APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING GUIDED WAVE RADAR PULSE WIDTH TO OPTIMIZE MEASUREMENTS

摘要

An apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to determine an optimal pulse width for obtaining level measurements associated with material in a tank. The at least one processing device is also configured to generate a control signal that causes a transmitter of a guided wave radar (GWR) to transmit a signal having the optimal pulse width. The at least one processing device is further configured to send the control signal to the transmitter. The at least one processing device can also be configured to alter a length of the optimal pulse width in order to reduce false echoes detected by the GWR, reduce a size of an upper dead zone of the GWR, and/or detect a change of impedance to identify a fault of a process connector in the GWR.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code that when executed causes at least one processing device to:
determine an optimal pulse width for obtaining level measurements associated with material in a tank; generate a control signal that causes a transmitter of a guided wave radar (GWR) to transmit a signal having the optimal pulse width; and send the control signal to the transmitter.