Electrical generator or motor structure – Non-dynamoelectric – Piezoelectric elements and devices
Patent
1987-01-09
1988-02-23
Budd, Mark O.
Electrical generator or motor structure
Non-dynamoelectric
Piezoelectric elements and devices
310323, 310338, 310324, 310800, 310316, 73290V, H01L 4108
Patent
active
047272775
ABSTRACT:
An oscillator utilizes a piezo-electric transducer as a frequency determining element. The transducer, when unloaded, has a resonant frequency which determines the oscillation frequency and exhibits a predetermined level of amplitude excursion. The transducer, when moved into engagement with a conduit through which fluid flows, becomes loaded and exhibits a change of resonant frequency, whereby the oscillator frequency changes, and also exhibits a change in level of amplitude excursion. The amount of oscillator frequency change and the change in excursion level have respective values when the fluid flowing in the conduit past the transducer is bubble free which differ from the respective values when the fluid contains bubbles. Circuitry responsive to at least one of the changing frequency and amplitude values produces a signal when a selected one of the bubble free and bubble containing conditions is detected.
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