Mass air flow measurement system and method

Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – Thermal type

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7320416, G01F 168

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ABSTRACT:
A mass air flow measurement system comprising a sensing device located in an air flow providing an output signal relational to an mount of mass air flow past the device, wherein the sensing device has an inherent sensor response time constant and acts to low pass filter the output signal; and a first filter stage coupled to the output of the sensing device receiving the output signal, wherein the first filter stage is a high pass filter with a first filter time constant substantially equal to the sensor response time constant and provides, at a first filter output, a high pass filter output signal, wherein the first filter stage compensates for inaccuracies in the output signal caused by the inherent sensor response time when the air flow pulses cyclically at time periods on the order of the inherent sensor response time constant.

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