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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Endress+hauser Wetzer Gmbh+co. KG, Nesselwang, DE;
Thomas Jögel, Immenstadt, DE;
Michael Schnalke, Nesselwang, DE;
Björn Walser, Oberstaufen, DE;
Kajetan Schneider, Immenstadt, DE;
Fabian Schmölz, Rieden am Forggensee, DE;
Endress+Hauser Wetzer GmbH+Co. KG, Nesselwang, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a medium, comprising a sensor unit for registering a value for the process variable, a time registration unit for registering at least one duration of operation and a calculating unit, which is embodied at least based on the duration of operation registered by the time registration unit and based on at least one influencing variable influencing the duration of operation to make at least one statement with reference to condition of at least one component of the apparatus. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for operating an apparatus of the invention.