Radiation temperature measuring device

US11629998B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11629998-B2
Application numberUS-202017110520-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 3, 2020
Priority dateJun 22, 2017
Publication dateApr 18, 2023
Grant dateApr 18, 2023

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A radiation temperature measuring device includes: an infrared sensor that detects a wavelength including an absorption band by atmosphere; an absorption rate calculation unit that calculates an absorption rate by the atmosphere when measuring a surface temperature of an object from output of the infrared sensor; an output storage unit that stores conversion information for converting the output of the infrared sensor into the surface temperature of the object; a surface temperature calculation correction unit that calculates the surface temperature of the object from the output of the infrared sensor, the absorption rate calculated by the absorption rate calculation unit, and the conversion information; and an absorption rate storage unit that stores in advance the absorption rate by the atmosphere when the conversion information is set, in which the calculated surface temperature of the object is corrected with the absorption rate stored in the absorption rate storage unit.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method to measure a surface temperature of an object without contact using an infrared sensor, the method comprising: measuring an output of the infrared sensor to detect a wavelength including an absorption band by atmosphere existing between the infrared sensor and the object; calculating an absorption rate by the atmosphere at a wavelength of the absorption band when the surface temperature of the object is measured on the basis of a H 2 O absorption coefficient of each wavelength in the absorption band; storing in advance conversion information for converting the output of the infrared sensor into the surface temperature of the object; calculating the surface temperature of the object from the output of the infrared sensor, the calculated absorption rate, and the stored conversion information; calculating in advance the absorption rate by the atmosphere at the wavelength of the absorption band depending on the stored conversion information on the basis of a H 2 O absorption coefficient of each wavelength in the absorption band, and storing the calculation result; and correcting the calculated surface temperature of the object using the stored absorption rate. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the stored absorption rate is selected from a plurality of absorption rates set in a plurality of different temperature environments. 3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising: detecting a temperature of the radiation temperature measuring device, wherein correcting is performed using the stored absorption rate corresponding to the detected temperature of the radiation temperature measuring device. 4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the atmosphere includes water vapor. 5. A method to measure a surface temperature of an object without contact using an infrared sensor, the method comprising: measuring an output of the infrared sensor to detect a wavelength including an absorption band by atmosphere existing between the infrared sensor and the object; calculating an absorption rate by the atmosphere at a wavelength of the absorption band when the surface temperature of the object is measured on the basis of a H 2 O absorption coefficient of each wavelength in the absorption band; storing a preset conversion equation for converting the output of the infrared sensor into the surface temperature of the object, which includes a coefficient indicating a characteristic of the infrared sensor, and a pre-detected value of the coefficient indicating the characteristic of the infrared sensor; calculating the surface temperature of the object from the output of the infrared sensor, the calculated absorption rate, and the conversion equation including the stored value of the coefficient indicating the characteristic of the infrared sensor; and calculating in advance the absorption rate by the atmosphere at the wavelength of the absorption band when the value of the stored coefficient indicating the characteristic of the infrared sensor is detected on the basis of a H 2 O absorption coefficient of each wavelength in the absorption band and storing the calculation result, correcting the surface temperature of the object using the stored preset conversion equation corrected by the stored absorption rate. 6. A method to measure a surface temperature of an object without contact using an infrared sensor, the method comprising: measuring an output of the infrared sensor to detect a wavelength including an absorption band by atmosphere existing between the infrared sensor and the object; calculating an absorption rate by the atmosphere at a wavelength of the absorption band when the surface temperature of the object is measured on the basis of a H 2 O absorption coefficient of each wavelength in the absorption band; storing preset conversion information for converting the output of the infrared sensor into the surface temperature of the object; calculating in advance the absorption rate by the atmosphere at the wavelength of the absorption band when the conversion information is set on the basis of a H 2 O absorption coefficient of each wavelength in the absorption band and storing the calculation result; and correcting the surface temperature of the object from the output of the infrared sensor, the calculated absorption rate, the stored absorption rate, and the stored preset conversion information.

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  • G01J5/00Primary

    Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry · CPC title

  • Control or determination of height or distance or angle information for sensors or receivers · CPC title

  • Calibration (using comparison with reference sources G01J5/52) · CPC title

  • using selective, monochromatic or bandpass filtering · CPC title

  • using electric radiation detectors · CPC title

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What does patent US11629998B2 cover?
A radiation temperature measuring device includes: an infrared sensor that detects a wavelength including an absorption band by atmosphere; an absorption rate calculation unit that calculates an absorption rate by the atmosphere when measuring a surface temperature of an object from output of the infrared sensor; an output storage unit that stores conversion information for converting the outpu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Asahi Chemical Ind
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01J5/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Apr 18 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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