Detection system including sensor and method of operating such

    公开(公告)号:US10975686B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US15492784

    申请日:2017-04-20

    Abstract: A detection system to detect an object in a blowout prevention system of a production system includes a sensor coupled to the blowout prevention system and configured to send an ultrasonic pulse toward the object. The sensor is further configured to receive a signal including the ultrasonic pulse and noise after the ultrasonic pulse interacts with the object. The detection system also includes a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to identify the ultrasonic pulse in the signal using a first cancellation signal at a first time and a second cancellation signal at a second time. The controller is further configured to determine that the first cancellation signal corresponds to the noise in the signal at the first time, and determine that the second cancellation signal corresponds to the noise in the signal at the second time. The controller is configured to determine a characteristic of the object based on the ultrasonic pulse.

    MONOLITHIC GAS-SENSING CHIP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210072175A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US16562611

    申请日:2019-09-06

    Abstract: A monolithic gas-sensing chip assembly for sensing a gas analyte includes a sensing material to detect the gas analyte, a sensing system including a resistor-capacitor electrical circuit, and a heating element. A sensing circuit measures an electrical response of the sensing system to an alternating electrical current applied to the sensing system at (a) one or more different frequencies, or (b) one or more different resistor-capacitor configurations of the system. One or more processors control a low detection range of the system to the gas, a high detection range of the system to the gas, a linearity of a response of the system to the gas, a dynamic range of measurements of the gas by the system, a rejection of interfering gas analytes by the system, a correction for aging or poisoning of the system, or a rejection of ambient interferences that may affect the electrical response of the system.

    DETECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH

    公开(公告)号:US20180306026A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15492784

    申请日:2017-04-20

    CPC classification number: E21B47/091 G01N29/42

    Abstract: A detection system to detect an object in a blowout prevention system of a production system includes a sensor coupled to the blowout prevention system and configured to send an ultrasonic pulse toward the object. The sensor is further configured to receive a signal including the ultrasonic pulse and noise after the ultrasonic pulse interacts with the object. The detection system also includes a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to identify the ultrasonic pulse in the signal using a first cancellation signal at a first time and a second cancellation signal at a second time. The controller is further configured to determine that the first cancellation signal corresponds to the noise in the signal at the first time, and determine that the second cancellation signal corresponds to the noise in the signal at the second time. The controller is configured to determine a characteristic of the object based on the ultrasonic pulse.

    Capacitive sensor device and method of manufacture
    5.
    发明授权
    Capacitive sensor device and method of manufacture 有权
    电容式传感器装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US09417048B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-16

    申请号:US13665192

    申请日:2012-10-31

    CPC classification number: G01B7/14

    Abstract: A capacitive sensor device and a method of manufacture are provided. The capacitive sensor device includes at least one sensor tip that includes an electrode positioned at a first end of the sensor tip, and a stem member coupled to the electrode and extending toward a second end of the sensor tip. The device also includes a coaxial cable including a center conductor, the center conductor coupled to the sensor tip at the second end, and an insulation layer supporting the sensor tip between the first and second ends. The insulation layer includes a metallization on a portion surrounding the second end of the sensor tip. The device further includes a casing surrounding a portion of the coaxial cable, the metallization, and the coupling of the center conductor and the sensor tip, wherein a braze joint is formed between the casing and the metallization to form a hollow, hermetic cavity.

    Abstract translation: 提供了电容传感器装置和制造方法。 电容传感器装置包括至少一个传感器尖端,其包括位于传感器尖端的第一端处的电极,以及耦合到电极并朝向传感器尖端的第二端延伸的杆构件。 该装置还包括同轴电缆,该同轴电缆包括中心导体,中心导体在第二端处耦合到传感器尖端,以及绝缘层,其在第一和第二端之间支撑传感器尖端。 绝缘层包括在围绕传感器顶端的第二端的部分上的金属化。 该装置还包括围绕同轴电缆的一部分的壳体,金属化以及中心导体和传感器尖端的耦合,其中在壳体和金属化之间形成钎焊接头以形成中空的密封腔。

    Capacitive Sensor Device and Method of Manufacture
    7.
    发明申请
    Capacitive Sensor Device and Method of Manufacture 有权
    电容传感器装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140119884A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-01

    申请号:US13665192

    申请日:2012-10-31

    CPC classification number: G01B7/14

    Abstract: A capacitive sensor device and a method of manufacture are provided. The capacitive sensor device includes at least one sensor tip that includes an electrode positioned at a first end of the sensor tip, and a stem member coupled to the electrode and extending toward a second end of the sensor tip. The device also includes a coaxial cable including a center conductor, the center conductor coupled to the sensor tip at the second end, and an insulation layer supporting the sensor tip between the first and second ends. The insulation layer includes a metallization on a portion surrounding the second end of the sensor tip. The device further includes a casing surrounding a portion of the coaxial cable, the metallization, and the coupling of the center conductor and the sensor tip, wherein a braze joint is formed between the casing and the metallization to form a hollow, hermetic cavity.

    Abstract translation: 提供了电容传感器装置和制造方法。 电容传感器装置包括至少一个传感器尖端,其包括位于传感器尖端的第一端处的电极,以及耦合到电极并朝向传感器尖端的第二端延伸的杆构件。 该装置还包括同轴电缆,该同轴电缆包括中心导体,中心导体在第二端处耦合到传感器尖端,以及绝缘层,其在第一和第二端之间支撑传感器尖端。 绝缘层包括在围绕传感器顶端的第二端的部分上的金属化。 该装置还包括围绕同轴电缆的一部分的壳体,金属化以及中心导体和传感器尖端的耦合,其中在壳体和金属化之间形成钎焊接头以形成中空的密封腔。

    ULTRASONIC FUEL FLOW MEASURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220364894A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17732945

    申请日:2022-04-29

    Abstract: A fuel flow measuring system includes an ultrasonic fuel flow sensor. The fuel flow sensor includes a first transducer and a second transducer. The first transducer is excited at multiple different excitation frequencies and a voltage, an electric current, and a phase difference between the voltage and the electric current is sensed at the first transducer during excitation. Data points are generated based on the sensed readings and a model is fit to the data points to determine a complex impedance spectrum. The complex impedance spectrum indicates a range of excitation frequencies within a range of a peak resonance frequency of the first transducer. One or more characteristics of excitation signals directed to the second transducer are set based on the determined complex impedance spectrum. In this manner, the signal to noise ratio of ultrasonic signals emitted by the second transducer and received by the first transducer can be maximized.

    ULTRASONIC FUEL FLOW MEASURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220357190A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17732960

    申请日:2022-04-29

    Abstract: A fuel flow measuring system includes an ultrasonic fuel flow sensor. The fuel flow sensor includes a first transducer and a second transducer. The first transducer is excited at multiple different excitation frequencies and a voltage, an electric current, and a phase difference between the voltage and the electric current is sensed at the first transducer during excitation. Data points are generated based on the sensed readings and a model is fit to the data points to determine a complex impedance spectrum. The complex impedance spectrum indicates a range of excitation frequencies within a range of a peak resonance frequency of the first transducer. One or more characteristics of excitation signals directed to the second transducer are set based on the determined complex impedance spectrum. In this manner, the signal to noise ratio of ultrasonic signals emitted by the second transducer and received by the first transducer can be maximized.

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