Process field device temperature control
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1. A field device system for use in an industrial process configured to couple to a process control loop comprising:
- a field device having a housing configured to couple to the industrial process and monitor or control the industrial process, the field device including a temperature control signal output which provides a temperature control signal related to a temperature of the field device, the field device including a process variable sensor configured to sense a process variable of the industrial process and I/O circuitry configured to couple to a process control loop and transmit information related to the process variable; and
a heater mounted to the housing of the field device and externally of the field device, the heater electrically coupled to the temperature control signal output configured to heat the field device in response to the temperature control signal.
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Abstract
A field device system for use in an industrial process includes a field device configured to couple to the industrial process and monitor or control the industrial process. The field device provides a temperature control signal output related to a temperature of the field device. A heater coupled to the field device heats the field device in response to the temperature control signal.
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1. A field device system for use in an industrial process configured to couple to a process control loop comprising:
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a field device having a housing configured to couple to the industrial process and monitor or control the industrial process, the field device including a temperature control signal output which provides a temperature control signal related to a temperature of the field device, the field device including a process variable sensor configured to sense a process variable of the industrial process and I/O circuitry configured to couple to a process control loop and transmit information related to the process variable; and a heater mounted to the housing of the field device and externally of the field device, the heater electrically coupled to the temperature control signal output configured to heat the field device in response to the temperature control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method reducing accumulation of process material on a field device in an industrial process coupled to a process control loop, comprising:
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sensing a process variable of the industrial process; transmitting an output on the process control loop related to the sensed process Variable; mounting a heater to a housing of the field device, the heater positioned externally to the field device; sensing an internal temperature of the field device; providing a temperature control signal output related to the sensed temperature; coupling the temperature control signal output to a heater which is thermally coupled to the field device; and responsively heating the field device with the heater as a function upon the temperature control signal output. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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