JP5080020B2 - 熱式流量センサ - Google Patents
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- G01F1/68—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using thermal effects
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- G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
- G01F1/68—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using thermal effects
- G01F1/696—Circuits therefor, e.g. constant-current flow meters
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- 発熱抵抗体を用いて流体の流量を検出する熱式流量センサにおいて、
流量を検出するための第1発熱抵抗体と、前記第1発熱抵抗体の支持体を加熱するための第2発熱抵抗体と、前記第2発熱抵抗体の温度が前記第1発熱抵抗体の温度よりも高くなるよう発熱抵抗体供給電流を制御する電流制御回路と、を備えることを特徴とする熱式流量センサ。 - 請求項1記載の熱式流量センサにおいて、
前記電流制御回路は、前記第2発熱抵抗体の温度を被測定流体の流量もしくは流速に関連させて変化させる熱式流量センサ。 - 発熱抵抗体を用いて流体の流量を検出する熱式流量センサにおいて、
流量を検出するための第1発熱抵抗体と、前記第1発熱抵抗体の支持体を加熱するために第1発熱抵抗体の両側に配置される第2発熱抵抗体と、前記第2発熱抵抗体の温度が前記第1発熱抵抗体の温度よりも高くなるよう発熱抵抗体供給電流を制御するとともに、前記第1発熱抵抗体の支持体における第1発熱抵抗体両側の部位の温度が極小点になるよう前記第2発熱抵抗体に流れる電流を制御する電流制御回路とを備えることを特徴とする熱式流量センサ。 - 請求項1ないし3のいずれか1項において、
前記電流制御回路は、前記第2発熱抵抗体の温度が所定温度を超えないように温度制限する熱式流量センサ。 - 請求項1ないし4のいずれか1項記載の熱式流量センサにおいて、
前記第1発熱抵抗体と前記第2発熱抵抗体とは、心材に巻かれ表面が保護材で被覆された構造であり、前記第1発熱抵抗体の保護被膜と前記第2発熱抵抗体の保護被膜との間には、空隙を介在、もしくは保護被膜よりも熱伝導率の低い材料を介在させてなる熱式流量センサ。 - 請求項1ないし5のいずれか1項記載の熱式流量センサにおいて、
前記第2発熱抵抗体は、被検出流体の流れにおける前記第1発熱抵抗体の上流側以外の場所に配置される熱式流量センサ。 - 請求項1ないし6記載のいずれか1項記載の熱式流量センサにおいて、
前記第2発熱抵抗体の設定温度が、前記第1発熱抵抗体の設定温度の1.05倍から1.17倍である熱式流量センサ。 - 発熱抵抗体を用いて流体の流量を検出する熱式流量センサにおいて、
流量を検出するための第1発熱抵抗体と、前記第1発熱抵抗体を支持する第1支持体と、前記第1支持体を加熱するための第2発熱抵抗体と、前記第2発熱抵抗体を支持する第2支持体と、前記第2発熱抵抗体の温度が前記第1発熱抵抗体の温度よりも高くなるよう発熱抵抗体供給電流を制御する電流制御回路とを備え、
前記第1及び第2発熱抵抗体は熱線であり、前記第1発熱抵抗体が前記第1支持体における中央領域の外表面に巻かれ、
前記第2支持体は、前記第1発熱抵抗体の両側に位置するように前記第1支持体の外表面に嵌合固定される一対の筒状体よりなり、これらの筒状体に前記第2発熱抵抗体となる一対の巻線が巻かれ、この一対の巻線同士を接続する中間線が前記第1発熱抵抗体上でブリッジ状に掛け渡され、
前記第1発熱抵抗体の両側の導線が、前記第1支持体上で前記第2の支持体に設けた溝或いはスリットを通して第1支持体の両端に設けたリード線に接続されていることを特徴とする熱式流量センサ。
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