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Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a predetermined fill level

US9377343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ENDRESS+HAUSER GMBH+CO.KG · DE

Inventors

Martin Urban · Bad Kötzting, DE
Helmut Pfeiffer · Steinen, DE
Volker Dreyer · Lörrach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2011
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2009/006
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one fill level of a medium in a container comprising: a capacitive or conductive probe unit having at least one electrode; and a control/evaluation unit. The electrode is a hollow body, that an end region of the electrode protruding into the container is embodied as an oscillatable membrane. On an inner side of the membrane a driving/receiving unit is arranged, which excites the membrane to execute mechanical oscillations and receives mechanical oscillations therefrom and converts such into an electrical, received signal. The control/evaluation unit supplies the electrode at least at times with a voltage and determines the fill level of the medium capacitively or conductively, and/or that the control/evaluation unit supplies the driving/receiving unit at least at times with an exciter signal and determines from the electrical received signal the fill level of the medium.

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