公开(公告)号：US20140331796A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-13

申请号：US13888759

申请日：2013-05-07

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Yongjae Lee ,  Aghogho Atemu Obi ,  Seog Tae Kim ,  William Chester Platt ,  James William Bray ,  Yuri Alexeyevich Plotnikov ,  Jack Mathew Webster ,  Vasile Bogdan Neculaes

IPC: G01N33/02

CPC classification number: G01N33/02 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N22/04

Abstract: A system for measuring nutritional parameters of food items is provided. The system includes a holding cavity. The system further includes a sensor assembly that includes a transmitter antenna and at least one receiver antenna. The transmitter antenna is configured to transmit signals to a food item in the holding cavity. The receiver antenna is configured to receive response signals from the food item. The system includes at least one switch coupled to each antenna. The switch, in a first state, is configured to set the sensor assembly to an electric potential equal to that of the holding cavity. In a second state, the switch is configured to couple the sensor assembly to a power source. The system also includes a processing unit to process the signals received to determine the nutritional parameters of the food item.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于测量食品营养参数的系统。 该系统包括一个保持腔。 该系统还包括传感器组件，其包括发射器天线和至少一个接收器天线。 发射机天线被配置为将信号发送到保持腔中的食物。 接收器天线被配置为从食品接收响应信号。 该系统包括耦合到每个天线的至少一个开关。 在第一状态下的开关被配置成将传感器组件设置成等于保持腔的电位。 在第二状态下，开关被配置成将传感器组件耦合到电源。 该系统还包括处理单元，用于处理所接收的信号以确定食品的营养参数。