Flow meter with adaptable beam characteristics
US10408648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P5/241
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An embodiment provides a method for measuring a fluid parameter of fluid flowing in a channel, including: transmitting, using a transmitter of a device, directed energy carrying a signal toward a surface of a fluid in a fluid channel, so as to produce one or more reflections from the fluid surface; detecting, by at least one receiver of the device, one or more received signals associated with the one or more reflections so produced; and determining, based upon a measurement beam comprising characteristics of the transmitted and received signals, a fluid parameter to be measured using a processor of the device; wherein, a measurement beam characteristic is adjusted based on a distance from the device to the fluid surface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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