Optical fluid analyzer
AssigneeSi-Ware Systems
InventorsMomen Anwar, Mohamed H. Al Haron, Yasser M. Sabry, Mohamed Sakr
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Abstract
Aspects relate to an optical fluid analyzer including a fluid cell configured to receive a sample fluid. The optical fluid analyzer further includes optical elements configured to seal the fluid cell on opposing sides thereof and to allow input light from a light source to be sent through the fluid cell and output light from the fluid cell to be input to a spectrometer. The optical fluid analyzer further includes a machine learning (ML) engine, such as an artificial intelligence (AI) engine, that is configured to generate a result defining at least one parameter of the fluid based on a spectrum produced by the spectrometer.
Claims19
An optical fluid analyzer, comprising:
- a light source configured to generate input light;
- a fluid cell configured to receive a fluid;
- a first optical element configured to seal the fluid cell on a first side thereof, the first optical element further configured to direct the input light into the fluid cell on the first side thereof, wherein the first optical element comprises a ball lens coupled between the light source and the first side of the fluid cell, the ball lens being coated with a filter response coating on opposing ends thereof;
- a second optical element configured to seal the fluid cell on a second side thereof opposite the first side, the second optical element further configured to receive output light from the fluid cell via the second side thereof;
- a spectrometer configured to receive the output light via the second optical element and to obtain a spectrum of the fluid based on the output light;
- a rotation device coupled to the ball lens and configured to rotate the ball lens between a first orientation in which the input light passes through the ball lens without passing through the filter response coating and a second orientation in which the input light passes through the filter response coating of the ball lens;
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- a machine learning engine configured to receive the spectrum and to generate a result defining at least one parameter of the fluid, wherein the optical fluid analyzer is configured to operate in a calibration mode to calibrate the machine learning engine when the ball lens is in the second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.