Float Liquid Level Transmitter Testing System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual testing of float liquid level transmitters is unreliable due to potential slight deviations in measured data, leading to erroneous qualification judgments.

Innovation Solution

A testing system comprising a computation unit, operation interface, storage unit, and display unit that processes input basic data to calculate standard values, compares measured values with standards, generates a calibration curve, and determines transmitter qualification, providing a reliable method for assessing float liquid level transmitter accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual judgement is used to test float liquid level transmitter, then the testing process is simple and fast, but the reliability of testing is poor due to potential erroneous qualification judgments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetesting reliabilityVSAvoidtesting system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical judgement process with an automated computational system. The computation unit automatically compares measured values with standard values, calculates error ranges, and generates qualification determinations, eliminating human subjectivity and error in the testing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a testing device as an intermediary between the float liquid level transmitter and the final qualification judgment. This intermediary object (testing device) objectively mediates the comparison between measured and standard values, providing a reliable basis for qualification determination without direct human intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If automated computation and analysis are implemented, then testing reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement accuracyVSAvoidtesting system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The testing device integrates multiple functions into a single universal system: data acquisition from the transmitter, computation of standard values, comparison analysis, error calculation, and qualification determination. This multi-functional integration improves measurement precision while managing overall system complexity through consolidation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The computation unit performs self-service by automatically computing standard values from input parameters and autonomously comparing measured values against these standards. The system serves itself by generating calibration curves and qualification determinations without requiring external manual analysis, thereby improving measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10605648B2Testing system for float liquid level transmitter
Publication Date: 2020.03.31 HUNG FEI CHE
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AI summary

A testing system for float liquid level transmitter includes a computation unit, an operation interface, a storage unit and a display unit. The computation unit computes basic data associated with the float liquid level transmitter to obtain corresponding standard values and the display unit displays the standard values. After a float liquid level transmitter performs measurement, the computation unit fetches displayed values measured by the float liquid level transmitter and obtain an error range by comparing the displayed values with the standard values; the computation unit analyzes the error range to provide analyzed data and determines whether the float liquid level transmitter is qualified based on the error range.