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Flow controller

US4877051A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 28, 1988
Grant dateOct 31, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7761
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluid flow control apparatus including a fluid flow control valve, a fluid flow sensor, and a fluid flow control circuit receiving a signal from the fluid flow sensor and outputting a signal to the fluid flow control valve. The fluid flow control circuit including an actual control circuit which outputs a signal related to the comparison of an actual flow signal and a desired flow signal, a desired flow comparator circuit which outputs a signal based on the comparison of the desired flow signal with a desired flow threshold signal, and a summing circuit which receives the outputs and provides a control signal based on these outputs.

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