Propagation time measuring method for determining a distance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8552744
APP PUB NO 20120056628A1
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11992227

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An apparatus for ascertaining and monitoring a fill level and includes a transmitting/receiving unit and a delay circuit. The delay circuit includes at least a sampling clocking oscillator, which produces a sampling signal having a sampling frequency, a transmission clocking oscillator, which produces a pulse repetition signal having a pulse repetition frequency, and a frequency converter, which produces by means of sequential sampling a difference signal. The apparatus further includes a control/evaluation unit, which determines on the basis of travel time the fill level. Provided on the control/evaluation unit is an external clocking input, which is connected via a clocking line with a first clocking output of the sampling clocking oscillator or with a second clocking output of the transmission clocking oscillator. A stabilized and cost-favorable control circuit for producing an intermediate frequency signal with a highly accurately determinable, transformation factor results.

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ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO KGHAUPTSTRASSE 1 MAULBURG 79689

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Buser, Dominik Thürneu, CH 2 88
Michalski, Bernhard Maulburg, DE 20 312
Scherr, Stefan Kandern, DE 3 88

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