Global Patent Index - EP 3436787 A1

EP 3436787 A1 20190206 - METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ULTRASONIC FLOW METER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ULTRASONIC FLOW METER

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG EINES ULTRASCHALLDURCHFLUSSMESSERS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE SURVEILLANCE D'UN DÉBITMÈTRE À ULTRASONS

Publication

EP 3436787 A1 20190206 (EN)

Application

EP 16711960 A 20160331

Priority

EP 2016057168 W 20160331

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017167389A1] The current invention relates to a method for monitoring an ultrasonic flow meter (1) comprising the steps of generating a reference fingerprint comprising one or more initial system parameters of the ultrasonic flow meter (1) and comparing the generated reference fingerprint to the same system parameters being currently measured when the ultrasonic flow meter (1) is in use. According to the invention, a reference digital sample of an initial ultrasonic signal is generated in order to generate data for the reference fingerprint, the initial ultrasonic signal being sent and received by the ultrasonic flow meter (1) and the sent (Tx) and/or the received (Rx) initial ultrasonic signal being digitally sampled by the ultrasonic flow meter (1) so as to obtain a Tx and/or Rx reference digital sample, respectively. This allows easy monitoring of the ultrasonic flow meter (1).

IPC 8 full level

G01F 1/66 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01F 1/66 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017167389A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017167389 A1 20171005; CN 108885129 A 20181123; CN 108885129 B 20210205; EP 3436787 A1 20190206

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2016057168 W 20160331; CN 201680083458 A 20160331; EP 16711960 A 20160331