Abb Technology Ag

Abb Ag

Harald Grothey

Kai Hencken

Daniel Schrag

Hans-Werner Schwiderski

Markus Brode

Jakob Fritsche

Holger Seebode

Markus Naegele

The present disclosure relates to a magnetic-inductive flow meter having a measuring tube on which there is fitted a magnetic unit for generating a magnetic field, which is aligned substantially perpendicular to a flow direction of an electrically conductive measuring medium flowing through the measuring tube and whose measurement voltage induced in the measuring medium can be detected by at least two inserted measuring electrodes electrically insulated from the measuring tube. In order to avoid coupling interference voltages into the electrical electrodes, the first and the second electrode leads can be jointly twisted starting from the leadthrough as far as the first electrode, where the first electrode lead is electrically connected to the first electrode, and the second electrode is connected to a short-circuited conductor loop which encompasses the measuring tube and is connected to the second electrode lead at a location of the first electrode.

Magnetic-inductive flow meter

The disclosure relates to a method for measuring a flow rate, in particular in an inductive flowmeter, in which an electrical signal is applied to a measuring medium flowing in a measuring tube at electrodes, and the response function at measuring electrodes is determined as a measure of the flow rate, and to a corresponding flowmeter device. So that the flow effects of gas bubbles and/or particles in the measuring medium can be distinguished from other faults and the determination of the flow rate is thus more reliable, the disclosure proposes that, in order to detect gas bubbles and/or particles in the measuring medium, a magnetic and/or electric field is applied to the latter and the potential and/or current is/are read out at one or more electrodes, the signal profile A(t), together with its signal-to-noise component, is measured electronically as a function of the time, and a statistical evaluation is used to infer the existence of gas bubbles and/or particles.

Method and device for measuring foreign bodies in the measuring medium

A method is disclosed for operating a flowmeter, such as an inductive flowmeter, in which a medium flows through a measuring tube, and an arrangement of electrodes are conductively connected to the medium. To determine a filling level in a simple and reliable manner, at least four electrodes are arranged in the measuring tube essentially in a half-circumferential region based on a cross section through the measuring tube. When at least one signal is fed in at one of the electrodes or at one of the electrode pairs, an electrical current is measured at an electrode or between an electrode pair. An electrical voltage is measured between at least one other electrode pair or with respect to a common connection to ground. When comparing measurements with two different electrode combinations, different voltage and current values are related to infer a diagnosis, such as a filling level in the tube, and/or an electrode coating, and/or an oblique installation, and/or a sedimentation at a bottom of the tube. The diagnosis can be used to correct a flow rate.

Method for operating a flowmeter

Systems and methods are directed to method and device operating a flow meter. The flow meter including electrodes which can be used to feed a signal into fluid to be measured. A signal Ein the form of a current or a voltage is applied to at least one first electrode. A response signal is measured at another electrode Ewhich does not receive the signal or is not currently activated, to record a diagnosis the flow meter and the changes in the consistency of the flowing medium at any time during measurement operation. Impedances are determined and/or voltage(s) and/or current(s) are measured, wherein these values are set in comparison/ratio with previous values and the status of the device and/or of the measurement medium is deduced both qualitatively and quantitatively.

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Göttingen, Germany

Harald Grothey