NOISE DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE
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1. A method of using a process variable transmitter to control a process variable sensor that senses a process variable in a running process, the method comprising:
- applying a sensor control signal to the process variable sensor;
receiving a sensor signal from the process variable sensor related to the process variable, the sensor control signal and noise in the process;
adjusting a sensor control signal frequency of a sensor control signal to reduce an effect of the noise in the process; and
controlling the process variable sensor at the adjusted sensor control signal frequency.
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Abstract
A process variable transmitter includes a sensor drive controller that outputs a sensor drive signal that is used to drive a sensor that senses a process variable. The sensor drive controller changes the frequency of the sensor drive signal to avoid frequencies and associated harmonics at which noise occurs and which could interfere with the sensor signal.
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1. A method of using a process variable transmitter to control a process variable sensor that senses a process variable in a running process, the method comprising:
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applying a sensor control signal to the process variable sensor; receiving a sensor signal from the process variable sensor related to the process variable, the sensor control signal and noise in the process; adjusting a sensor control signal frequency of a sensor control signal to reduce an effect of the noise in the process; and controlling the process variable sensor at the adjusted sensor control signal frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process variable transmitter receiving a sensor signal from a process variable sensor and controlling the sensor using a control signal, the transmitter comprising:
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a noise detector detecting noise, having a noise frequency, on the sensor signal; a controller generating the control signal at a control frequency; and a processor, coupled to the noise detector and the controller, configured to adjust the control frequency based on the noise frequency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process variable transmitter receiving a flow signal, from a magnetic flow meter, indicative of flow of a process fluid through a conduit, the process variable transmitter comprising:
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a coil drive controller generating a coil drive signal to drive coils on the magnetic flow meter at a coil drive frequency; a noise detector detecting periodic noise, having a noise frequency, on the flow signal; and a processor configured to intermittently disable the coil drive signal so the noise detector can detect the periodic noise, compare the noise frequency to stored frequency characteristics of the coil drive signal, and adjusting the coil drive frequency, based on the comparison, to thereby avoid substantial interference of the periodic noise with the flow signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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