WO2010132328A2 - System to detect poor process ground connections - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure is generally related to a system to detect poor process ground connections, and more particularly but not by limitation to systems to detect poor ground connections within industrial process monitoring field devices, such as magnetic flow meters.
- Field devices are used in industrial process monitoring and/or control systems to monitor process parameters associated with a particular process.
- process parameters can include fluid pressure, fluid flow rate, fluid temperature, other process variables, or any combination thereof.
- Magnetic flow meters are a type of field device that is used to measure a fluid flow rate of a conductive process fluid as it flows within a flow tube that is coupled to a pipe.
- a particular magnetic flow meter includes an electromagnet and electrodes.
- the electromagnet is used apply a magnetic field to the process fluid within the flow tube to induce an electromotive force (EMF) in the process fluid, which EMF is proportional to the flow rate.
- EMF electromotive force
- the electrodes are positioned in the flow tube to make electrical contact with the flowing process fluid to sense the EMF.
- the EMF is measured by the flow meter using an amplifier connected across the electrodes to amplify the EMF signal and using an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to quantize the output of the amplifier to produce a data value related to the fluid flow rate.
- ADC analog-to-digital converter
- the EMF is measured relative to a signal ground, which may be tied to the process fluid.
- the electrical potential of the process fluid can be used as a reference, which may not necessarily represent an Earth ground connection.
- the magnetic flow meter and associated transmitter circuitry are referenced to the process to provide a stable reading.
- This process or ground connection is established via an electrical connection between the flow tube and the process.
- the ground connection can be established using ground rings, which strap to the flow tube, a ground electrode which is connected directly to the flow tube, a strap between the flow tube and the adjacent conductive pipe, another ground connection, or any combination thereof.
- earth ground can provide a low noise reference and often is required by electrical safety code.
- poor ground connections can lead to erroneous process measurements.
- a field device in a particular embodiment, includes a pair of electrodes coupled to a process fluid and a diagnostic circuit coupled to the pair of electrodes to monitor a common mode signal.
- the diagnostic circuit is adapted to detect a poor ground connection associated with at least one electrode of the pair of electrodes based on line noise associated with the common mode signal.
- a magnetic flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a fluid in a pipe.
- the magnetic flow meter includes a flow tube adapted to couple to a pipe to carry a fluid, a magnetic coil disposed adjacent to the flow tube to induce an electromagnetic force (EMF) within the fluid, and at least two electrodes disposed within the pipe, the at least two electrodes being electrically isolated from the flow tube and from one another.
- the magnetic flow meter further includes measurement circuitry coupled to the at least two electrodes and adapted to measure flow rate based on the induced EMF and includes diagnostic circuitry coupled to the at least two electrodes to monitor a common mode signal.
- the diagnostic circuitry is adapted to detect a poor electrical ground connection when line noise associated with the common mode signal exceeds a noise threshold.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a magnetic flow meter including a system to detect a poor ground connection;
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a magnetic flow meter system coupled to a system to detect a poor ground connection
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a magnetic flow meter system, such as the magnetic flow meter illustrated in FIG. 2, with a portion shown in cross-section, which flow meter system includes a transmitter with circuitry to detect a poor ground connection;
- FIG. 4 is a graph of raw counts versus time for a common mode signal from a particular embodiment of a magnetic flow meter having a poor ground connection;
- FIG. 5 is a graph of raw counts versus time for a differential mode signal from a particular embodiment of a magnetic flow meter having a poor ground connection
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a method of detecting a poor ground connection for a field device.
- Magnetic flow meters and other field device utilize a ground connection to the conductive process fluid to provide for accurate process measurements. If a proper ground connection is not present, the differential voltage signal sensed at electrodes of the magnetic flow meter, for example, may experience line noise, such as noise signals within a frequency range of approximately 50 to 60 Hz, from the surrounding process environment. Such differential noise signals can interfere with the flow rate measurement resulting in large measurement variability.
- the differential voltage can be determined according to the following equation:
- V D W n + v Noisel - (.V 2 + v Noise2 ) (Equation 1 )
- diagnostic circuitry is provided that is adapted to generate an alert relating to a ground/wiring fault.
