Method and system to transmit signals being generated by a measuring sensor, and specifically a temperature sensor
First Claim
1. A method of wirelessly transmitting and reading out signals which are being generated in the form of electrical signals by a remote measuring sensor, especially a temperature sensor, comprising the steps ofsubjecting a quartz crystal (2) to a physical parameter;
- coupling said quartz crystal to an oscillator (3) and generating (5) electrical signals as a sequence of pulses in which gaps between pulses represent a specific measured value of said parameter, especially temperature level;
providing a time base (20);
converting the electrical signals into light impulses;
detecting (21) and evaluating (22), at a location remote from said crystal (2) and oscillator (3), the light impulses with respect to said time base, andindicating or reading out results of said evaluating step.
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Abstract
Temperature measurement is effectively carried out by converting pulses derived from a pulse generator, in which the pulse gaps change as a result of a measured condition, for example temperature, by converting electrical pulses received from the pulse generator into light pulses, and then evaluating the light pulses with respect to a clock rate in a counter (22). The light pulses can readily be transmitted via a light pickup (9b) and fiber optic or the like (9a) to a remote evaluation unit. Preferably, the light is generated by a light emitting diode or a laser diode (8'"'"'), serially connected with a switching transistor (13'"'"') and energized upon receipt of a pulse from the pulse generator. The arrangement permits use of a piezoelectric element (2) such as a frequency determining quartz to control the frequency of an oscillator, the frequency of which is then converted into the pulses with the respective pulse gaps.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of wirelessly transmitting and reading out signals which are being generated in the form of electrical signals by a remote measuring sensor, especially a temperature sensor, comprising the steps of
subjecting a quartz crystal (2) to a physical parameter; -
coupling said quartz crystal to an oscillator (3) and generating (5) electrical signals as a sequence of pulses in which gaps between pulses represent a specific measured value of said parameter, especially temperature level; providing a time base (20); converting the electrical signals into light impulses; detecting (21) and evaluating (22), at a location remote from said crystal (2) and oscillator (3), the light impulses with respect to said time base, and indicating or reading out results of said evaluating step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. System for sensing and evaluating a measurable condition or parameter including
an oscillator (3); -
a quartz measuring transducer (2) coupled to the oscillator (3) and converting the frequency received therefrom to a sequence of pulses in which the time duration of pulse gaps is representative of said frequency and hence of the measured condition; a light generator (8, 8'"'"') coupled to and controlled by the pulse generator and providing light flashes or pulses, the spacing of which is representative of the frequency of oscillations of the oscillator and hence of the measured condition; means (9b) for detecting said light pulses and converting them to electrical signals; and means (20a), coupled to said detecting means, for evaluating said electrical signals and indicating values of the measured condition. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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