Wind measuring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11933813-B2
Application number	US-202117472822-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2021
Priority date	Sep 18, 2020
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a wind measuring system including a first flow sensor and plural second flow sensors. The first flow sensor and the plural second flow sensors each include a microheater including a board, an insulating film, and a heater. The board includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface. The board has defined therein an opening portion passing through the board along a direction from the first principal surface toward the second principal surface. The insulating film includes a peripheral portion disposed on the first principal surface, a central portion having the heater disposed thereon, and a connection portion extending from the central portion to be connected to the peripheral portion to support the central portion over the opening portion. The first flow sensor and the plural second flow sensors each output a signal that varies according to a change in electrical resistance value of the heater.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wind measuring system comprising:
a first flow sensor; and
a plurality of second flow sensors, wherein
the first flow sensor and the plurality of second flow sensors each include a microheater including a board, an insulating film, and a heater,
the board includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface,
the board has defined therein an opening portion passing through the board along a direction from the first principal surface toward the second principal surface,
the insulating film includes a peripheral portion disposed on the first principal surface, a central portion having the heater disposed thereon, and a connection portion extending from the central portion to be connected to the peripheral portion to support the central portion over the opening portion,
the first flow sensor and the plurality of second flow sensors are each configured to output a signal that varies according to a change in electrical resistance value of the heater,
the microheater of the first flow sensor is disposed such that the direction from the first principal surface toward the second principal surface is along a first direction,
in each of the plurality of second flow sensors, the microheater is disposed such that the first principal surface and the second principal surface are each perpendicular to a plane perpendicular to the first direction, and
a direction from the second principal surface toward the first principal surface in the microheater of each of the plurality of second flow sensors forms a different angle with a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

2. The wind measuring system according to claim 1 , wherein the direction from the second principal surface toward the first principal surface in the microheaters of the plurality of second flow sensors forms angles of 90°, 180°, 270°, and 0°, respectively, with the second direction.

3. The wind measuring system according to claim 1 , wherein
the board further includes a side surface,
each of the plurality of second flow sensors further includes an integrated circuit chip and a bonding wire,
the microheater of each of the second flow sensors further includes a first pad disposed on the peripheral portion and electrically connected to the heater, a standing wall disposed on the peripheral portion, and a conducting film,
the standing wall includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface,
the second surface is continuous with the side surface,
the conducting film is formed over an area extending from on the first pad onto the first surface,
the integrated circuit chip includes a third principal surface and a second pad disposed on the third principal surface,
in each of the plurality of second flow sensors, the microheater is disposed such that the side surface is opposed to the third principal surface, and
the second pad is connected to a portion of the conducting film that lies on the second surface through the bonding wire.

Assignees

• Rohm Co Ltd

Inventors

• Akasaka Shunsuke

Classifications

• G01P5/001 Primary

  Full-field flow measurement, e.g. determining flow velocity and direction in a whole region at the same time, flow visualisation · CPC title

• G01P5/08

  by measuring variation of an electric variable directly affected by the flow, e.g. by using dynamo-electric effect · CPC title

• G01P5/12 Primary

  using variation of resistance of a heated conductor · CPC title

• G01P13/006

  by using thermal variables · CPC title

• G01P13/02

  Indicating direction only, e.g. by weather vane · CPC title