Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag

Werner Tanner

Hanspeter Schmid

Daniel Kollmer

Dirk Sutterlin

Lukas Tanner

Lüder Bosse

Timo Schirmeier

Dieter Schweizer

Pascal Buchschacher

Alex Huber

Marita Paetzold

Martin Koch

Dirk SÜTTERLIN

The signal transmission system comprises a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit and a signal cable. A current divider is formed by a terminating resistor between the signal conductors of the signal cable. The transmitter circuit drives a loop current. When the receiver circuit input voltage has a voltage level above a first switching voltage threshold value, the output voltage assumes a first voltage level. The output voltage maintains the first voltage level when the input voltage is below the first switching voltage threshold value but above a second switching voltage threshold value. The transmitter circuit is configured to modulate the loop current with at least two different non-zero magnitudes at successive times. The first magnitude is greater than a first switching current threshold value and the second magnitude is less than the first switching current threshold value and greater than a second switching current threshold value.

Signal transmission system

A vortex flow meter comprises a measuring tube; a bluff body arranged in the measuring tube; a sensor device, having a paddle, a sensor main body and a piezo element, and an electronic operating circuit. The electronic operating circuit has a measuring circuit comprising an operational amplifier and a capacitor. The first capacitor forms a feedback between the output and the measurement input, wherein the reference input can be supplied with a first reference voltage. The measurement circuit has a first switch, wherein the electronic operating circuit is designed to connect the piezo element via the first switch to the measurement input of the operational amplifier and to charge it with a first charging voltage by means of a second switch position. The electronic operating circuit derives an information relating to a state of the piezo element from a discharge process of the piezo element.

Vortex flow meter and method for testing a vortex flow meter

Disclosed is a field device of automation technology, comprising: a housing having a wall; a data transmission means arranged on an outside of the housing wall; and an electronic operating circuit arranged in a housing chamber and is adapted to operate the data transmission means, wherein the data transmission means and the electronic operating circuit are connected via an electrical signal line having a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein a first electrical conductor is adapted to lead a data signal and wherein at least a second electrical conductor is adapted to shield the first electrical conductor, wherein the signal line has an isolation device adapted to isolate a first signal line section galvanically from a second signal line section, wherein the isolation device includes an electromagnetically transparent plate having a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface parallel to the first lateral surface.

Field device in measurement and automation technology comprising a galvanic isolation device

A method for monitoring a measuring device of automation technology, wherein the measuring device has a capacitive sensor the sensor has at least one capacitor, and the at least one capacitor is applied for determining or monitoring a process variable. A loss resistance of the at least one capacitor is measured by determining the charge state of the at least one capacitor at a first point in time and at a subsequent, second point in time, and, based on a change of the charge state between the first point in time and the second point in time, information is won concerning disturbance of the ability of the measuring device to function.

Method for monitoring a measuring device of automation technology

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