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Photoelectric icing detector

  • US 4,782,331 A
  • Filed: 06/10/1987
  • Issued: 11/01/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An arrangement for the detection of icing on the surface of an object comprisinga source for generating a parallel beam of optical radiation,an optical conductor in the shape of a prism and having two faces which project above the surface on which icing is to be detected, said radiation beam striking one of said faces from inside the conductor,a detector which receives radiation reflected from both of said faces and converts it into an electrical signal,an evaluation device which compares the signal with a threshold value and, depending on the result of the comparison, generates an alarm signal.

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