Infrared imaging sensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Infrared imaging sensor 有权
    红外成像传感器

    公开(公告)号:US07956326B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-07

    申请号:US11787712

    申请日:2007-04-17

    IPC分类号: G01J5/02

    CPC分类号: G01N17/008 G01J2005/0077

    摘要: A system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers includes one or more deposit monitoring sensors operating in infrared regions of about 4 or 8.7 microns and directly producing images of the interior of the boiler, or producing feeding signals to a data processing system for information to enable a distributed control system by which the boilers are operated to operate said boilers more efficiently. The data processing system includes an image pre-processing circuit in which a 2-D image formed by the video data input is captured, and includes a low pass filter for performing noise filtering of said video input. It also includes an image compensation system for array compensation to correct for pixel variation and dead cells, etc., and for correcting geometric distortion. An image segmentation module receives a cleaned image from the image pre-processing circuit for separating the image of the recovery boiler interior into background, pendant tubes, and deposition. It also accomplishes thresholding/clustering on gray scale/texture and makes morphological transforms to smooth regions, and identifies regions by connected components. An image-understanding unit receives a segmented image sent from the image segmentation module and matches derived regions to a 3-D model of said boiler. It derives a 3-D structure the deposition on pendant tubes in the boiler and provides the information about deposits to the plant distributed control system for more efficient operation of the plant pendant tube cleaning and operating systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测和控制回收和动力锅炉中的悬挂管上的沉积物的系统包括一个或多个在约4或8.7微米的红外区域中操作的沉积物监测传感器,并且直接产生锅炉内部的图像,或者产生供给信号到 数据处理系统,用于实现用于操作锅炉的分布式控制系统以更有效地操作所述锅炉的信息。 数据处理系统包括其中捕获由视频数据输入形成的2-D图像的图像预处理电路,并且包括用于对所述视频输入进行噪声滤波的低通滤波器。 它还包括用于阵列补偿的图像补偿系统,以校正像素变化和死细胞等,并且用于校正几何失真。 图像分割模块从图像预处理电路接收清洁的图像,用于将回收锅炉内部的图像分离为背景,垂直管和沉积。 它还实现了灰度/纹理的阈值化/聚类,并使形态学变换到平滑区域,并通过连接的组件识别区域。 图像理解单元接收从图像分割模块发送的分割图像,并将导出的区域匹配到所述锅炉的3-D模型。 它产生三维结构,沉积在锅炉的垂直管上,并提供关于沉积物的信息到工厂分布式控制系统,以更有效地操作植物吊灯清洁和操作系统。

    Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers
    2.
    发明授权
    Sensing system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers 失效
    用于检测和控制回收和动力锅炉悬挂管上沉积物的检测系统

    公开(公告)号:US07437025B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-14

    申请号:US11137089

    申请日:2005-05-24

    IPC分类号: G06K9/20 G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: G01N25/72 G01N17/008

    摘要: A system for detection and control of deposition on pendant tubes in recovery and power boilers includes one or more deposit monitoring sensors operating in infrared regions of about 4 or 8.7 microns and directly producing images of the interior of the boiler, or producing feeding signals to a data processing system for information to enable a distributed control system by which the boilers are operated to operate said boilers more efficiently. The data processing system includes an image pre-processing circuit in which a 2-D image formed by the video data input is captured, and includes a low pass filter for performing noise filtering of said video input. It also includes an image compensation system for array compensation to correct for pixel variation and dead cells, etc., and for correcting geometric distortion. An image segmentation module receives a cleaned image from the image pre-processing circuit for separating the image of the recovery boiler interior into background, pendant tubes, and deposition. It also accomplishes thresholding/clustering on gray scale/texture and makes morphological transforms to smooth regions, and identifies regions by connected components. An image-understanding unit receives a segmented image sent from the image segmentation module and matches derived regions to a 3-D model of said boiler. It derives a 3-D structure the deposition on pendant tubes in the boiler and provides the information about deposits to the plant distributed control system for more efficient operation of the plant pendant tube cleaning and operating systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测和控制回收和动力锅炉中的悬挂管上的沉积物的系统包括一个或多个在约4或8.7微米的红外区域中操作的沉积物监测传感器,并且直接产生锅炉内部的图像,或者产生供给信号到 数据处理系统,用于实现用于操作锅炉的分布式控制系统以更有效地操作所述锅炉的信息。 数据处理系统包括其中捕获由视频数据输入形成的2-D图像的图像预处理电路,并且包括用于对所述视频输入进行噪声滤波的低通滤波器。 它还包括用于阵列补偿的图像补偿系统,以校正像素变化和死细胞等,并且用于校正几何失真。 图像分割模块从图像预处理电路接收清洁的图像,用于将回收锅炉内部的图像分离为背景,垂直管和沉积。 它还实现了灰度/纹理的阈值化/聚类,并使形态学变换到平滑区域,并通过连接的组件识别区域。 图像理解单元接收从图像分割模块发送的分割图像,并将导出的区域匹配到所述锅炉的3-D模型。 它产生三维结构,沉积在锅炉的垂直管上,并提供关于沉积物的信息到工厂分布式控制系统,以更有效地操作植物吊灯清洁和操作系统。

