CORIOLIS FLOWMETER, TIMING PREDICTION SYSTEM, AND TIMING PREDICTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A Coriolis flowmeter comprising:
- a Coriolis sensor unit configured to detect a vibration of a vibration tube to output a first output signal;
a current amplifier configured to supply a drive current for vibrating the vibration tube to the Coriolis sensor unit;
an amplifier configured to amplify the first output signal output from the Coriolis sensor unit to output a second output signal;
a smoother configured to smooth the second output signal output from the amplifier to output a third output signal;
a control amplifier configured to amplify a difference between the third output signal output from the smoother and a target voltage to output a fourth output signal;
a voltage setter configured to output a fixed gain setting voltage;
a switch configured to select one signal of the fourth output signal output from the control amplifier and the fixed gain setting voltage output from the voltage setter;
a multiplier configured to multiply the second output signal output from the amplifier by the signal selected by the switch to output a fifth output signal to the current amplifier; and
a calculation controller configured to control the voltage setter and the switch,wherein the current amplifier is configured to amplify the fifth output signal output from the multiplier to generate the drive current,wherein the calculation controller comprises;
a change ratio obtainer configured to obtain a change ratio of the vibration of the vibration tube when the vibration tube is vibrated with a constant driving force by causing the switch to select the fixed gain setting voltage;
a calculator configured to calculate a first parameter indicating at least one of a spring constant of the vibration tube and a damping coefficient of the vibration tube on the basis of the change ratio obtained by the change ratio obtainer and the constant driving force; and
a predictor configured to predict at least one of a time, an operating time, and an integrated flow rate of a fluid flowing in the vibration tube required for a state of the vibration tube to become a state requiring maintenance, using the first parameter calculated by the calculator or a second parameter obtained by performing a predetermined calculation on the first parameter.
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Abstract
A Coriolis flowmeter includes a change ratio obtainer configured to obtain a change ratio of vibration of a vibration tube when the vibration tube is vibrated with a constant driving force by causing a switch to select a fixed gain setting voltage, a calculator configured to calculate a first parameter indicating at least one of a spring constant of the vibration tube and a damping coefficient of the vibration tube on the basis of the change ratio obtained by the change ratio obtainer and the constant driving force, and a predictor configured to predict at least one of a time, an operating time, and an integrated flow rate of a fluid flowing in the vibration tube required for a state of the vibration tube to become a state requiring maintenance, using the first parameter calculated by the calculator or a second parameter obtained by performing a predetermined calculation on the first parameter.
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20 Claims
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1. A Coriolis flowmeter comprising:
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a Coriolis sensor unit configured to detect a vibration of a vibration tube to output a first output signal; a current amplifier configured to supply a drive current for vibrating the vibration tube to the Coriolis sensor unit; an amplifier configured to amplify the first output signal output from the Coriolis sensor unit to output a second output signal; a smoother configured to smooth the second output signal output from the amplifier to output a third output signal; a control amplifier configured to amplify a difference between the third output signal output from the smoother and a target voltage to output a fourth output signal; a voltage setter configured to output a fixed gain setting voltage; a switch configured to select one signal of the fourth output signal output from the control amplifier and the fixed gain setting voltage output from the voltage setter; a multiplier configured to multiply the second output signal output from the amplifier by the signal selected by the switch to output a fifth output signal to the current amplifier; and a calculation controller configured to control the voltage setter and the switch, wherein the current amplifier is configured to amplify the fifth output signal output from the multiplier to generate the drive current, wherein the calculation controller comprises; a change ratio obtainer configured to obtain a change ratio of the vibration of the vibration tube when the vibration tube is vibrated with a constant driving force by causing the switch to select the fixed gain setting voltage; a calculator configured to calculate a first parameter indicating at least one of a spring constant of the vibration tube and a damping coefficient of the vibration tube on the basis of the change ratio obtained by the change ratio obtainer and the constant driving force; and a predictor configured to predict at least one of a time, an operating time, and an integrated flow rate of a fluid flowing in the vibration tube required for a state of the vibration tube to become a state requiring maintenance, using the first parameter calculated by the calculator or a second parameter obtained by performing a predetermined calculation on the first parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A timing prediction system comprising:
