Quality Sensor Apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus (100) for measuring quality of a urea solution into which at least aportion of said apparatus is inserted in operation,characterized in thatsaid apparatus (100) includes a configuration of sensors (180, 190, 200), wherein said sensors (180, 190, 200) are integrated into said apparatus (100) in a spatially distributed combination, for measuring mechanical and electrical properties within a volume of said urea solution, said measurements of mechanical and electrical properties being mutually differently influenced by components present in the urea solution which influence a quality of the urea solution, anda data processing arrangement (230) for processing said measurements of mechanical and electrical properties for generating output data (120) indicative of a quality of said urea solution.
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Abstract
An apparatus (100) for measuring quality of a urea solution is operated with at least a portion of the apparatus inserted into the urea solution. The apparatus (100) includes a configuration of sensors (180, 190, 200) for measuring mechanical and electrical properties within a volume of the urea solution, the measurements of mechanical and electrical properties being mutually differently influenced by components present in the urea solution. A data processing arrangement (230) of the apparatus (100) is operable to process the measurements of mechanical and electrical properties for generating output data (120) indicative of a quality of the urea solution. The apparatus (100) is also capable of being adapted to measure qualities of other types of solution.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus (100) for measuring quality of a urea solution into which at least a
portion of said apparatus is inserted in operation, characterized in that said apparatus (100) includes a configuration of sensors (180, 190, 200), wherein said sensors (180, 190, 200) are integrated into said apparatus (100) in a spatially distributed combination, for measuring mechanical and electrical properties within a volume of said urea solution, said measurements of mechanical and electrical properties being mutually differently influenced by components present in the urea solution which influence a quality of the urea solution, and a data processing arrangement (230) for processing said measurements of mechanical and electrical properties for generating output data (120) indicative of a quality of said urea solution.
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14. A method of measuring a quality of a urea solution by using an apparatus (100), characterized in that said method includes:
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(a) arranging for at least a portion of said apparatus to be inserted in operation into said urea solution; (b) measuring using a configuration of sensors (180, 190, 200) of said apparatus (100), wherein said sensors (180, 190, 200) are integrated into said apparatus (100) in a spatially distributed combination, for measuring mechanical and electrical properties within a volume of said urea solution, said measurements of mechanical and electrical properties being mutually differently influenced by components present in the urea solution; and (c) processing using a data processing arrangement (230) said measurements of mechanical and electrical properties for generating output data (120) indicative of a quality of said urea solution. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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