Pump station flowmeter with sudden high inflow change detector
US5313842A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F23/804
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pump station flowmeter is disclosed including a sudden high inflow change detection circuit for eliminating from a series of emptying characteristic calculations taken over a period of time those measurements which are outside of a predetermined acceptance range. The wet well dimensions, level detector signals, clock signals and pump status signals are supplied as inputs to both a volume rate of change calculator and to the sudden high inflow change detector. In the event of an undesirable measurement, the sudden high inflow change detection circuit operates a gate to isolate the volume rate of change calculator from the emptying characteristic calculator that calculates outflow. A flow integrator is provided for calculating volume per cycle from the volume rate of change signal, and an inflow calculator serves to produce inflow from the volume per cycle signal.
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