Linear System Identification

Impedance spectroscopy is a commonly used mea-surement technique for electrical characterization of a sample-under-test over a wide frequency range. Most measurementmethods employ a sine wave excitation generator, which implies apoint-by-point frequency sweep and a complex readout architec-ture. This paper presents a fast, wide-band, measurement methodfor impedance spectroscopy based on linear system identification.The main advantage of the proposed method is the low hardwarecomplexity, which consists of a 3-level pulse waveform, aninverting voltage amplifier and a general purpose ADC. A proof-of-concept prototype, which is implemented with off-the-shelfcomponents, achieves an estimation fit of approximately 96%.The prototype operation is validated electrically using knownRC component values and tested in real application conditions.QC 20190301