Explosion proof radar level gauge
US10480985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A radar level gauge comprising a housing enclosing a compartment providing explosion proof protection, RLG circuitry located inside compartment, which circuitry is incompatible with intrinsic safety requirements, and a signal propagation device located outside the compartment. The housing has an explosion proof first signal passage providing a transmission line for the microwave transmit signal, and an explosion proof second signal passage in providing a two-wire interface for electrically conductively connecting the radar level gauge to an intrinsically safe system located externally of the radar level gauge. Further, the RLG includes an electrical barrier connected between the RLG circuitry and the two-wire interface, the electrical barrier preventing energy and/or thermal energy in the RLG circuitry from compromising the intrinsic safety of an intrinsically safe system connected to the two-wire interface.
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