Relative Phase Detection in Power Line Communications Networks
    51.
    发明申请
    Relative Phase Detection in Power Line Communications Networks 有权
    电力线通信网络中的相对相位检测

    公开(公告)号:US20130101003A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-25

    申请号:US13659536

    申请日:2012-10-24

    CPC classification number: H04B3/54 H04B2203/5408 H04B2203/542 H04B2203/5433

    Abstract: Systems and methods for relative phase detection and zero crossing detection for power line communications (PLC) are described. In some embodiments, both transmit and receive PLC devices detect a zero crossing on an AC mains phase. The devices start a phase detection counter (PDC) by generating a zero crossing pulse within 5% of the actual zero crossing time. When a frame is transmitted, the transmitting device includes a PDC value in the frame control header (FCH). The PDC value corresponds to the start time of the FCH. When the frame is received at the receive PLC device, the receive PLC device measures a local PDC value between the zero crossing and the start of the FCH. The receive device compares the local PDC value to the PDC value in the FCH of the received frame and determines if the devices are on the same phase.

    Abstract translation: 描述了用于电力线通信(PLC)的相对相位检测和零交叉检测的系统和方法。 在一些实施例中,发送和接收PLC设备都检测AC电源相位上的过零点。 器件通过在实际过零时间的5%内产生过零脉冲来启动相位检测计数器(PDC)。 当发送帧时,发送装置在帧控制报头(FCH)中包括PDC值。 PDC值对应于FCH的开始时间。 当在接收PLC设备处接收到帧时,接收PLC设备测量过零点和FCH开始之间的本地PDC值。 接收设备将本地PDC值与接收帧的FCH中的PDC值进行比较,并确定设备是否处于同一相位。

    Gas volume determination in fluid
    52.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12196587B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US18449463

    申请日:2023-08-14

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes one or more central processing unit (CPU) cores configured to cause a first ultrasonic transducer to generate ultrasonic signals into a fluid moving in a pipe and the first or a second ultrasonic transducer to receive the ultrasonic signals from the fluid. The CPU core(s) also compute a first value indicative of at least one of a standard deviation and a time correlation based on the received ultrasonic signals. The CPU core(s) further determine a second value indicative of a volume of gas bubbles in the fluid using the computed first value indicative of the at least one of the standard deviation and time correlation.

    DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS
    55.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200153480A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16744376

    申请日:2020-01-16

    Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) transmitter includes a forward error correction (FEC) encoder that receives payload data and adds parity information to the data to create an encoded output, a fragmenter that receives the encoded output from the FEC encoder and segments the encoded output into a plurality of fragments, a fragment repetition encoder that receives the plurality of fragments from the fragmenter and copies each of the fragments a selected number of times, and an interleaver that receives the copies of the plurality of fragments from the fragment repetition encoder and interleaves the copies of the plurality of fragments for transmission on a power line.

    Ultrasonic flow meter
    56.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10508937B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US13860409

    申请日:2013-04-10

    Abstract: A flow meter ultrasonically measures fluid velocity in a pipe and ultrasonically transmits fluid flow data along the pipe. An ultrasonic transducer used for fluid velocity measurement may optionally also be used for communication of flow data, and optionally, the ultrasonic frequency for fluid velocity measurement may be the same as the ultrasonic frequency for communication of flow data.

    DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS
    58.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190199402A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US16200928

    申请日:2018-11-27

    CPC classification number: H04B3/54 H04L1/0041 H04L1/0071 H04L69/22 H04L69/323

    Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) transmitter includes a forward error correction (FEC) encoder that receives payload data and adds parity information to the data to create an encoded output, a fragmenter that receives the encoded output from the FEC encoder and segments the encoded output into a plurality of fragments, a fragment repetition encoder that receives the plurality of fragments from the fragmenter and copies each of the fragments a selected number of times, and an interleaver that receives the copies of the plurality of fragments from the fragment repetition encoder and interleaves the copies of the plurality of fragments for transmission on a power line.

    Ultrasonic flow meter auto-tuning for reciprocal operation of the meter

    公开(公告)号:US10006791B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-26

    申请号:US14862832

    申请日:2015-09-23

    CPC classification number: G01F1/667 G01F25/0007

    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus is disclosed for auto-tuning a circuit associated with an upstream transducer (UPT) and a circuit associated with a downstream transducer (DNT) for reciprocal operation in an ultrasonic flowmeter. The method includes exchanging signals between the upstream transducer and the downstream transducer; comparing at least one of respective maximum amplitudes of an upstream signal and a downstream signal and respective center frequencies of a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of the upstream signal and the downstream signal; and responsive to determining that at least one of the respective maximum amplitudes and the respective center frequencies do not match, correcting the mismatch.

    DATA ENCODER FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS
    60.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180159594A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15796442

    申请日:2017-10-27

    CPC classification number: H04B3/54 H04L1/0041 H04L1/0071 H04L69/22 H04L69/323

    Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) transmitter includes a forward error correction (FEC) encoder that receives payload data and adds parity information to the data to create an encoded output, a fragmenter that receives the encoded output from the FEC encoder and segments the encoded output into a plurality of fragments, a fragment repetition encoder that receives the plurality of fragments from the fragmenter and copies each of the fragments a selected number of times, and an interleaver that receives the copies of the plurality of fragments from the fragment repetition encoder and interleaves the copies of the plurality of fragments for transmission on a power line.

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