DE69023884D1 - Messsystem. - Google Patents

Messsystem.

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DE69023884D1
DE69023884D1 DE69023884T DE69023884T DE69023884D1 DE 69023884 D1 DE69023884 D1 DE 69023884D1 DE 69023884 T DE69023884 T DE 69023884T DE 69023884 T DE69023884 T DE 69023884T DE 69023884 D1 DE69023884 D1 DE 69023884D1
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signal
microcontroller
transducer
matching stage
array
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DE69023884T2 (de
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Michael John Gill
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Advantica Intellectual Property Ltd Lough Gb
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British Gas PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/667—Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/668—Compensating or correcting for variations in velocity of sound
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/667—Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/704—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow using marked regions or existing inhomogeneities within the fluid stream, e.g. statistically occurring variations in a fluid parameter
    • G01F1/708—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P5/00—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
    • G01P5/24—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave
    • G01P5/245—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave by measuring transit time of acoustical waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P5/00—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
    • G01P5/24—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave
    • G01P5/245—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave by measuring transit time of acoustical waves
    • G01P5/247—Sing-around-systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
  • Iron Core Of Rotating Electric Machines (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
DE69023884T 1989-10-31 1990-10-08 Messsystem. Expired - Fee Related DE69023884T2 (de)

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GB8924517A GB2237639B (en) 1989-10-31 1989-10-31 Measurement system

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DE69023884T2 DE69023884T2 (de) 1996-04-25

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US (1) US5178018A (de)
EP (2) EP0426309B1 (de)
JP (2) JPH07119638B2 (de)
KR (1) KR940001143B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE130934T1 (de)
AU (2) AU620738B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2028011C (de)
DE (1) DE69023884T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0426309T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2080125T3 (de)
GB (2) GB2237639B (de)
HK (1) HK1008086A1 (de)

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JPH03180767A (ja) 1991-08-06
AU6475590A (en) 1991-05-09
ES2080125T3 (es) 1996-02-01
DK0426309T3 (da) 1995-12-27
AU8807991A (en) 1992-01-16
GB8924517D0 (en) 1989-12-20
HK1008086A1 (en) 1999-04-30
US5178018A (en) 1993-01-12
DE69023884T2 (de) 1996-04-25
ATE130934T1 (de) 1995-12-15
KR910008387A (ko) 1991-05-31
EP0426309B1 (de) 1995-11-29
GB2237639B (en) 1994-07-06
EP0670477A2 (de) 1995-09-06
GB2266373B (en) 1994-07-06
JP2777084B2 (ja) 1998-07-16
KR940001143B1 (ko) 1994-02-14
GB9312017D0 (en) 1993-07-28
GB2237639A (en) 1991-05-08
CA2028011C (en) 2000-02-01
AU620738B2 (en) 1992-02-20
JPH07119638B2 (ja) 1995-12-20
CA2028011A1 (en) 1991-05-01
EP0426309A3 (en) 1993-03-03
AU640538B2 (en) 1993-08-26
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Legal Events

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8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: BG PLC, READING, BERKSHIRE, GB

8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: ADVANTICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED, LOUGH, GB

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: HAMMONDS LLP RECHTSANWAELTE PATENTANWAELTE, 80539

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee