公开(公告)号：US20170010145A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15202165

申请日：2016-07-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Miklos Lenner ,  Tobias Kaufmann ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: G01F23/296

CPC classification number: G01F23/2962 ,  G01F25/0061 ,  G01S7/527 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/101

Abstract: An application relates to a system and a method for non-intrusive and continuous level measurement in a cylindrical vessel. The system comprises an ultrasonic transducer for generating an ultrasound wave and for emitting it into the vessel wall, and an electronic control and data processing unit (ECDP) for controlling operation of the transducer and for determining the liquid level from a time of flight of the ultrasound wave. The transducer emits the ultrasound wave as a primary Lamb wave into the vessel wall so that a part of the primary Lamb wave leaks into the liquid. The ECDP changes the ultrasonic frequency of the transducer until the transducer receives a reflection of the emitted ultrasound wave in form of a reflection of the pressure wave, determine the corresponding time of flight, and determine the liquid level from the time of flight and from parameters of the ultrasound waves.

Abstract translation: 一种应用涉及一种用于在圆柱形容器中进行非侵入和连续液位测量的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于产生超声波并将其发射到血管壁中的超声波换能器，以及用于控制换能器的操作并用于从飞行时间的飞行时间确定液位的电子控制和数据处理单元（ECDP） 超声波。 换能器将超声波作为主要的兰姆波发射到血管壁中，使得一部分原始兰姆波泄漏到液体中。 ECDP改变传感器的超声波频率，直到传感器以压力波的反射的形式接收发射超声波的反射，确定相应的飞行时间，并从飞行时间和参数中确定液位 的超声波。

公开(公告)号：US20210190571A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17192910

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Miklos LENNER ,  Frank Kassubek ,  Christof Bernhard ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: G01F23/296 ,  B06B1/06 ,  B06B1/02 ,  G01N29/024

Abstract: A transducer for non-invasive measurement includes: a piezoelectric element; a base plate; and driver electronics. The piezoelectric element is mounted to a first face of the base plate. A second face of the base plate is mountable to a wall of a vessel that holds a liquid. The driver electronics drive the piezoelectric element at a plurality of activation frequencies. When the second face of the base plate is mounted to the wall of the vessel, the transducer when activated excites acoustic waves in the base plate and to launch an acoustic wave into the liquid. The transducer is designed such that an angular divergence of the acoustic wave launched into the liquid varies as a function of at least the activation frequency and a dimension of an emitter.

公开(公告)号：US20190390991A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

申请号：US16561139

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Detlef Pape ,  Philipp Nenninger ,  Miklos Lenner

IPC: G01F1/66

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a flow velocity of a fluid in a pipe includes: a housing in which a first ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic transducer are arranged at a predefined distance to each other, the first ultrasonic transducer including a first sound transmitting element and a transmitter/receiver unit mounted thereto which emit first ultrasonic pulses at different angles, the second ultrasonic transducer receiving the first ultrasonic pulses and generating a first electronic output signal, the second ultrasonic transducer including a second sound transmitting element and a transmitter/receiver unit mounted thereto which emit second ultrasonic pulses at different angles, the first ultrasonic transducer receiving the second ultrasonic pulses and generating a second electronic output signal; and a control and evaluation unit electrically coupled to the first and second transducers, the control and evaluation unit tuning the first transducer to generate a first electronic output signal of a maximum amplitude.

公开(公告)号：US10215613B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15202185

申请日：2016-07-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Frank Kassubek ,  Miklos Lenner ,  Tobias Kaufmann ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: G01F23/296 ,  G01N29/024 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S7/536 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/00 ,  G01S15/32 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01B17/00 ,  G01H5/00 ,  G01N29/04

Abstract: A system and a method for non-intrusive and continuous level measurement of a liquid enclosed by a solid wall of a vessel. The system comprises an ultrasonic transmitter for generating an ultrasound wave and for emitting it into the vessel wall, an ultrasonic receiver for receiving the ultrasound wave, and an electronic control and data processing unit (ECDU) for controlling operation of the transmitter and of the receiver and for determining the liquid level. The transmitter is able to emit the ultrasound wave as a primary Lamb wave into the vessel wall so that a part of the primary Lamb wave leaks from the vessel wall into the liquid in form of a pressure wave. The ECDU is adapted to repeatedly determine the time of flight of the pressure wave, change the ultrasonic frequency of the transmitter until the determined time of flight reaches a minimum, and determine the liquid level.

公开(公告)号：US09743202B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14760755

申请日：2013-03-21

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Maciej Orman ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  G01S3/802 ,  G01S3/803 ,  G01S3/809 ,  G01S5/20

CPC classification number: H04R29/004 ,  G01S3/8022 ,  G01S3/8032 ,  G01S3/809 ,  G01S5/20

Abstract: It is provided a system for localizing a sound source and a method therefor. The system includes a movable unit, being adapted for free movement and being integrated with a microphone; a motion tracking unit; and a processing unit, being adapted for receiving microphone signal and motion tracking unit signal and obtaining information on a direction from which sound from the sound source arrives using the microphone signal and motion tracking unit signal obtained during movement of the movable unit. By having the system and the method therefor, it is helpful for solving at least one of the technical problems: the complexity and a large volume of an acoustic camera for localization of a sound source; the restriction of the movement of the microphone in a sound source localization system.