- a poor process ground connection can lead to common mode voltage line noise that interferes with the electrode voltage signal.
- the common mode voltage line noise is prevalent in a frequency range from approximately 50 to 60 Hz. It should be understood that the line noise may be influenced by ambient process noise and vibrations, by nearby radio frequency signals, by other sources of noise, or any combination thereof.
- the common mode line noise can adversely impact amplification circuitry, for example, by causing amplifiers associated with the field device to enter a saturation condition if the common mode voltage portion of the electrode voltage signal exceeds current limits.
- Amplifier saturation tends to distort the differential measurements to a lower value, which can limit differential line noise detected by the transmitter to the point that existing line noise diagnostics do not report ground/wiring fault conditions. Unfortunately, if the differential measurements are reduced, the differential mode line noise may be insufficient for detection of a poor electrical ground connection.
- a magnetic flow meter in a particular embodiment, includes diagnostic circuitry coupled to electrodes within a flow tube of the magnetic flow meter.
- the diagnostic circuitry is adapted to examine the line noise amplitude of the common mode electrode signal (and optionally the differential mode electrode signal) to detect a poor or poor ground connection. By examining the common mode voltage line noise, a poor electrical ground connection can be detected even when the differential mode electrode signal is relatively small (not large enough to detect a poor electrical ground connection).
- the diagnostic circuitry is adapted to monitor line noise associated with the common mode electrode voltage in addition to the differential line noise.
- the common mode line noise provides a better indication of the presence of a poor or poor process ground connection. In some instances, there may be sufficient common mode line noise to saturate the amplifiers, but very little differential line noise may be present.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a magnetic flow meter 100 including a system to detect a poor electrical ground connection.
- the magnetic flow meter 100 includes an electrode circuit 146 and a diagnostic circuit 122, which can sense a poor ground connection associated with the electrode circuit 146 and provide an indication via at least one of the output lines 152 and 154 to a control system, a display device, a transmitter, or any combination thereof when a poor electrical ground connection is detected.
- the magnetic flow meter 100 includes a flow tube 124 that has an insulated tube or liner 126 adapted to carry a flowing liquid 128 that is coupled to an electrical ground 130.
- the coupling of the liquid 128 to ground is usually completed by way of contact between the liquid 128 and a metal pipe that is attached to the flow tube 124.
- the flow tube 124 includes an electromagnet 132.
- the electromagnet 132 includes coils 134 and a magnetic return path or core, illustrated schematically at 136.
- the flow tube 124 includes first and second electrodes 138 and 140 and electrode leads 142 and 144, which form an electrode circuit 146.
- the electrode circuit 146 can also include first and second amplifiers 148 and 150.
- the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150 are unity gain buffers (sometimes referred to as impedance converters) that have extremely high impedance, low leakage inputs and low impedance outputs.
- the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150 replicate the electrode voltages from the electrodes 138 and 140 at the corresponding amplifier outputs and isolate the electrodes 138 and 140 from the loads connected to the outputs of the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150.
- the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150 may be coupled to the flow tube 124 or disposed within a housing associated with the magnetic flow meter 100, depending on the particular implementation.
- the diagnostic circuit 122 includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 160 coupled to the electrode circuit 146 via the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150 and to the electrical ground 130.
- the ADC 160 is adapted to generate an output signal related to the outputs of the first and second amplifier 148 and to provide the output signal a processor system 156, which is coupled to a coil driver 151 and to outputs 152 and 154, which may be coupled to loop wiring to receive power and to communicate data.
- the coil driver 151 can be controlled by the processor system 156 to apply a signal to the coils 134.
- the coil driver 151 applies an approximately square wave drive or excitation current to the electromagnet 132, and the corresponding electrode potentials are also approximately square waves, including "flat" time intervals when the flow induced EMF is flat or stable.
- the diagnostic potentials can be sampled by the ADC 160 during the time intervals when the flow-induced EMF is flat or stable.
- the processor system 156 includes a memory 162 and a processor 164 having access to the memory.
