ZA200707941B - System and method for measuring content of a bin - Google Patents

System and method for measuring content of a bin

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ZA200707941B
ZA200707941B ZA200707941A ZA200707941A ZA200707941B ZA 200707941 B ZA200707941 B ZA 200707941B ZA 200707941 A ZA200707941 A ZA 200707941A ZA 200707941 A ZA200707941 A ZA 200707941A ZA 200707941 B ZA200707941 B ZA 200707941B
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pulse
bin
signals
content
echo
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ZA200707941A
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Perl Ofir
Zlotnick Yossi
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A P M Automation Solutions Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2962—Measuring transit time of reflected waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F17/00—Methods or apparatus for determining the capacity of containers or cavities, or the volume of solid bodies
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V7/00—Measuring gravitational fields or waves; Gravimetric prospecting or detecting
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EP (1) EP1853881B1 (ko)
JP (1) JP4806813B2 (ko)
KR (1) KR100966444B1 (ko)
CN (1) CN100545591C (ko)
AT (1) ATE488751T1 (ko)
AU (1) AU2006217471A1 (ko)
BR (1) BRPI0606231A2 (ko)
CA (1) CA2598979A1 (ko)
DE (1) DE602006018265D1 (ko)
ES (1) ES2356768T3 (ko)
MX (1) MX2007010462A (ko)
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ATE488751T1 (de) 2010-12-15
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CN100545591C (zh) 2009-09-30
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JP4806813B2 (ja) 2011-11-02
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