Patent References 3710089 3750155 3754442 3781693 3861214 3906391 Logarithmic resistance-to-frequency converter Temperature measuring circuit Patent #: 3973147 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/783361 filed on 03/31/1977US Classes:374/164, With preheated sensing probe374/135, By fluid flow within or to sensor (e.g., convection, heat transfer, differential pressure)374/172, With compensation for sensor nonlinearity or lead impedance702/86, Linearization of measurement702/99TemperatureExaminersPrimary: Gill, James J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG01K 7/16 (20060101)G01K 7/25 (20060101) G06G 7/00 (20060101) G06G 7/28 (20060101) G01F 1/696 (20060101) G01P 5/12 (20060101) G01P 21/00 (20060101) G01P 5/10 (20060101) G01P 21/02 (20060101) G06G 7/57 (20060101) AbstractFluid flow velocity and turbulence are computed by processing bridge excitation voltage provided in hot wire or hot film anemometry. A system utilizing a log converter circuit provides an output signal which is substantially linear with fluid temperature and a probe temperature setting potentiometer provides a signal voltage representative of the difference between hot probe operating temperature and the fluid temperature. | |