- the memory 162 is adapted to store a diagnostic algorithm 166 that is executable by the processor 164 to diagnose electrode leakage, which may be related to process fluid leaking past a damaged seal or related to another source, based on the output of the ADC 160.
- the memory 162 stores a saturation detection algorithm 168 that is executable by the processor 164 to monitor a common mode signal and a differential mode signal related to the electrodes 138 and 140 at particular frequencies to detect line noise associated with a poor connection to the electrical ground 130.
- the poor connection may result from a loose wire, corrosion, improper installation, or any combination thereof.
- the saturation detection algorithm 168 can detect saturation of the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150 to infer a faulty connection to the electrical ground 130.
- the saturation detection algorithm 168 is adapted to monitor a common mode voltage line noise associated with the electrodes 138 and 140, which noise is prevalent in a frequency range from approximately 50 to 60 Hz.
- the processor system 156 is adapted to generate a first diagnostic output related to electrode leakage (i.e., process fluid in contact with circuitry associated with the flow meter 100) and/or to generate a second diagnostic output related to a poor or faulty connection to the electrical ground 130.
- electrical potentials between the outputs of the amplifiers 148 and 150 require a liquid ground reference.
- the processor 164 can use the diagnostic algorithm 166 to infer electrode leakage.
- common mode line noise can drive the first and second amplifiers 148 and 150 into saturation, which saturation can be detected by the processor 164 using the saturation detection algorithm 168.
- the electrode circuit 146 when the electrode circuit 146 is free of leakage, it is found that the flow-induced EMF on each electrode relative to the electrical ground (diagnostic potentials) tends to be balanced or equal, but of opposite polarity. Accordingly, when they are added together, the result tends to be near zero under normal operating conditions without leakage. However, if the connection to electrical ground 130 is faulty, even if the EMF remains balanced, the common mode line noise can drive the amplifiers 148 and 150 into saturation. Thus, the saturation detection algorithm 168 that is executed by the processor 164 can be used to diagnose poor electrical ground connections, even when the flow meter 100 may appear to be operating correctly.
- the outputs 152 and 154 will carry a 4-20 mA analog loop signal, and the diagnostic output at the output terminal 154 can be a HART protocol signal superimposed on the 4-20 mA analog loop signal.
- the outputs 152 and 154 can be loop wires that carry a different protocol signal.
- the outputs 152 and 154 can be coupled to a wireless transceiver to send information to and receive information from a control system.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a magnetic flow meter system 200 coupled to a system to detect a poor electrical ground connection.
- the magnetic flow meter assembly 200 includes a magnetic flow meter 202 coupled to a transmitter device 204 via wiring 206.
- the transmitter device 204 can be replaced with a control device.
- wireless transmitter circuitry may be included within the housing 228 of the magnetic flow meter 202, which transmitter circuitry allows the magnetic flow meter 202 to communicate data wirelessly.
- the transmitter device 204 includes an interface 208 coupled to the wiring 206.
- the interface 208 is coupled to a processor 210 to communicate received data.
- the processor 210 is coupled to a memory 212, which includes instructions executable by the processor 210 to detect a poor electrical ground connection.
- the memory 212 includes an electrode leakage diagnostics module 214 that is executable by the processor 210 to detect electrode leakage (process fluid leakage) based on detected voltage potentials associated with the electrode circuit 146.
- the memory 212 includes a saturation/common mode noise detection diagnostics module 216 that is executable by the processor 210 to detect saturation of amplifiers within the magnetic flow meter 202 to infer line noise indicative of a poor electrical ground connection.
- the saturation/common mode noise detection diagnostics module 216 is adapted to monitor the common mode line noise and to compare it to a noise threshold to detect a poor electrical ground connection.
- the memory 212 includes a diagnostic control logic module 218 that is executable by the processor 210 to generate an alert based on the determinations made using the electrode leakage diagnostics module 214 and the saturation/common mode noise detection diagnostics logic 216. The alert may be communicated to a display interface or to a control system (not shown).
- the transmitter device 204 can be a control system and the magnetic flow meter 202 may be adapted to communicate raw measurement data to the control device via the wiring 206.
