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Radar fill level measuring device
11499860 · 2022-11-15 · ·

A fill level measuring device for determining a fill level of a medium is provided, including a radar module configured to emit a transmission signal and to receive a received signal reflected on the medium, a controller configured to detect, based on the received signal, a measurement signal correlating with the fill level, and including a detector configured to detect a movement signal indicating a movement of the fill level measuring device and/or a position signal indicating a geographic position of the fill level measuring device. The controller includes activation circuitry configured to at least partially activate and/or deactivate the radar module depending on the movement signal and/or on the position signal detected by the detector.

Air induction system with water detection

A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an air induction system configured to provide intake air to the internal combustion engine. The air induction system includes an intake port, an air box coupled to the intake port and having a wet side air box and a dry side air box, at least one sensor disposed within the air box and configured to detect a presence or level of liquid within the air box, and a watertight door disposed within the air box and configured to move between an open position that allows air to pass through the air box dry side, and a closed position that facilitates preventing liquid from passing into the air box dry side.

PRODUCT RESERVOIR INCLUDING INTELLIGENT LEVEL SENSOR
20220136886 · 2022-05-05 ·

Systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring a level of product (14) in a reservoir (10, 130, 140, 190, 260) of a chemical dispensing system. A lid (22, 148, 216, 302, 358) configured to engage an opening (28, 136, 138, 146, 204, 352) of a container (12, 198, 354) includes a level sensor (26, 244, 272, 342, 386) having a transceiver (36) that transmits an output signal (38) and receives a portion of the output signal (38) reflected back (42) to the transceiver (36). The level sensor (26, 244, 272, 342, 386) determines an amount of the product (14) in the container (12, 198, 354) by comparing a characteristic of the reflected signal (42), such as time the reflected signal (42) was received, to the characteristic of the output signal (38), such as the time the output signal (38) was transmitted. The level sensor (26, 244, 272, 342, 386) may also determine the size of the container (12, 198, 354) based on the reflected signal (42), and take this size into account when determining the amount of product (14) in the container (12, 198, 354). The level sensor (26, 244, 272, 342, 386) transmits product level data to a mobile device (54) in response to receiving an interrogation signal (66) therefrom.

Inundation detection device, inundation detection system, and inundation detection method
11473959 · 2022-10-18 · ·

To provide a flood detection technique with which a breakdown is less likely to occur over a long period, maintenance costs are low, and the occurrence of an abnormal water level is less likely to be erroneously determined. An inundation detection device detects a received signal strength that is the strength of a received response signal received from an RF sensor installed at a flood detection location, detects a dispersion within a specific time, detects a normal reception rate, and outputs a flood detection signal in a case where the dispersion is greater than or equal to a specific threshold and the normal reception rate is less than or equal to a specific threshold.

INUNDATION DETECTION DEVICE, INUNDATION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND INUNDATION DETECTION METHOD
20220042838 · 2022-02-10 · ·

To provide a flood detection technique with which a breakdown is less likely to occur over a long period, maintenance costs are low, and the occurrence of an abnormal water level is less likely to be erroneously determined. An inundation detection device 1 detects a received signal strength I(t) that is the strength of a received response signal received from an RF sensor installed at a flood detection location, detects a dispersion D(I;[t−Δt.sub.1, t]), within a specific time Δt.sub.1, of I(t), detects a normal reception rate R[(t−Δt.sub.2, t]), and outputs a flood detection signal in a case where the dispersion D(I;[t−Δt.sub.1, t]) is greater than or equal to a specific threshold D.sub.th1 and the normal reception rate R[(t−Δt.sub.2, t]) is less than or equal to a specific threshold R.sub.th1. When an increase in the dispersion D(I;[t−Δt.sub.1, t]) and a decrease in the normal reception rate R[(t−Δt.sub.2, t]) are appropriately determined on the basis of the thresholds, the RF sensor that is flooded can be detected with high accuracy.

MEASURING-DEVICE SYSTEM AND MEASURING ASSEMBLY FORMED THEREWITH
20210270661 · 2021-09-02 ·

The measuring-device system comprises two measuring devices and an evaluating- and supply electronics. Each of the measuring devices has a measured variable transducer and a measurement transmitter. Each of the transducers is adapted to react to a measured variable and to provide a corresponding transducer signal. The first measurement transmitter includes an interface circuit both for wired energy supply and for wired signal transmission on a two-wire loop. The second measurement transmitter includes an interface circuit for wired energy supply and a radio unit. The evaluating- and supply electronics feeds electrical power into the two-wire loop during operation. Both measurement transmitters are adapted to draw electrical power from the electrical current loop. Additionally, the first measurement transmitter is adapted to transmit its measurement signal via the electrical current loop to the evaluating- and supply electronics.

AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM WITH WATER DETECTION
20210237756 · 2021-08-05 ·

A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an air induction system configured to provide intake air to the internal combustion engine. The air induction system includes an intake port, an air box coupled to the intake port and having a wet side air box and a dry side air box, at least one sensor disposed within the air box and configured to detect a presence or level of liquid within the air box, and a watertight door disposed within the air box and configured to move between an open position that allows air to pass through the air box dry side, and a closed position that facilitates preventing liquid from passing into the air box dry side.

RADAR FILL LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE
20200132533 · 2020-04-30 · ·

A fill level measuring device for determining a fill level of a medium is provided, including a radar module configured to emit a transmission signal and to receive a received signal reflected on the medium, a controller configured to detect, based on the received signal, a measurement signal correlating with the fill level, and including a detector configured to detect a movement signal indicating a movement of the fill level measuring device and/or a position signal indicating a geographic position of the fill level measuring device. The controller includes activation circuitry configured to at least partially activate and/or deactivate the radar module depending on the movement signal and/or on the position signal detected by the detector.

MEASURING DEVICE, ATTACHMENT SYSTEM, MEASURING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
20240125637 · 2024-04-18 ·

A measuring device with a filling and/or limit level sensor for measuring a filling level and/or limit level of a filling material in a container having a container wall and an attachment system for attaching the filling and/or limit level sensor to the container wall, wherein the attachment system comprises: a first adhesive surface, a second adhesive surface, a first adhesive arranged or for arrangement on the first adhesive surface, and a second adhesive arranged or for arrangement on the second adhesive surface.

Paired ZF sampling for pulse running time filling level sensor

A pulse running time filling level sensor includes a sampling device for sampling an IF signal at discrete instants and for converting the sampling values into digital sampling values, and a digital signal processing device for subsequent processing of the digital sampling values by calculating at least one new value characterizing the IF curve from respectively exactly two digital sampling values.