Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – Thermal type
Patent
1983-07-11
1984-12-11
Goldstein, Herbert
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
Thermal type
G01F 168
Patent
active
044870639
ABSTRACT:
A hot element anemometer uses solid state diode chips for the heated air flow sensing element and the ambient temperature sensing element in parallel circuit branches. The air flow sensing element carries a heating resistor on the diode chip. Constant current sources of equal value supply current through the diodes. The air flow sensor diode is in series with a resistor which determines the nominal temperature difference between the diode chips. A circuit compares voltages in the two diode branches and provides an air flow output signal and controls the temperature of the air flow sensor diode. To compensate for changes of thermal conductivity of the air temperature and various temperature effects in the circuit, a third current source is coupled to the ambient temperature sensing branch through a resistor network and includes resistors that can be adjusted to provide a functional calibration which yields an air flow signal free of linear temperature effects.
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patent: 3988928 (1976-11-01), Edstrom et al.
patent: 3992940 (1976-11-01), Platzer, Jr.
Huijsing et al. "Monolithic Integrated Direction-Sensitive Flow Sensor" in IEEE Trans. on Electronic Devices, Ed-29 #1, 1/82, pp. 133-136.
General Motors Corporation
Goldstein Herbert
Hill Warren D.
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