- the flow meter 202 includes electrical interconnects and magnetic coils (shown in FIG. 1) and provides isolation for such circuitry from the environment and from the process fluid.
- the magnetic flow meter 202 is coupled to pipe section 224 by flanges 220 and corresponding pipe flanges 222 using threaded fasteners 226.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a pipe section 224, which is a tube, the flow meter 202 can be coupled to other types of fluid conveying structures as well.
- the term "pipe” refers generally to any conduit for conveying fluid, including a tube, a channel, and the like.
- the flow meter 202 further includes a housing 228 to house circuitry associated with the flow meter 202 and includes a flow tube 232.
- the flow tube 232 can include an access panel 230 to permit operator access to electrode wiring within the flow tube 232.
- the flow tube 232 may be electrically grounded to the pipe 224.
- the flow tube 232 may provide a process ground connection that may or may not correspond to an earth ground-type of connection.
- the flow meter 202 is adapted to monitor a process fluid that is flowing within the pipe 224 and through the flow tube 232 based on Faraday's law of magnetic induction.
- Raw data associated with the flow measurements can be communicated to the transmitter device 204 via the wiring 206.
- the processor 210 of the transmitter device 204 is adapted to access the saturation detection diagnostics module 216
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a magnetic flow meter assembly 300, such as the flow meter 202 illustrated in FIG. 2, with a portion shown in cross-section, which flow meter assembly 300 includes a transmitter housing 320 including electrical ground fault diagnostic circuitry.
- the magnetic flow meter assembly 300 includes a flow tube section 302 with flanges 320 for coupling to a pipe or conduit of an industrial process.
- the flow tube section 302 defines a passage 304 for fluid flow.
- the flow tube section 302 is formed of a rigid material, such as nonmagnetic stainless steel for pressure containment, and the passage 304 may be lined with an electrically insulating liner 306, such as Teflon, polyurethane, Tefzel, other plastic resin, ceramic, or other types of electrically insulating materials.
- the flow tube section 302 can be formed from electrically insulating material, in which case the liner 306 may be omitted.
- Other designs of the fluid passage 304 can be used as well.
- a metal pipe section can be used having only a partial insulating lining such as an insulating annulus about each electrode.
- the flow meter assembly 300 includes transmitter circuitry 312, which includes electrode circuitry 314 and diagnostic circuitry (such as the diagnostic circuitry 122 illustrated in FIG. 1) within the transmitter housing 328.
- the transmitter housing 328 can include a releasable cover to allow operator access to an electrical distribution block and electrical circuitry within the transmitter housing 328.
- Electrical leads 314 extend from within the housing 328 into the flow tube section 302 to connect to electrodes, such as the electrodes 308 and 310, and to magnetic coils 316 and 318. Further, an access panel 320 is provided to allow operator access to wiring within the flow tube section 302.
- the magnetic coils 316 and 318 are excited to generate a magnetic field, which induces a voltage in the process fluid flow within the flow tube section 302.
- Process monitoring circuitry such as the electrode circuitry with the transmitter housing 328, measures the voltage potential between the two electrodes 308 and 310, which can be used to determine a rate of fluid flow.
- the magnetic field coils 316 and 318 are generally positioned on opposing sides of the flow tube section 302 to generate and apply the magnetic field. Since the width (W) is the spacing between the electrodes and the magnetic field (B) is controlled by the magnetic coils 316 and 318, the only variable is the velocity (V) of the process fluid.
- the liner 306 (or an insulating element) prevents the voltage signal from shorting to the pipe wall.
- the output voltage (E) is directly proportional to the liquid velocity, resulting in an inherently linear output.
- This output voltage (E) may also be referred to as an "electromotive force" (EMF), a "flow signal", a “potential” or an “electrode voltage”.
- the circuitry within the transmitter housing 328 measures the voltage potential across electrodes 308 and 310. Further, the circuitry within the transmitter housing 328 can monitor common mode and/or differential mode line noise to detect a poor electrical ground connection. In a particular embodiment, the circuitry within the transmitter housing 328 can execute a diagnostic procedure when the pipe is empty to detect a poor ground connection based on line noise, which noise may drive amplifiers associated with the circuitry within the transmitter housing 328 into saturation. Such saturation may be indicative of a faulty ground connection. It should be understood that electrodes 308 and 310 contact the fluid in the passage 304 (when liquid is present), and the fluid completes a circuit between the electrodes 308 and 310.
