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Apparatus having a modularly constructed, measuring transducer circuit

US8380463B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2007
Grant dateFeb 19, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/25314
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus having at least one sensor for registering at least one chemical and/or physical, process variable, and at least one modularly constructed, measuring transducer circuit, which has at least one sensor unit, which ascertains a measured variable from the process variable registered by the sensor and supplies the sensor with energy as needed, and at least one application specific, signal processing unit for ascertaining a measured value of the measured variable, wherein a conditioned output signal is provided between the sensor unit and the application specific, signal processing unit, wherein the application specific, signal processing unit is exchangeably embodied, and wherein, as a function of a predeterminable accuracy of measurement with which the apparatus ascertains the measured values, a plurality of different types of application specific, signal processing units are provided.

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