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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2007
Applicants:

Colin Howell, St. Neots, GB;

David Albone, St. Neots, GB;

David Edward Coe, St. Neots, GB;

Inventors:

Colin Howell, St. Neots, GB;

David Albone, St. Neots, GB;

David Edward Coe, St. Neots, GB;

Assignee:

ABB Limited, Gloucestershrie, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/08 (2006.01); G01N 27/07 (2006.01); G01N 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/07 (2013.01); G01N 27/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A conductivity sensor is described in which electrodes are held in a desired position within a housing of the sensor by a number of slots accurately positioned within the housing. In one embodiment the slots are integrally formed within the housing. Once the electrodes have been inserted into the slots a thermoset resin is poured into the housing and cured. A through bore is then drilled through the housing, the electrodes and the cured resin to form a flow conduit through the sensor. A dual frequency excitation technique is also described that allows a measurement to be obtained of a polarisation resistance of the electrodes. In one embodiment this measurement is stored and used to correct subsequent conductivity measurements.


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