Abstract: transducer apparatus comprises a transducer housing, a tube, a temperature sensor as well as a temperature sensor. The tube is arranged within a cavity of the transducer housing, in such a manner that an intermediate space is formed between a wall of the transducer housing facing the cavity inner surface and an outer surface of a wall of the tube facing the cavity. Furthermore, the tube is adapted to guide a fluid in its lumen, in such a manner that an inner surface of the wall of the tube facing the lumen is contacted by fluid guided in the lumen.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2015
Date of Patent:
August 6, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Alfred Rieder, Hao Zhu, Ennio Bitto, Gerhard Eckert, Josef Hubensteiner, Michael Wiesmann, Yaoing Lin
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring flow velocity or volume flow of a medium by means of a magneto inductive flow measuring device and to an arrangement having a magneto inductive flow measuring device, as well as to a filling plant with an arrangement, wherein the medium has a low conductivity. A high accuracy of measurement is achieved by provision of a first narrowing of a medium-containing pipeline and/or a second narrowing of a medium-containing measuring tube, wherein the pipeline leads the medium to a measuring tube of the flow measuring device.
Abstract: The method serves for monitoring and/or checking a pressure device having a lumen surrounded by a wall for conveying and/or storing a fluid. To this end, the method comprises a step of registering both a strain of a first wall segment as well as also a strain of at least a second wall segment spaced from the first wall segment, for ascertaining a strain deviation value representing a difference between the strain of the first wall segment and the strain of the second wall segment, as well as a step of using the strain deviation value for ascertaining damage to the wall, as a result of plastic deformation of the wall and/or as a result of wear of the wall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 4, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder, Holger Bernhard
Abstract: A connection apparatus comprises a platform, a plug connector having a plug connector part secured to the platform and electrically connected to the circuit of the field device and a plug connector part connectable with the connection cable and complementary to the first plug connector part, as well as a lid held movably relative to the platform for at least partially covering the plug connector formed by connecting the plug connector parts. The lid is swingable between a first end position, in which the lid at least partially covers the plug connector, and a second end position, and is additionally adapted in at least one open position located between the first end position and the second end position to expose the plug connector such that the plug connector part can be separated from the plug connector part, as well as at least in the first end position to secure the plug connector part connected with the plug connector part.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
May 28, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Bjorn Larsson, Timo Kretzler, Alfred Umkehrer, Michael Kirst
Abstract: A flow measuring device for ascertaining a corrected measured value of a flow velocity and/or a corrected mass flow of a medium, especially a gas, in a measuring tube, including: an apparatus for ascertaining a first measured value of flow velocity and/or mass flow of the medium by thermal, mass flow measurement; an apparatus for ascertaining velocity of sound and/or frequency dependent damping of an acoustic signal, especially an ultrasonic signal, in the medium and/or an apparatus for ascertaining an optical, wavelength dependent absorption of an optical and/or excited fluorescence of the medium, and an evaluation unit for correcting the ascertained first measured value of mass flow or flow velocity based on the ascertained sound velocity values and/or the frequency dependent, ascertained damping values of the acoustic signal and/or the ascertained absorption values of the optical signal and/or the florescence values of the medium, and method for ascertaining a corrected measured value of flow velocity and/
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 2013
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Paul Ceglia, Achim Wiest, Oliver Brumberg
Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer comprising a coupling element and a piezo element, wherein a metal disk is arranged between the coupling element and the piezo element, wherein the metal disk is connected with the piezo element or with the coupling element by means of an adhesive layer, characterized in that the adhesive layer is producible, at least in certain regions, by means of a photochemically curable adhesive.
Abstract: An arrangement comprising an ultrasonic transducer and a damping element with a longitudinal axis, which damping element connects the ultrasonic transducer with a housing- or measuring tube wall. The transducer has an end piece with a medium-contacting surface, from which ultrasonic signals are transferred into a gaseous or liquid medium. The damping element has at least two annular grooves and an annular mass segment arranged therebetween, characterized in that the damping element has a first eigenfrequency, in which the annular mass segment executes an axial movement parallel to the longitudinal direction of the damping element. This first eigenfrequency is the highest eigenfrequency, in the case that a plurality of eigenfrequencies are present, in the case of which the annular mass segment executes an axial movement parallel to the longitudinal direction of the damping element, and the damping element has a second eigenfrequency, in which the annular mass segment executes a rotary movement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 15, 2016
Date of Patent:
April 23, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Yaoying Lin, Alfred Rieder, Wolfgang Drahm, Michal Bezdek, Pierre Ueberschlag
Abstract: A converter circuit includes a current interface with a control input, with a current signal output and a current output. The converter circuit includes a micro-processor with a measuring signal input for the digital measuring signal, with a current signal input connected to the current signal output of the current interface, and with a control output connected to the control input of the current interface. The current interface lets the signal current flow through the current output and simultaneously adjust both the amperage to a stationary amperage level corresponding to a control value currently applied to the control input, and to output a sequence of current values at the current signal output.
Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the flow of a fluid through a measuring tube using the magneto inductive measuring principle, comprising a magnet system for producing a constant magnetic field perpendicular to the flow direction of the fluid, at least two measuring electrodes coupling with the fluid and secured on a measuring tube subsection for sensing an induced voltage, at least one electronics unit for signal registration, evaluation and/or power supply, and a housing, wherein the housing bounds and protects against the environment the measuring tube subsection and at least one other component secured outwardly thereto on the side facing away from the fluid, wherein the housing is manufactured at least partially of a thermoplastic material, which encases with accurate fit the measuring tube subsection and the at least one other component secured thereto.
