Portable high precision pressure transducer system
Abstract
A high precision pressure transducer system for checking the reliability of a second pressure transducer system used to monitor the level of a fluid confined in a holding tank. Since the response of the pressure transducer is temperature sensitive, it is continually housed in an battery powered oven which is configured to provide a temperature stable environment at specified temperature for an extended period of time. Further, a high precision temperature stabilized oscillator and counter are coupled to a single board computer to accurately determine the pressure transducer oscillation frequency and convert it to an applied pressure. All of the components are powered by the batteries which during periods of availability of line power are charged by an on board battery charger. The pressure readings outputs are transmitted to a line printer and a vacuum florescent display.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Pocatello, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WESTINGHOUSE IDAHO NUCLEAR CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869249
- Patent Number(s):
- 5305642
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- portable; precision; pressure; transducer; checking; reliability; monitor; level; fluid; confined; holding; tank; response; temperature; sensitive; continually; housed; battery; powered; oven; configured; provide; stable; environment; specified; extended; period; time; stabilized; oscillator; counter; coupled; single; board; computer; accurately; determine; oscillation; frequency; convert; applied; components; batteries; periods; availability; line; power; charged; charger; readings; outputs; transmitted; printer; vacuum; florescent; display; temperature sensitive; oscillation frequency; battery power; pressure transducer; specified temperature; extended period; temperature stable; battery charger; battery powered; holding tank; pressure reading; precision pressure; accurately determine; applied pressure; /73/
Citation Formats
Piper, Thomas C, Morgan, John P, Marchant, Norman J, and Bolton, Steven M. Portable high precision pressure transducer system. United States: N. p., 1994.
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@article{osti_869249,
title = {Portable high precision pressure transducer system},
author = {Piper, Thomas C and Morgan, John P and Marchant, Norman J and Bolton, Steven M},
abstractNote = {A high precision pressure transducer system for checking the reliability of a second pressure transducer system used to monitor the level of a fluid confined in a holding tank. Since the response of the pressure transducer is temperature sensitive, it is continually housed in an battery powered oven which is configured to provide a temperature stable environment at specified temperature for an extended period of time. Further, a high precision temperature stabilized oscillator and counter are coupled to a single board computer to accurately determine the pressure transducer oscillation frequency and convert it to an applied pressure. All of the components are powered by the batteries which during periods of availability of line power are charged by an on board battery charger. The pressure readings outputs are transmitted to a line printer and a vacuum florescent display.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1994},
month = {1}
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