Fluid metering/monitoring system using vibration
AssigneeRomet Limited
InventorsBrent Collver, Frederick Joseph Maly, Jr.
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Abstract
A fluid monitoring system is provided, which includes at least one fluid vibration sensing unit to provide at least one fluid vibration signal from at least one location on a measuring chamber of a meter to be monitored. The system also includes one or more display units, and a control unit configured to be coupled to the at least one fluid vibration sensing unit and the one or more display units. The control unit is configured to detect a condition from the respective location using the at least one fluid vibration sensing unit and communicate to at least one or more display units to provide a display of the condition. A meter with a fluid monitoring system is also provided.
Claims22
A fluid monitoring system comprising:
- at least one fluid vibration sensing unit to provide at least one fluid vibration signal from at least one location on a measuring chamber of a meter to be monitored, wherein the at least one fluid vibration sensing unit is configured to detect fluid vibration above a natural frequency of the measuring chamber;
- one or more display units;
- a control unit configured to be coupled to the at least one fluid vibration sensing unit and the one or more display units;
- wherein the control unit is configured to:
- detect a minimum threshold fluid vibration above natural frequency using the at least one fluid vibration signal;
- and
- in response to detection of the minimum threshold fluid vibration above the natural frequency:
- determine a condition from the respective location using the at least one fluid vibration signal, the condition comprising a measure of a volume of a fluid within or passing through the measuring chamber, as correlated from the at least one vibration signal;
- and
- communicate to at least one of the one or more display units to provide a display of the condition.
A meter with a fluid monitoring system, wherein the fluid monitoring system comprising:
- at least one fluid vibration sensing unit to provide at least one fluid vibration signal from at least one location on a measuring chamber of the meter, wherein the at least one fluid vibration sensing unit is configured to detect fluid vibration above a natural frequency of the measuring chamber;
- one or more display units;
- a control unit configured to be coupled to the at least one fluid vibration sensing unit and the one or more display units;
- wherein the control unit is configured to:
- detect a minimum threshold fluid vibration above natural frequency using the at least one fluid vibration signal;
- and
- in response to detection of the minimum threshold fluid vibration above the natural frequency:
- determine a condition from the respective location using the at least one fluid vibration signal, the condition comprising a measure of a volume of a fluid within or passing through the measuring chamber, as correlated from the the at least one vibration signal;
- and
- communicate to at least one of the one or more display units to provide a display of the condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.