WO2005060653A3 - Inductive probe having a looped sensing element or a terminated transmission line sensing element and methods and system for using the same - Google Patents

Inductive probe having a looped sensing element or a terminated transmission line sensing element and methods and system for using the same Download PDF

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WO2005060653A3
WO2005060653A3 PCT/US2004/042161 US2004042161W WO2005060653A3 WO 2005060653 A3 WO2005060653 A3 WO 2005060653A3 US 2004042161 W US2004042161 W US 2004042161W WO 2005060653 A3 WO2005060653 A3 WO 2005060653A3
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An apparatus (10, 10’) for detecting the presence of a material that causes a change in the dielectric characteristic of a medium (M). The sensing element of the probe may be a looped (20) or a monopole sensing element (220). With the probe contacting the medium (M) a property of a signal transmitted through the probe is changed in accordance with a change in dielectric characteristic of the medium (M) due to the quantity of the material present in the vicinity of the probe. The changed property of the signal may be either: the attenuation of the signal at a predetermined frequency; the attenuation of the signal amplitude at each of a plurality of predetermined frequencies; or the changes in the propagation velocity of the signal through the probe. The probe (20, 220) may be used to determine moisture in soil, for example, as part of an automated irrigation system and method for controlling the moisture content in a medium within a container (P). The probe (20, 200) may also be used to detect an interface between materials.
PCT/US2004/042161 2003-12-18 2004-12-16 Inductive probe having a looped sensing element or a terminated transmission line sensing element and methods and system for using the same WO2005060653A2 (en)

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