Digital flowmeter

Manus Henry (Inventor), David W. Clarke (Inventor), James H Vignos (Inventor)

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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital mass flowmeter whose reactivity, accuracy and adaptability are higher, as compared with those of conventional analog methods and to which a precise and elabolate control algorithm can be applied. SOLUTION: In a digital flowmeter 100, a vibratable conduit is contained, a drive circuit 115 which is connected to the conduit and which can be operated so as to give a motion to the conduit is contained, and a sensor 110 which is connected to the conduit and which can be operated so as to detect the motion of the conduit is contained. A digital controller 105 is connected across the drive circuit 115 and the sensor 110. The digital controller 105 contains a circuit, and the circuit receives a sensor signal from the sensor 110. A drive signal, which is based on the sensor signal, is generated by using a digital signal processing operation. The drive signal is output to the drive circuit 115. On the basis of the signal from the sensor 110, the measured value of the characteristic of a material flowing in the conduit is generated.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberJP2000018995A
IPCG01F 1/00,G01F 1/76,G01F 1/84
Priority date8/07/98
Filing date26/11/98
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

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  • Digital Flowmeter

    Henry, M. (Inventor), Clarke, D. (Inventor) & Vignos, J. (Inventor), 8 Mar 2016, IPC No. G0lF 1/84, G01F 25/00, G01N 9/00, Patent No. US9279710B2, 2 Jan 2014, Priority date 26 Nov 1997, Priority No. US6655497P

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  • Digital flowmeter

    Henry, M. (Inventor), Clarke, D. (Inventor) & Vignos, J. H. (Inventor), 14 Jul 2015, IPC No. G01F 1/84, G06F 15/00, Patent No. US9080909B2, 3 Jan 2014, Priority date 26 Nov 1997, Priority No. US6655497P

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  • Digital flowmeter

    Henry, M. (Inventor), Clarke, D. W. (Inventor) & Vignos, J. H. (Inventor), 2 Jun 2015, IPC No. G01F 1/84, G01F 25/00, G06F 15/00, Patent No. US9046400B2, 28 Mar 2013, Priority date 8 Jul 1998, Priority No. US11173998A

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