| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensor assembly and method for detecting materials using a microwave emitter. <P>SOLUTION: The sensor assembly comprises at least one probe 202 for detecting the presence of a material 110 within a system. The probe includes a microwave emitter 206. At least one electromagnetic field 209 is generated from at least one microwave signal; and a loading is induced to the microwave emitter 206 when the material 110 interacts with the electromagnetic field 209. A data conduit 204 is coupled to the microwave emitter 206, and at least one loading signal representative of the loading is reflected within the data conduit 204 from the microwave emitter 206. At least one signal processing device 200 is coupled to the microwave emitter 206 via the data conduit 204. The signal processing device 200 is configured to receive the loading signal and to generate an electrical output that is representative of the presence of the material 110, and the electrical output is usable by an operator and/or the system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
