Fill Level Measuring in Mobile Containers or Transport Silos
AssigneeVEGA Grieshaber KG
InventorFridolin Faist
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Abstract
A fill level in a mobile container or in a transport silo is determined using a position sensor that measures the angle of inclination of the container. The fill level data is acquired using a fill level sensor. On the basis of the measured data of the position sensor it is possible to detect whether or not the fill level measuring is valid. In this way incorrect readings may be rejected.
Claims16
A fill-level measuring device for determining a fill level in a container which includes at least one of a mobile container and a transport silo, comprising:
- a fill level sensor acquiring first measured data that corresponds to the fill level in the container;
- a position sensor acquiring second measured data that corresponds to an operating position of the container;
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- processor determining, as a function of the second measured data, whether the operating position of the container is suitable for fill level determination using the fill level sensor.
A fill-level measuring system for determining a fill level in a container which includes at least one of a mobile container and in a transport silo, comprising:
- a fill-level measuring device including (a) a fill level sensor acquiring first measured data that corresponds to the fill level in the container, (b) position sensor acquiring second measured data that corresponds to an operating position of the container, and (c) a processor determining, as a function of the second measured data, whether the operating position of the container is suitable for fill level determination using the fill level sensor;
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- a receiver receiving measuring signals from the fill-level measuring device that are determined as a function of the first and second measured data.
A method for determining a fill level in a container which includes at least one of a mobile container and in a transport silo, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring, using a fill level sensor, first measured data, the first measured data corresponding to the fill level in the container;
- acquiring second measured data that corresponds to an operating position of the container;
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- determining, as a function of the first and the second measured data, whether the operating position of the container is suitable for fill level determination using the fill level sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.