Title:
ULTRASONIC CURRENT METER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/103299
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An ultrasonic current meter having a small size and a small power consumption. A burst signal generation block (110) generates two burst signals having a phase difference, which are transmitted to a pair of ultrasonic probes (6, 7) for transmission&sol reception. The pair of ultrasonic probes (6, 7) for transmission&sol reception receives the burst signal, converts the burst signal, and transmits ultrasonic waves having a phase difference into a fluid (9) to be measured. One of the ultrasonic probes receives an ultrasonic wave which has been transmitted from the other ultrasonic probe and has propagated through the fluid and converts the ultrasonic wave into a reception signal. This reception signal is binarized by binarization circuits (16, 17) and subjected to exclusive−OR in an exclusive−OR circuit (30) so as to obtain a phase difference signal expressing a phase difference. The fluid velocity is measured in accordance with this phase difference signal.
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Inventors:
KISHIMOTO MASAO (JP)
MOTEGI RYOHEI (JP)
SUZUKI YUKIHIKO (JP)
IWABUCHI HIROSHI (JP)
MOTEGI RYOHEI (JP)
SUZUKI YUKIHIKO (JP)
IWABUCHI HIROSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/004706
Publication Date:
December 27, 2002
Filing Date:
May 15, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOKIMEC INC (JP)
KISHIMOTO MASAO (JP)
MOTEGI RYOHEI (JP)
SUZUKI YUKIHIKO (JP)
IWABUCHI HIROSHI (JP)
KISHIMOTO MASAO (JP)
MOTEGI RYOHEI (JP)
SUZUKI YUKIHIKO (JP)
IWABUCHI HIROSHI (JP)
International Classes:
G01F1/66; G01P5/24; (IPC1-7): G01F1/66; G01F1/10; G01P5/24
Foreign References:
JPS5182658A | 1976-07-20 | |||
JPS5379573A | 1978-07-14 | |||
JPS5570760A | 1980-05-28 | |||
JPH03180767A | 1991-08-06 | |||
JPH06180324A | 1994-06-28 | |||
JPH07500662A | 1995-01-19 | |||
JPH10221140A | 1998-08-21 | |||
JPH11514443A | 1999-12-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1394515A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ishido, Hisako (Sanno Urban Life 1-8, Sanno 2-chom, Ota-ku Tokyo, JP)
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