Abstract: A process is disclosed for evaluating a measuring device comprising a capacitor (CM), with stages for charging the capacitor (CM) over an initial charging period (tk1, tk2) and for determining the capacitance charge as an initial measured value (tml). To determine a measuring condition that changes a normal state of the capacitance, e.g., moist as opposed to dry surroundings for the measuring cell, the process exhibits the following additional steps: charging the capacitance (CM) over a second charging period (tk2), which differs from the first charging period (tk1); determining the charge of the capacitance (CM) as a second measured value (tm2); and comparing the first and second measured values (tk1, tk2) to establish the comparative result.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for evaluating a measuring capacitance (CM) of a measuring device, with stages for charging the capacitance (CM) over an initial charging period (tk1, tk2) and for determining the capacitance charge as an initial measured value (tm1). To determine a measuring condition that changes a normal state of the capacitance, e.g., moist as opposed to dry surroundings for the measuring cell, the process exhibits the following additional steps: charging the capacitance (CM) over a second charging period (tk2), which differs from the first charging period (tk1); determining the charge of the capacitance (CM) as a second measured value (tm2); and comparing the first and second measured values (tk1, tk2) to establish the comparative result (?tm).