    Acoustic pyrometer
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06726358B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-27

    申请号:US10020106

    申请日:2001-12-14

    IPC分类号: G01K1122

    CPC分类号: G01K11/24

    摘要: An acoustic pyrometer measures the average gas temperature across a wide space of known distance, especially turbulent, high temperature gas loaded with caustic particulates. It includes an acoustic signal generator that generates a high amplitude acoustic signal with a short rise time and a detector positioned adjacent the signal generator that detects the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator and generates a first electrical signal corresponding in time to the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator. A receiver, positioned across the space from the signal generator, receives acoustic signals from the space and generates electrical signals corresponding to amplitude and frequency of the acoustic signals received in the receiver. A signal processor processes the electrical signals from the receiver to distinguish the onset of the acoustic signal from background noise in the space as detected in the receiver, and processes the electrical signals from the receiver to produce a distinct differentiation between background noise and the onset of the acoustic signal in the receiver. The signal processor then compares the time of the onset of the acoustic signal in the receiver with the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator to determine the transit time of the acoustic signal to traverse the space, and also calculates the temperature of the gas in the space based on the transit time.

    Sensing system for obtaining images and surface temperatures
    4.
    发明授权
    Sensing system for obtaining images and surface temperatures 有权
    用于获取图像和表面温度的感应系统

    公开(公告)号:US07938576B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-10

    申请号:US11818709

    申请日:2007-06-15

    IPC分类号: G01J1/16

    CPC分类号: G01J5/0014 G01J5/605

    摘要: A sensing system simultaneously obtains images and surface temperatures of processing tubes inside process heaters using an imaging sensor operating in the visible or infrared regions of the spectrum and capable of detecting visible or infrared radiation emitted or reflected from surfaces within the process heater, and of providing an image signal to a display or to an image processor. One or more single element infrared detectors viewing specific regions within the aforesaid image accurately measure the intensity of radiation emitted by surfaces within those specific regions so as to allow the temperature of the surfaces within those specific regions to be inferred.

    摘要翻译: 感测系统使用在该光谱的可见光或红外区域中操作的成像传感器同时获得处理加热器内的处理管的图像和表面温度,并且能够检测从处理加热器内的表面发射或反射的可见光或红外辐射,以及提供 向显示器或图像处理器发送图像信号。 观察上述图像内的特定区域的一个或多个单元件红外检测器精确地测量这些特定区域内的表面发射的辐射的强度,以便推断这些特定区域内的表面的温度。

