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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 27, 1999
Kurt C. Diede, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Rosemount Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A low power radar level transmitter having reduced ground loop errors and a related method are disclosed. A microwave termination is couplable to a reference voltage such as earth ground and is coupled to a microwave transceiver through at least one low frequency isolator. The microwave transceiver generates a microwave signal along the termination which is reflected by a process product interface. A level calculator is coupled to the microwave transceiver to calculate a level of the process product based upon the received, reflected signal. A process loop communicator is coupled to the level calculator and couplable to a process control loop to communicate the calculated level across the process control loop. A power supply is couplable to the process control loop and provides power to all electrical components of the transmitter with energy received from the process control loop.