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Method for fill level measurement and a fill level measuring device

US10641638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VEGA Grieshaber KG · DE

Inventors

Bernard Corbe · Schutterwald, DE
Michael Fischer · Palo Alto, US
Manuel Kaufman · Gengenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2016
Grant date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S13/88
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided are a method for measuring the fill level of a fill substance with at least one radar sensor and with at least one electronic evaluation unit comprising the steps recording of an echo curve, recording of a Doppler frequency spectrum, evaluation of the Doppler frequency spectrum by the electronic evaluation unit and evaluation of the echo curve by the electronic evaluation unit taking into consideration the results of the evaluation of the Doppler frequency spectrum by the electronic evaluation unit, as well as a fill level measuring device with at least one radar sensor and an electronic control and evaluation unit, that is set up for the implementation of such a method.

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