Global Patent Index - EP 1137931 A1

EP 1137931 A1 20011004 - VOLUME CHARGE DENSITY MEASURING SYSTEM

Title (en)

VOLUME CHARGE DENSITY MEASURING SYSTEM

Title (de)

MESSSYSTEM FÜR VOLUMENLADUNGSDICHTE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE MESURE DE DENSITE DE CHARGE VOLUMIQUE

Publication

EP 1137931 A1 20011004 (EN)

Application

EP 99965113 A 19991203

Priority

  • US 9928693 W 19991203
  • US 9825792 W 19981204

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0034767A1] A capacitive sensor includes one or more chambers through which a material can flow. Two conductors are located to partially surround the flow chamber so that the material flows between the conductors. Where more than one chamber is used, additional conductors are provided. A measurement circuit connected to the conductors provides an output corresponding to a difference between test and reference frequencies. A display indicates the measured capacitance as a continuous-scale, proportional representation or a binary representation. The sensor system can measure volume charge density of a fluid or parameters responsive to changes in volume charge density, such as flow velocity.

IPC 1-7

G01N 27/22

IPC 8 full level

G01F 1/64 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01F 1/64 (2013.01); G01N 27/221 (2013.01); G01N 27/226 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0034767A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0034767 A1 20000615; AU 1804599 A 20000626; AU 3109800 A 20000626; CA 2353457 A1 20000615; EG 22722 A 20030730; EP 1137931 A1 20011004; MX PA01005569 A 20030714; MX PA99006487 A 20040831; TW 460694 B 20011021; WO 0034794 A1 20000615; ZA 997357 B 20000601

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9928693 W 19991203; AU 1804599 A 19981204; AU 3109800 A 19991203; CA 2353457 A 19991203; EG 154999 A 19991204; EP 99965113 A 19991203; MX 9906487 A 19981204; MX PA01005569 A 19991203; TW 88121885 A 19991214; US 9825792 W 19981204; ZA 997357 A 19991126