    Acoustic pyrometer
    5.
    发明授权
    Acoustic pyrometer 有权
    声学高温计

    公开(公告)号:US06386755B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-14

    申请号:US09462325

    申请日:2000-01-05

    IPC分类号: G01K1122

    CPC分类号: G01K11/24

    摘要: An acoustic pyrometer measures the average gas temperature across a wide space of known distance, especially turbulent, high temperature gas loaded with caustic particulates. It includes an acoustic signal generator that generates a high amplitude acoustic signal with a short rise time and a detector positioned adjacent the signal generator that detects the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator and generates a first electrical signal corresponding in time to the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator. A receiver, positioned across the space from the signal generator, receives acoustic signals from the space and generates electrical signals corresponding to amplitude and frequency of the acoustic signals received in the receiver. A signal processor processes the electrical signals from the receiver to distinguish the onset of the acoustic signal from background noise in the space as detected in the receiver, and processes the electrical signals from the receiver to produce a distinct differentiation between background noise and the onset of the acoustic signal in the receiver. The signal processor then compares the time of the onset of the acoustic signal in the receiver with the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator to determine the transit time of the acoustic signal to traverse the space, and also calculates the temperature of the gas in the space based on the transit time.

    摘要翻译: 声学高温计测量已知距离的宽阔空间的平均气体温度,特别是装有苛性颗粒的湍流高温气体。 它包括声信号发生器,其产生具有短上升时间的高振幅声信号和位于信号发生器附近的检测器,其检测信号发生器中的声信号的开始,并产生在时间上对应于起始的第一电信号 的信号发生器中的声信号。 位于信号发生器的空间上的接收器从该空间接收声信号,并产生对应于在接收机中接收的声信号的幅度和频率的电信号。 信号处理器处理来自接收机的电信号,以区分在接收机中检测到的声信号与空间中的背景噪声的开始,并处理来自接收机的电信号,以产生背景噪声和起始点之间的明显差异 接收机中的声信号。 然后,信号处理器将接收机中的声信号的开始时间与信号发生器中的声信号的开始进行比较,以确定声信号穿过该空间的传播时间,并且还计算气体的温度 在空间中基于过境时间。

    Acoustic pyrometer
    6.
    发明授权
    Acoustic pyrometer 有权
    声学高温计

    公开(公告)号:US06834992B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-28

    申请号:US10657460

    申请日:2003-09-08

    IPC分类号: G01K1122

    CPC分类号: G01K11/24

    摘要: An acoustic pyrometer measures the average gas temperature across a wide space of known distance, especially turbulent, high temperature gas loaded with caustic particulates. It includes an acoustic signal generator that generates a high amplitude acoustic signal with a short rise time and a detector positioned adjacent the signal generator that detects the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator and generates a first electrical signal corresponding in time to the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator. A receiver, positioned across the space from the signal generator, receives acoustic signals from the space and generates electrical signals corresponding to amplitude and frequency of the acoustic signals received in the receiver. A signal processor processes the electrical signals from the receiver to distinguish the onset of the acoustic signal from background noise in the space as detected in the receiver, and processes the electrical signals from the receiver to produce a distinct differentiation between background noise and the onset of the acoustic signal in the receiver. The signal processor then compares the time of the onset of the acoustic signal in the receiver with the onset of the acoustic signal in the signal generator to determine the transit time of the acoustic signal to traverse the space, and also calculates the temperature of the gas in the space based on the transit time.

    Controlled burn smoking device
    7.
    发明授权
    Controlled burn smoking device 失效
    受控烧伤装置

    公开(公告)号:US06523463B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-25

    申请号:US09715430

    申请日:2000-11-17

    申请人: Richard E. Hogle

    发明人: Richard E. Hogle

    IPC分类号: A47J3700

    摘要: A device for smoking food items using charcoal briquettes as fuel. The device has a channel into which the charcoal briquettes are placed so that ignition of one of the charcoal briquettes will result in eventual ignition of the adjacent charcoal briquette. The device is preferably placed in a standard barbecue grill, thereby allowing a user to smoke meat or fish using charcoal briquettes and the charcoal barbecue grill they already own.

    摘要翻译: 用于使用炭块作为燃料吸收食品的装置。 该装置具有通道,炭炭块放置在该通道中,使得一个木炭块的点燃将导致相邻的炭砖最终点燃。 该装置优选地放置在标准烧烤架中,从而允许使用者使用木炭和他们已经拥有的木炭烧烤来吸烟肉或鱼。