Method and apparatus for detecting and controlling imbalance conditions in a centrifuge system
US6635007B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01H1/003
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a centrifuge system, the centrifuge system including a rotor and a motor operatively coupled to the rotor, the apparatus including an accelerometer coupled to the centrifuge system so as to measure an acceleration of at least a portion of the centrifuge system during operation of the centrifuge system to provide an acceleration signal, a filter that receives the acceleration signal and provides a filtered acceleration signal, and a controller that receives the displacement signal and controls the centrifuge system in response to the displacement signal.
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