US 2021/0062935 A1 · SENSING VALVE

Abstract

A sensing valve comprises: (a) a valve body defining a chamber; (b) a control member configured for controlling a fluid flow through the chamber; (c) inlet and outlet ports; and (d) a sensor arrangement for measuring at least one characteristic of the fluid flow and (e) a microprocessor configured for acquiring and processing data from said sensor arrangements. The microprocessor is preprogrammed for calculating and reporting predetermined characteristics of said incoming and outcoming flows. The sensor arrangement comprises an inlet sensor being in fluid connection with the fluid flow incoming into the inlet port and an inlet sensor arrangement being in fluid connection with the fluid flow incoming into the inlet port.

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Dependent claims

A sensing valve comprising:

a. a valve body defining a chamber;
b. a control member configured for controlling a fluid flow through said chamber;
c. an inlet port of said valve fluidly connected to said chamber in an upstream manner;
d. an outlet port of said valve fluidly connected to said chamber in an downstream manner;
e. a sensor arrangement configured for measuring at least one characteristic of said fluid flow;
said sensor arrangement is selected from the group consisting of an inlet sensor arrangement configured for measuring at least one characteristic of said fluid flow incoming into said inlet port and an inlet sensor arrangement configured for measuring at least one characteristic of said fluid flow incoming into said inlet port and combination of said inlet and outlet sensor arrangements;
wherein said sensing valve comprises a microprocessor configured for acquiring and processing data from said sensor arrangements;
said microprocessor is preprogrammed for calculating and reporting predetermined characteristics of said incoming and outcoming flows.

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