公开(公告)号：US20170010146A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15202185

申请日：2016-07-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Frank Kassubek ,  Miklos Lenner ,  Tobias Kaufmann ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: G01F23/296

CPC classification number: G01F23/2962 ,  G01B17/00 ,  G01H5/00 ,  G01N29/024 ,  G01N29/041 ,  G01N29/222 ,  G01N2291/011 ,  G01N2291/02836 ,  G01N2291/02854 ,  G01N2291/0427 ,  G01N2291/102 ,  G01S7/52004 ,  G01S7/536 ,  G01S7/539 ,  G01S15/003 ,  G01S15/32 ,  G01S15/88

Abstract: A system and a method for non-intrusive and continuous level measurement of a liquid enclosed by a solid wall of a vessel. The system comprises an ultrasonic transmitter for generating an ultrasound wave and for emitting it into the vessel wall, an ultrasonic receiver for receiving the ultrasound wave, and an electronic control and data processing unit (ECDU) for controlling operation of the transmitter and of the receiver and for determining the liquid level. The transmitter is able to emit the ultrasound wave as a primary Lamb wave into the vessel wall so that a part of the primary Lamb wave leaks from the vessel wall into the liquid in form of a pressure wave. The ECDU is adapted to repeatedly determine the time of flight of the pressure wave, change the ultrasonic frequency of the transmitter until the determined time of flight reaches a minimum, and determine the liquid level.

Abstract translation: 用于对由容器的固体壁包围的液体进行非侵入和连续水平测量的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于产生超声波并将其发射到血管壁的超声波发射器，用于接收超声波的超声波接收器，以及用于控制发射器和接收器的操作的电子控制和数据处理单元（ECDU） 并用于确定液位。 发射机能够将超声波作为主要的兰姆波发射到血管壁中，使得一部分原始兰姆波以压力波的形式从血管壁泄漏到液体中。 ECDU适用于重复确定压力波的飞行时间，改变发射机的超声波频率，直到确定的飞行时间达到最小值，并确定液位。

公开(公告)号：US12203797B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17192910

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Miklos Lenner ,  Frank Kassubek ,  Christof Bernhard ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: G01F23/296 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06 ,  G01N29/024 ,  G01N29/24

Abstract: A transducer for non-invasive measurement includes: a piezoelectric element; a base plate; and driver electronics. The piezoelectric element is mounted to a first face of the base plate. A second face of the base plate is mountable to a wall of a vessel that holds a liquid. The driver electronics drive the piezoelectric element at a plurality of activation frequencies. When the second face of the base plate is mounted to the wall of the vessel, the transducer when activated excites acoustic waves in the base plate and to launch an acoustic wave into the liquid. The transducer is designed such that an angular divergence of the acoustic wave launched into the liquid varies as a function of at least the activation frequency and a dimension of an emitter.

公开(公告)号：US12115509B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17209263

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Christof Bernhard ,  Frank Kassubek ,  Miklos Lenner ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: B01F35/213 ,  B01F35/22 ,  G01N29/024 ,  G01N29/032 ,  G01N29/46

CPC classification number: B01F35/213 ,  B01F35/2208 ,  G01N29/024 ,  G01N29/032 ,  G01N29/46 ,  G01N2291/011 ,  G01N2291/015 ,  G01N2291/02416

Abstract: A method of determining a mixing state of a medium in a container includes: transmitting a plurality of acoustic signals at least partly through the medium and receiving the plurality of acoustic signals after at least partly traversing the medium; determining at least one propagation value of at least one propagation quantity for each of the plurality of received acoustic signals to provide determined propagation values, each at least one propagation quantity being indicative of an interaction of the acoustic signals with the medium; determining at least one fluctuation value of at least one fluctuation quantity based on the determined propagation values to provide a determined at least one fluctuation value, each at least one fluctuation quantity being indicative of and/or correlating with a variance of the determined propagation values and/or with a state of a mixture; and determining the mixing state of the medium.

公开(公告)号：US11898893B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17192917

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Miklos Lenner ,  Frank Kassubek ,  Christof Bernhard ,  Detlef Pape

IPC: G01F23/296 ,  B06B1/06

CPC classification number: G01F23/296 ,  B06B1/0607

Abstract: A transducer for non-invasive measurement includes: at least one first piezoelectric element; a second piezoelectric element; and a base material mountable to a wall of a vessel that contains a liquid. The base material has a planar portion and an angular shaped portion. The angular shaped portion has a plurality of outer faces, a first face of the plurality of outer faces of the angular shaped portion being connected to (or part of) a first face of the planar portion, a second face of the planar portion opposite to the first face of the planar portion being mountable to the wall of the vessel, at least one second face of the plurality of outer faces of the angular shaped portion being angled to the first face of the angular shaped portion at an angle less than an angle of 90 degrees internal to the base material.

公开(公告)号：US11215489B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16561139

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Detlef Pape ,  Philipp Nenninger ,  Miklos Lenner

IPC: G01F1/66

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a flow velocity of a fluid in a pipe includes: a housing in which a first ultrasonic transducer and a second ultrasonic transducer are arranged at a predefined distance to each other, the first ultrasonic transducer including a first sound transmitting element and a transmitter/receiver unit mounted thereto which emit first ultrasonic pulses at different angles, the second ultrasonic transducer receiving the first ultrasonic pulses and generating a first electronic output signal, the second ultrasonic transducer including a second sound transmitting element and a transmitter/receiver unit mounted thereto which emit second ultrasonic pulses at different angles, the first ultrasonic transducer receiving the second ultrasonic pulses and generating a second electronic output signal; and a control and evaluation unit electrically coupled to the first and second transducers, the control and evaluation unit tuning the first transducer to generate a first electronic output signal of a maximum amplitude.