Threshold setting for a radar level transmitter
    1.
    发明授权
    Threshold setting for a radar level transmitter 有权
    雷达液位变送器的阈值设定

    公开(公告)号:US07542866B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-02

    申请号:US09667297

    申请日:2000-09-22

    IPC分类号: G01B21/18 G01F23/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for setting threshold values for use by a radar level transmitter to detect reflected wave pulses corresponding to portions of a transmitted microwave pulse which reflect from interfaces contained in a container. The present invention estimates these threshold values based upon various parameters. Some of these parameters can relate to properties of the materials forming the interfaces while others relate to properties of the antenna and user-defined parameters.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于设置由雷达液位传感器使用的阈值以检测对应于从包含在容器中的界面反射的透射微波脉冲的部分的反射波脉冲的方法和装置。 本发明基于各种参数来估计这些阈值。 这些参数中的一些可以涉及形成界面的材料的性质,而其它参数涉及天线的性质和用户定义的参数。

    Low power radar level instrument with enhanced diagnostics
    2.
    发明授权
    Low power radar level instrument with enhanced diagnostics 有权
    具有增强诊断功能的低功率雷达液位仪

    公开(公告)号:US06295018B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-25

    申请号:US09407041

    申请日:1999-09-27

    IPC分类号: G01S1308

    CPC分类号: G01F23/284

    摘要: A low power radar level instrument with enhanced diagnostics is disclosed. A microwave transceiver generates a microwave signal that travels along a termination, through a reference impedance discontinuity, and into a process product interface. A first portion of the signal is reflected by the reference impedance discontinuity, and a second portion is reflected by a process product interface. A diagnostic signal is provided based upon a characteristic of the first reflected portion. A level output is provided based upon the first and second reflected portions.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有增强诊断功能的低功率雷达液位仪。 微波收发器产生沿终端行进的微波信号,通过参考阻抗不连续性,并进入过程产品接口。 信号的第一部分被参考阻抗不连续性反射,并且第二部分被过程产品接口反射。 基于第一反射部分的特性提供诊断信号。 基于第一和第二反射部分提供电平输出。

    Measurement of concentration of material in a process fluid
    3.
    发明授权
    Measurement of concentration of material in a process fluid 有权
    测量过程流体中材料的浓度

    公开(公告)号:US06782328B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-24

    申请号:US10046647

    申请日:2001-10-29

    IPC分类号: G06F1900

    CPC分类号: G01S13/88 G01N22/00

    摘要: An apparatus for measuring concentration of a material in a process fluid includes an antenna configured to contact the process fluid and a pulse generator coupled to the antenna to generate a microwave transmit pulse through the antenna. A pulse receiver receives a reflected pulse from the antenna and the concentration of the material is calculated as a function of the reflected pulse.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量过程流体中的材料浓度的装置包括配置成接触过程流体的天线和耦合到天线的脉冲发生器,以通过天线产生微波发射脉冲。 脉冲接收器从天线接收反射脉冲,并且根据反射脉冲计算材料的浓度。

    Hydraulic piston position sensor signal processing
    4.
    发明授权
    Hydraulic piston position sensor signal processing 有权
    液压活塞位置传感器信号处理

    公开(公告)号:US06722261B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-20

    申请号:US10316777

    申请日:2002-12-11

    IPC分类号: F01B2526

    CPC分类号: F15B15/2869 G01D5/48

    摘要: A piston position in a cylinder of a hydraulic assembly is measured using microwave pulses. The microwave pulses are launched along a conductor coupled to the piston or cylinder. A sliding member is slidably coupled to the conductor and moves with the piston or cylinder. Position is determined as a function of a reflection from the end of the conductor and the sliding member. Various aspects include signal processing, fudicial pulse identification control and input/output circuitry, and a three conductor configuration.

    摘要翻译: 使用微波脉冲测量液压组件的气缸中的活塞位置。 微波脉冲沿着连接到活塞或气缸的导体发射。 滑动构件可滑动地联接到导体并与活塞或气缸一起移动。 位置是根据从导体和滑动构件的端部的反射确定的。 各种方面包括信号处理,辅助脉冲识别控制和输入/输出电路以及三导体配置。

    Stabilization of oscillators in a radar level transmitter
    5.
    发明授权
    Stabilization of oscillators in a radar level transmitter 有权
    稳定雷达液位变送器中的振荡器

    公开(公告)号:US06628229B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-30

    申请号:US10209732

    申请日:2002-08-01

    IPC分类号: G01S1308

    摘要: A low power pulsed radar level transmitter has first and second pullable oscillator circuits that are offset from one another by a frequency offset. A third or reference crystal oscillator couples a reference frequency output to phase comparators in both the first and second crystal oscillator circuits. The phase comparators adjust biases on varactor diodes that pull the transmit and receive frequencies.

    摘要翻译: 低功率脉冲雷达液位变送器具有通过频率偏移彼此偏移的第一和第二可拉出振荡器电路。 第三或参考晶体振荡器将参考频率输出耦合到第一和第二晶体振荡器电路中的相位比较器。 相位比较器调整拉动发射和接收频率的变容二极管上的偏置。

    Close proximity material interface detection for a microwave level transmitter
    8.
    发明授权
    Close proximity material interface detection for a microwave level transmitter 有权
    用于微波级发射器的近距离材料接口检测

    公开(公告)号:US06445192B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-03

    申请号:US09542677

    申请日:2000-04-04

    IPC分类号: G01R2704

    CPC分类号: G01S7/292 G01F23/284

    摘要: A method for detecting the presence of a twin peak pulse in a waveform, generated by a microwave level transmitter, that is used to detect levels of first and second material interfaces relating to materials contained in a tank. The waveform develops a twin peak pulse when the first and second material interfaces are in close proximity to one another. The twin peak pulse contains overlapping first and second received wave pulses reflected from the first and second material interfaces, respectively. The method determines that the waveform contains a twin peak pulse when both a first peak point relating to the first received wave pulse and a valley are detected. A microwave level transmitter having an interface detection module that is configured to use the method of the present invention to detect the existence of a twin peak pulse in a waveform.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测由微波级发射器产生的波形中双峰脉冲的存在的方法,其用于检测与容纳在容器中的材料相关的第一和第二材料界面的水平。 当第一和第二材料界面彼此靠近时,波形产生双峰脉冲。 双峰脉冲分别包含从第一和第二材料界面反射的重叠的第一和第二接收波脉冲。 当检测到与第一接收波脉冲相关的第一峰值点和谷值时,该方法确定波形包含双峰脉冲。 一种具有接口检测模块的微波级发射机,其配置为使用本发明的方法来检测波形中双峰脉冲的存在。

    Industrial field device with reduced power consumption
    9.
    发明授权
    Industrial field device with reduced power consumption 有权
    工业现场设备功耗降低

    公开(公告)号:US08217782B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-10

    申请号:US11805728

    申请日:2007-05-24

    IPC分类号: G08B1/08

    摘要: A field device for use in monitoring or controlling an industrial process includes two wire process control loop electrical connections. Digital communications monitoring circuitry coupled to the electrical connections and is configured to control power to the field device electrical circuitry in response to a digital signal on the two wire process control loop.

    摘要翻译: 用于监测或控制工业过程的现场设备包括两线制过程控制回路电连接。 耦合到电连接的数字通信监控电路,并被配置为响应于两线制过程控制回路上的数字信号来控制对现场设备电路的电力。