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Title:
FLUID FLOW RATE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013228399
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a fluid flow rate sensor which can more accurately and quickly determine a fluid flow rate and is self-calibrated and temperature compensated.

The fluid flow rate sensor includes a detection circuit which generates a first signal corresponding to an output voltage of a bridge circuit, and a second signal corresponding to a fluid temperature. A control module can more accurately and quickly determine the fluid flow rate based on the first signal, the second signal, and a look-up table. The look-up table includes a plurality of curves plotted according to data, indicating relationship among the fluid temperature, the output voltage, and the fluid flow rate. The fluid flow rate sensor is inherently temperature compensated and has a shorter response time.


Inventors:
BERND D ZIMMERMANN
DONALD G CUNITZ
DAVID W REYNOLDS
PHILIP S YOUNG
Application Number:
JP2013122362A
Publication Date:
November 07, 2013
Filing Date:
June 11, 2013
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Assignee:
THERM O DISC INC
International Classes:
G01P5/12
Domestic Patent References:
JP2006113064A2006-04-27
JPH1164062A1999-03-05
JP2006010426A2006-01-12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurata Masatoshi
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Makoto Nakamura
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Toshio Shirane
Takashi Mine