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US 6,184,818 B2Granted
Level measuring arrangement
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorHolger Meinel
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Abstract
An arrangement for measuring the liquid level in a tank. The arrangement has a microwave transmitting/receiving device and a waveguide that extends into the tank for guiding a coupled-in microwave. The waveguide has clear and constant wave propagation characteristics for a wave with the operating frequency.
Claims9
A system for measuring levels of a liquid contained in a tank comprising:
- transmitting and receiving device for emitting or receiving microwave signals;
- a waveguide coupled to said transmitting and receiving device for guiding said microwave signals, wherein said waveguide extends into the liquid and has a configuration so that microwave signals propagated through said waveguide in an operating frequency remain unambiguous and constant;
- and
- at least one calibration marking positioned along a length of said waveguide, said at least one calibration marking being positioned to avoid interference with the microwave signals propagated through said waveguide for measuring the liquid levels in the tank,
- wherein a microwave signal having a polarization plane that is rotated relative to the level measuring operation and high sensitivity to the at least one calibration marking is excited for a calibration operation.
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A system for measuring levels of a liquid contained in a tank comprising:
- a transmitting and receiving device for emitting or receiving microwave signals;
- a waveguide coupled to said transmitting and receiving device for guiding said microwave signals, wherein said waveguide extends into the liquid and has a configuration so that microwaves signals propagated through said waveguide in an operating frequency remain unambiguous and constant;
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- a pipe surrounding said waveguide, said pipe having a first plurality of flow openings disposed along a course of said pipe for allowing liquid to flow into the pipe,
- wherein said waveguide has a second plurality of flow openings along one or several casing lines of a wall of said waveguide, said second plurality of flow openings positioned to avoid interference with the microwave signals propagated through said waveguide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.