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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2021
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh, Harsewinkel, DE;
Dennis Neitemeier, Lippetal, DE;
Joachim Baumgarten, Beelen, DE;
Andreas Wilken, Bissendorf, DE;
Bastian Bormann, Gütersloh, DE;
Johann Witte, Fröndenberg, DE;
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Abstract
A sensor system for counting elements of a flow of harvested material. The sensor system comprises an oscillating circuit and a measuring device, wherein the oscillating circuit comprises at least one capacitive component with a capacitance and an inductive component with an inductance. The oscillating circuit has a resonance frequency which depends on the capacitance and the inductance. Further, the capacitive component is positioned in the region of the flow of harvested material, so that the capacitance is influenced by individual elements of the flow of harvested material. The measuring device is configured to determine the resonance frequency of the oscillating circuit. In this way, the sensor system is configured to deduce at least one property of the particular element of the flow of harvested material from the resonance frequency of the oscillating circuit.