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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2019
Applicant:

Endress+hauser Se+co. KG, Maulburg, DE;

Inventors:

Jens Merle, Schopfheim, DE;

Alexey Malinovskiy, Maulburg, DE;

Stefan Gorenflo, Hausen, DE;

Markus Vogel, Schopfheim, DE;

Assignee:

Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG, Maulburg, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/284 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/284 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for detecting an event-based state, such as foam formation or a working stirring mechanism in a container during a radar-based measurement of a fill level of a filler located in a container. The method includes: generating an analysis curve and detecting a specified characteristic value of the analysis curve within at least one specified sub-region of the measurement region. The characteristic value can be the amplitude of a local maximum or the area under the analysis curve for example. A change or a dispersion of the characteristic value is ascertained over proceeding measurement cycles. The fill level measuring device detects the event-based state if the change or the dispersion exceeds a corresponding threshold. Thus, the occurrence of different events in the container can be imparted to a system controller automatically and without additional measurement instruments.


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