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a Coriolis flowmeter; and a calculation device connected to the Coriolis flowmeter, wherein the Coriolis flowmeter comprises; a Coriolis sensor unit configured to detect a vibration of a vibration tube to output a first output signal; a current amplifier configured to supply a drive current for vibrating the vibration tube to the Coriolis sensor unit; an amplifier configured to amplify the first output signal output from the Coriolis sensor unit to output a second output signal; a smoother configured to smooth the second output signal output from the amplifier to output a third output signal; a control amplifier configured to amplify a difference between the third output signal output from the smoother and a target voltage to output a fourth output signal; a voltage setter configured to output a fixed gain setting voltage; a switch configured to select one signal of the fourth output signal output from the control amplifier and the fixed gain setting voltage output from the voltage setter; a multiplier configured to multiply the second output signal output from the amplifier by the signal selected by the switch to output a fifth output signal to the current amplifier; and a calculation controller configured to control the voltage setter and the switch, wherein the current amplifier is configured to amplify the fifth output signal output from the multiplier to generate the drive current, wherein the calculation controller comprises; a change ratio obtainer configured to obtain a change ratio of the vibration of the vibration tube when the vibration tube is vibrated with a constant driving force by causing the switch to select the fixed gain setting voltage; and a calculator configured to calculate a first parameter indicating at least one of a spring constant of the vibration tube and a damping coefficient of the vibration tube on the basis of the change ratio obtained by the change ratio obtainer and the constant driving force, wherein the calculation device comprises; a predictor configured to predict at least one of a time, an operating time, and an integrated flow rate of a fluid flowing in the vibration tube required for a state of the vibration tube to become a state requiring maintenance, using the first parameter calculated by the calculator or a second parameter obtained by performing a predetermined calculation on the first parameter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A timing prediction method using a Coriolis flowmeter which comprises a Coriolis sensor unit, a current amplifier, an amplifier, a smoother, a control amplifier, a voltage setter, a switch, a multiplier, and a calculation controller, the timing prediction method comprising:
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detecting, by the Coriolis sensor unit, a vibration of a vibration tube to output a first output signal; supplying, by the current amplifier, a drive current for vibrating the vibration tube to the Coriolis sensor unit; amplifying, by the amplifier, the first output signal output from the Coriolis sensor unit to output a second output signal; smoothing, by the smoother, the second output signal output from the amplifier to output a third output signal; amplifying, by the control amplifier, a difference between the third output signal output from the smoother and a target voltage to output a fourth output signal; outputting a fixed gain setting voltage by the voltage setter; selecting, by the switch, one signal of the fourth output signal output from the control amplifier and the fixed gain setting voltage output from the voltage setter; multiplying, by the multiplier, the second output signal output from the amplifier by the signal selected by the switch to output a fifth output signal to the current amplifier; controlling the voltage setter and the switch by the calculation controller; and amplifying, by the current amplifier, the fifth output signal output from the multiplier to generate the drive current, wherein the calculation controller comprises a change ratio obtainer, a calculator, and a predictor, and wherein the timing prediction method further comprises; obtaining, by the change ratio obtainer, a change ratio of the vibration of the vibration tube when the vibration tube is vibrated with a constant driving force by causing the switch to select the fixed gain setting voltage; calculating, by the calculator, a first parameter indicating at least one of a spring constant of the vibration tube and a damping coefficient of the vibration tube on the basis of the change ratio obtained by the change ratio obtainer and the constant driving force; and predicting, by the predictor, at least one of a time, an operating time, and an integrated flow rate of a fluid flowing in the vibration tube required for a state of the vibration tube to become a state requiring maintenance, using the first parameter calculated by the calculator or a second parameter obtained by performing a predetermined calculation on the first parameter.
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