Digital detector
US4028686A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P13/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detector for a dynamic phenomenon with a cyclically varying condition, as motion of a rotating part. At least three digital sensors are separated in phase with respect to the cyclic condition. The instantaneous outputs of the sensors have a plurality of repeating sequential states so long as the dynamic phenomenon exists. The instantaneous outputs of the sensors have at least one state which does not occur during existence of the dynamic phenomenon but which does occur in the absence thereof. Logic circuits respond to the digital sensor outputs and detect information about the dynamic phenomenon. Detection of the repetition rate of an instantaneous output state of the sensors provides a measure of speed. An absence of rotation is indicated by the occurrence of another output state. In another disclosed embodiment, the detector monitors a three phase power system and detects a phase outage by the occurrence of an abnormal sensor output state.
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