摘要:
The invention relates to a method for operating a magnetic-inductive flow meter for measuring the flow velocity of a flowing medium, comprising a magnetic field generating device having an electromagnet arrangement and a permanent magnet arrangement for generating a magnetic field having magnetic flux densities of different magnitudes in the flowing medium, and having a measuring device comprising a measuring electrode arrangement for measuring the measured voltage which is induced in the flowing medium by the magnetic field and on which a interference voltage is superimposed. According to the invention, a method of the above-described type is specified, in which improved compensation of the interference voltage and power consumption minimization are achieved, specifically in that a measurement cycle composed of a compensation measuring operation and a working measuring operation is carried out, in that during the compensation measuring operation at least a first measuring operation, at least a second measuring operation, and at least a third measuring operation are carried out, in that during the first measuring operation a first magnetic flux density is generated in the medium and a first measured voltage is determined, in that during the second measuring operation a second magnetic flux density is generated in the medium and a second measured voltage is determined, in that during the third measuring operation a third magnetic flux density is generated in the medium and a third measured voltage is determined, in that the flow velocity is determined from the first magnetic flux density, the second magnetic flux density, the first measured voltage and the second measured voltage, in that the interference voltage is determined from the third magnetic flux density, the third measured voltage and the determined flow velocity, in that, following the compensation measuring operation, the working measuring operation is carried out and the working measuring operation consists of at least a fourth measuring operation, in that during the fourth measuring operation the third magnetic flux density is generated in the medium and a fourth measured voltage is determined, and in that the flow velocity is re-determined from the third magnetic flux density, the fourth measured voltage and the determined interference voltage.
摘要:
A device for determining the phase component of a conductive medium (1) in a duct (2), useful in particular with a magnetic-inductive flow rate meter, has at least one capacitor plate (3), an insulating layer (8) between the capacitor plate (3) and the medium (1) and a control and evaluation circuit which applies an alternating voltage to the capacitor plate (3). The known device is improved in that the control and evaluation circuit determines the capacitance between the capacitor plate (3) and the medium (1) as a measure for the phase component.