Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method using time-domain reflectometry to measure a level of a liquid
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Application No.: US16431934Application Date: 2019-06-05
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Publication No.: US11280660B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: William Francis Splichal, Jr. , Yogeshwar Dayal , Jonathan R. Earnhart , Andrew F. Fidler , Steven D. Sawyer , Keith D. Requard
- Applicant: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilmington
- Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilmington
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01F23/296
- IPC: G01F23/296 ; G21C17/035 ; G21C17/112 ; G01F23/2962

Abstract:
A system for measuring a level of a liquid may include a receptacle, a probe, a pulsing unit, and a digitizer. The receptacle has a top and a bottom and is configured to contain the liquid. The probe may extend into the receptacle through the bottom. The pulsing unit is configured to transmit a pulse to the probe. The digitizer is configured to receive at least a first reflected pulse and a second reflected pulse from the probe. The time between the first reflected pulse and the second reflected pulse may be calculated and converted to a distance that is indicative of the level of the liquid in the receptacle.
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