Antoine T Deproost

US Patent:

20160273948, Sep 22, 2016

Filed:

Mar 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/659210

Inventors:

- Foxboro MA, US
John Yuxiang Xie - Franklin MA, US
James L. Pizzuti - West Warwick RI, US
Antoine DeProost - Wrentham MA, US

Assignee:

INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. - Foxboro MA

International Classification:

G01F 1/60
G01F 1/58

Abstract:

An electromagnetic flowmeter has a flowtube configured to carry a conductive fluid. The flowtube has wall made of a conductive material. The wall has an inner surface surrounding a fluid flow path for the fluid. A non-conductive liner is positioned to electrically insulate the flowtube wall from the fluid. The flowtube and non-conductive liner define an electrode mounting hole. An electrode extends through the electrode mounting hole. The electrode and the non-conductive liner form a fluidic seal between the electrode mounting hole and the fluid flow path. At least a portion of the electrode is arranged in fluid communication with the flowtube within the electrode mounting hole. A short circuit detector can detect failure of the seal when conductive fluid that has leaked past the seal creates a short circuit as a result of the fluid communication between the flowtube and the electrode mounting hole.

US Patent:

20160231152, Aug 11, 2016

Filed:

Feb 5, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/614941

Inventors:

- Foxboro MA, US
Antoine DeProost - Wrentham MA, US

Assignee:

INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. - Foxboro MA

International Classification:

G01F 1/60
G01F 1/58

Abstract:

A magnetic flowmeter has a transmitter module that generates a drive signal for driving a magnetic field in a flowing fluid. A flowtube module samples a voltage induced in the fluid by the magnetic field and generates a measurement signal. A single communication path carries the drive signal from the transmitter module to the flowtube module and the measurement signal from the flowtube module to the transmitter module. The flowtube module generates a digital measurement signal. The flowtube module can include a processor for bundling the measurement signal with other information such as calibration data for the flowtube. In addition, the processor can control the timing of flowtube module operations so that the flowtube module samples the induced voltage and transmits the measurement signal to the transmitter module at different times.