A method of determining an interface height in a container of a thickener includes measuring said interface height with a level measurement device during time periods, when conditions permit, measuring process variables related to the thickening process performed by the thickener and calculating and providing a calculated interface height, wherein a calculating unit is designed to learn said calculation based on said measured interface heights and said measured process variables.

A method of determining an interface height in a container of a thickener includes measuring said interface height with a level measurement device during time periods, when conditions permit, measuring process variables related to the thickening process performed by the thickener and calculating and providing a calculated interface height, wherein a calculating unit is designed to learn said calculation based on said measured interface heights and said measured process variables.

An apparatus, storage bin and method for determining fullness of the bin. The bin (1) is provided with an apparatus (6) comprising a sensing device (8). The sensing device sends sensing signals (10a) towards mechanical components (2) stored inside a storage space (5) of the bin and receives reflected sensing signals (10b). Bin level (11) is calculated on the basis of the sent and received signals and their time of travel. When the detected bin level is below a preset reordering point, a refill order is generated in the system for replenishing the bin.

The present disclosure relates to a method for FMCW-based measurement of a distance of an object located in a waveguide, as well as a corresponding distance measurement device that, in particular, may be used for fill-level measurement in surge pipes or bypass pipes of containers. The method is based upon the fact that the transmission signal that is typical in FMCW is not ramp-like, and thus is emitted with constant frequency modulation. Rather, according to the present disclosure, a curvature of the frequency ramp is set to be at least approximately proportional to the frequency dependency of the propagation velocity of the transmission signal in the waveguide. The distortion effect is thus compensated for in that the propagation velocity of the transmission signal in waveguides is not constant, but, rather, decreases with falling transmission frequency.

The present disclosure relates to a method for FMCW-based measurement of a distance of an object located in a waveguide, as well as a corresponding distance measurement device that, in particular, may be used for fill-level measurement in surge pipes or bypass pipes of containers. The method is based upon the fact that the transmission signal that is typical in FMCW is not ramp-like, and thus is emitted with constant frequency modulation. Rather, according to the present disclosure, a curvature of the frequency ramp is set to be at least approximately proportional to the frequency dependency of the propagation velocity of the transmission signal in the waveguide. The distortion effect is thus compensated for in that the propagation velocity of the transmission signal in waveguides is not constant, but, rather, decreases with falling transmission frequency.

A sensor device includes a signal transmitting component configured to transmit a signal into a container engaged by the sensor device, wherein a frequency of the signal is selected to allow the signal to at least in part pass through a content fouling at least a portion of the signal transmitting component. The sensor device includes a processor configured to process a received reflected version of the transmitted signal to determine an identifier associated with an amount of content in the container engaged by the sensor device. The sensor device includes a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the identifier associated with the amount of content in the container.

A sensor device includes a signal transmitting component configured to transmit a signal into a container engaged by the sensor device, wherein a frequency of the signal is selected to allow the signal to at least in part pass through a content fouling at least a portion of the signal transmitting component. The sensor device includes a processor configured to process a received reflected version of the transmitted signal to determine an identifier associated with an amount of content in the container engaged by the sensor device. The sensor device includes a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the identifier associated with the amount of content in the container.

An automatic liquid density measurement device includes a receptacle configured to contain the liquid, a float configured to be submerged in the liquid when it is contained in the receptacle, and an electronic system. The electronic system includes a first electromagnetic sensor configured to make a reference measurement relative to the electrical properties of the liquid, a second electromagnetic sensor configured to make a measurement of the volume of the liquid displaced when the float is submerged in the liquid, and an electronic circuit coupled with said first and second electromagnetic sensors to determine the density of the liquid based on the measurement of the physical properties of the liquid and the measurement of the volume of the liquid displaced.

An automatic liquid density measurement device includes a receptacle configured to contain the liquid, a float configured to be submerged in the liquid when it is contained in the receptacle, and an electronic system. The electronic system includes a first electromagnetic sensor configured to make a reference measurement relative to the electrical properties of the liquid, a second electromagnetic sensor configured to make a measurement of the volume of the liquid displaced when the float is submerged in the liquid, and an electronic circuit coupled with said first and second electromagnetic sensors to determine the density of the liquid based on the measurement of the physical properties of the liquid and the measurement of the volume of the liquid displaced.

Disclosed is a method for determining the serviceability of a fill-level measuring device that includes at least one electronic unit. The method can be applied to any type of field device that includes at least one electronic unit supplied by an energy store of the field device. The method includes: measuring the capacitance of the energy store and/or measuring the power withdrawal at the energy store. The field device is classified as not operationally reliable if the capacitance of the energy store is below a defined minimum capacitance and/or if the power withdrawal deviates from a predefined normal consumption. An advantage of the method according to the invention is that, in addition to the functional diagnosis, in particular also a prediction up to the expected elapsing of the remaining operating time can be created by recording the power withdrawal or the capacitance over progressive measurement cycles.