Automated FTIR gas analyzer
First Claim
1. A system for certifying to a user a concentration of gas in a cylinder comprising:
- a gas cell configured to receive a sample gas from a cylinder,an FTIR coupled to the gas cell for scanning the sample gas and forming a beam spectrum,a processor coupled to the FTIR for calculating an intensity response of the sample gas based on the beam spectrum,a storage device for storing data points of a plot of intensity response of a known gas versus concentration levels,wherein the processor is configured to interpolate between the stored data points of the plot to determine an interpolated data point corresponding to the intensity response of the sample gas, andprovide to the user a concentration level of the sample gas based on the interpolated data point.
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Abstract
A system for certifying a concentration of gas in a cylinder includes a gas cell configured to receive a sample gas from a cylinder, and an FTIR module coupled to the gas cell for scanning the sample gas and forming a beam spectrum. A processor is coupled to the FTIR module for calculating an intensity response of the sample gas based on the beam spectrum. A storage device is included for storing data points of a plot of intensity response of a known gas versus concentration levels. The processor is configured to interpolate between the stored data points of the plot to determine an interpolated data point corresponding to the intensity response of the sample gas. The processor provides to the user a concentration level of the sample gas, based on the interpolated data point.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for certifying to a user a concentration of gas in a cylinder comprising:
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a gas cell configured to receive a sample gas from a cylinder, an FTIR coupled to the gas cell for scanning the sample gas and forming a beam spectrum, a processor coupled to the FTIR for calculating an intensity response of the sample gas based on the beam spectrum, a storage device for storing data points of a plot of intensity response of a known gas versus concentration levels, wherein the processor is configured to interpolate between the stored data points of the plot to determine an interpolated data point corresponding to the intensity response of the sample gas, and provide to the user a concentration level of the sample gas based on the interpolated data point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for certifying a concentration of gas in a cylinder comprising:
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a gas cell configured to receive a gas and provide an optical path for an interference measurement on the gas, a first valve disposed at an output port of the gas cell, the first valve adaptively tunable to vent the gas from the output port, a processor for adaptively tuning the first valve to vent the gas at a first pressure level, an interferometer coupled to the gas cell for forming an interferogram of the gas, and a storage device for storing the interferogram, wherein the interferogram is formed after the first valve is tuned to vent the gas at the first pressure level, and the interferogram is compared with at least another interferogram previously stored in the storage device to certify the concentration of the gas. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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