Coriolis measuring sensor and coriolis measuring device having a coriolis measuring sensor
AssigneeEndress + Hauser Flowtec AG
InventorsJohan Pohl, Ennio Bitto
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Abstract
A Coriolis measuring sensor of a Coriolis measuring device includes: at least a pair of measuring tubes; a support body; at least one exciter; and at least two electromagnetic sensors per pair of measuring tubes, wherein the electromagnetic sensors are configured to mask interference magnetic fields and to detect local inhomogeneous magnetic fields generated by magnet devices of the sensor according to a winding direction and/or an interconnection configuration of coils of the magnet devices.
Claims12
A Coriolis sensor of a Coriolis measuring device for measuring a mass flow rate or a density of a medium flowing through measuring tubes of the Coriolis sensor, the Coriolis sensor comprising:
- at least one pair of measuring tubes adapted to convey a medium therethrough;
- a support body configured to support the measuring tubes;
- at least one exciter configured to excite vibrations in the measuring tubes;
- and
- for each measuring tube pair, at least two electromagnetic sensors configured to detect the measuring tube vibrations,
- wherein the measuring tubes of a respective measuring tube pair are symmetrical relative to a respective center plane in a rest position, wherein the measuring tubes of each measuring tube pair are configured to execute vibrations perpendicular to the respective center plane and to vibrate in opposite directions,
- wherein:
- each electromagnetic sensor includes at least one magnet device, each including a permanent magnet and two coil devices, each including a coil;
- the at least one magnet device is configured to be moved relative to at least one coil device by the measuring tube vibrations;
- cross-sectional surfaces of the coils are parallel and equal to each other and have an overlap of at least 90% with respect to their surface dimensions in a projection onto each other;
- mutually facing sides of the coils each define a first end face, wherein the first end faces define a coil distance, wherein a ratio of a cross-sectional surface area to a square of the coil distance of respective coils is greater than 10;
- the coils each have an inner end facing the respective other coil and an outer end facing away from the respective other coil, and wherein the coils each have a winding direction;
- a negative winding coefficient defines an opposite winding direction of the coils, and wherein a positive winding coefficient defines to a same winding direction of the coils, wherein a first sign is defined by whether the winding coefficient is negative or positive;
- the coils are connected to each other in series via either their inner ends or their outer ends, wherein a positive circuit coefficient defines an interconnection of the coils via both inner ends or via both outer ends, wherein a negative circuit coefficient defines an interconnection of the coils via one inner end and one respective outer end, wherein a second sign is defined by whether the circuit coefficient is negative or positive;
- a product of the first sign and the second sign is negative;
- and
- the permanent magnet of the at least one magnet device is:
- configured to generate, in the region of the coils, an inhomogeneous magnetic field having a field component perpendicular to the cross-sectional surfaces of the coils;
- and
- includes a second end face directed toward the coil devices and extending parallel to the cross-sectional surfaces of the coils, wherein a size of the second end face deviates by at most 50% from a size of the first end face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.