Abstract: A transducer apparatus comprises a transducer housing, a tube as well as a temperature sensor. The tube is arranged within a cavity of the transducer housing, in such a manner that an intermediate space is formed between a wall of the transducer housing facing the cavity inner surface and an outer surface of a wall of the tube facing the cavity. The tube is adapted to guide a fluid in its lumen, in such a manner that an inner surface of the wall of the tube facing the lumen is contacted by fluid guided in the lumen.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 19, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Alfred Rieder, Hao Zhu, Michael Wiesmann
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring volume flow of a fluid flowing through a measuring tube in the direction of its longitudinal axis, comprising a coil arrangement, at least two measuring electrodes coupling with the fluid and a control/evaluation unit, which in connection with the coil arrangement produces a magnetic field periodically changing its polarity and extending essentially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube. The control/evaluation unit during a measuring phase at an essentially constant magnetic field determines the volume flow of the fluid in the measuring tube based on a voltage induced in the measuring electrodes. The control/evaluation unit supplies the coil arrangement with an overvoltage during a delay phase, and the delay phase begins at the point in time of the reversal of the polarity of the magnetic field and ends at the point in time of the beginning of the measuring phase.
Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic transducer mounting assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer element, a transducer housing inside which the ultrasonic transducer element is arranged, and an accommodation unit inside which the transducer housing is clamped in a clamping section. The disclosed assembly is characterized in that the clamping section comprises at least one bearing that has at least one rolling element, in particular at least one ball bearing that has at least one ball, for acoustically decoupling the transducer housing from the accommodation unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 5, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Pierre Ueberschlag, Michal Bezdek, Andreas Berger
Abstract: A method for monitoring a measuring device of automation technology, wherein the measuring device has a capacitive sensor the sensor has at least one capacitor, and the at least one capacitor is applied for determining or monitoring a process variable. A loss resistance of the at least one capacitor is measured by determining the charge state of the at least one capacitor at a first point in time and at a subsequent, second point in time, and, based on a change of the charge state between the first point in time and the second point in time, information is won concerning disturbance of the ability of the measuring device to function.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 12, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 8, 2019
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Hanspeter Schmid, Werner Tanner, Dirk Sutterlin, Martin Koch
Abstract: A method for producing at least one oscillation measurement signal, which has vibrations of a vibratory body are registered. A temperature sensor is applied thermally attached with a non fluid contacting, second surface of the vibratory body for producing a temperature measurement signal representing a time curve of a variable temperature of the vibratory body. The temperature measurement signal can follow, however time delayed, a change of the temperature of the vibratory body from a beginning temperature value, to a new temperature value. Based on the oscillation measurement signal as well as the temperature measurement signal, density, measured values are produced representing the density, wherein, during such, discrepancies possibly occurring between the time curve of the temperature of the vibratory body and the temperature measurement signal are taken into consideration, respectively at least partially compensated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2016
Date of Patent:
December 18, 2018
Assignee:
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Inventors:
Coen Van Dijk, Omar Momente, Heinerich Hagenmeyer
Abstract: A field device, especially an ultrasonic, flow measuring device, comprising: a transmitter for producing an alternating exciter signal; and at least one transducer, especially first and second ultrasonic transducers. The transmitter additionally has a generator for producing the alternating exciter signal and a transmitting stage, wherein the generator is connected via the transmitting stage with at least the first ultrasonic transducer. An output of the transmitting stage is connected with the transducer, especially the first ultrasonic transducer, via a first signal path, wherein the first signal path has a first resistance element, wherein a second signal path branches from the first signal path, wherein the second signal path has a second resistance element connected on one side to ground for lessening impedance related fluctuations of the exciter signal, wherein the second signal path branches from the first signal path between the output of the transmitting stage and the first resistance element.
Abstract: A measuring arrangement, comprising: a pipe with a pipe axis and an ultrasonic, flow measuring device. The ultrasonic, flow measuring device has a sensor unit, which is fixed in a hole in the pipe, which hole is introduced essentially perpendicularly to the pipe axis into the pipe wall. The sensor unit has a rail or a rod with a longitudinal axis. The rail or the rod bears at least two ultrasonic transducers, which define a signal path, wherein the signal path extends parallel to or on the longitudinal axis of the rail or of the rod, and wherein the signal path is tilted from a perpendicular connecting line between the center point of the hole and the pipe axis. In addition, an ultrasonic, flow measuring device is noted.
Abstract: A thermal, flow measuring device comprising a sensor with a metal sensor housing, which includes a cap with a lateral surface and an end face, wherein the sensor housing has at least first and second pin sleeves, which protrude starting from the end face, wherein the sensor housing has a first heater in a first of the two pin sleeves and a temperature sensor in a second of the two pin sleeves for ascertaining a temperature of the medium; wherein the end face of the cap is divided at least into a base area and at least a first planar area inclined relative to the base area by an angle, wherein a second heater is arranged on an inner surface of the cap in the region of this first area.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 8, 2016
Publication date:
October 25, 2018
Applicant:
Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
Inventors:
Hanno Schultheis, Alexander Grün, Axel Pfau