- the circuitry can execute the diagnostic procedure during operation to detect a poor electrical ground connection based on common mode line noise. Further, the diagnostic procedure can include measuring differential mode line noise to infer which conductor may have the poor electrical ground connection.
- the circuitry within the housing 328 is adapted to detect a poor electrical ground connection by monitoring common mode line noise within a selected frequency range.
- the selected frequency range is from approximately 50Hz to 60Hz.
- the selected frequency range can be configured via commands from a host system or by a user via a user input interface to define a frequency range according to the particular implementation.
- a particular process environment may include process noise that is within a particular frequency range, and the circuitry may be tuned (configured) to monitor such noise within the particular frequency range to detect the poor electrical ground connection.
- FIG. 4 is a graph 400 of raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) counts versus time for a common mode signal from a particular embodiment of a magnetic flow meter having a poor ground connection.
- the particular magnetic flow meter included a one- inch flow tube section formed from plastic and having a poor ground connection.
- the graph 400 illustrates a substantially sinusoidal signal 402 that represents raw data samples from an analog-to-digital converter of a periodic signal having a period of 60 Hz.
- the flattened portions at 404 and 406 represent amplifier saturation that indicates line noise due to poor ground connections. If the ground connection is fixed, the sinusoidal signal is curved in the regions indicated by the reference number 404 and 406.
- common mode line noise is demonstrated by the irregularity of the signal at 404 and 406.
- Common mode line noise detection circuitry is adapted to detect such irregularities to diagnose a poor electrical ground connection.
- a poor electrical ground connection can represent a corroded ground connection, a disconnected ground connection, another type of wiring problem, or any combination thereof.
- FIG. 5 is a graph 500 of raw analog-to-digital converter (ADC) counts versus time for a differential mode signal from a particular embodiment of a magnetic flow meter having a poor electrical ground connection.
- the graph 500 shows a 60 Hz waveform of the differential electrode in a particular embodiment of a flow meter including a one-inch flow tube formed from plastic and having a poor electrical ground connection.
- the graph 500 illustrates distortion due to saturation of the amplifiers, which leads to an artificially low differential line noise value.
- the differential line noise from the two electrodes may partially cancel out, reducing the amplitude of the differential mode noise signal. Reduction in the amplitude of the differential mode noise signal can make it difficult to detect line noise due to a poor electrical ground connection based on the differential mode noise signal alone.
- the common mode noise signal (as illustrated in FIG. 4) can be used to detect the poor electrical ground connection, while the differential mode noise signal could be used to determine which electrode has the poor ground connection.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a particular illustrative embodiment of a method of detecting a poor ground connection for a field device.
- line noise is monitored that is associated with a common mode electrode voltage of a field device, such as a magnetic flow meter.
- common mode line noise may saturate operational amplifiers coupled to electrodes of the field device, which saturation can be detected.
- line noise optionally can be monitored that is associated with a differential mode electrode voltage of the field device.
- the differential line noise can be used to detect leakage, such as process fluid leakage into the isolated circuitry.
- the differential line noise may be used in conjunction with the common mode line noise to detect a poor electrical ground connection.
- the monitored line noise is compared to a noise threshold.
- the noise threshold may relate to a saturation voltage level of the operational amplifier.
- an alert is generated when the comparison indicates a poor ground connection of the field device.
- the alert may be a signal that is transmitted to a control system.
- the alert may be a signal to illuminate a light-emitting diode at the field device.
- the alert may be a control signal indicating a poor electrical ground connection for display at a liquid crystal display (LCD) of the field device.
- LCD liquid crystal display
- a field device that includes diagnostic circuitry to detect a poor electrical ground connection based on line noise associated with a common mode voltage signal of an electrode pair within the field device, based on saturation of operational amplifiers coupled to the electrode pair, based on a differential mode voltage signal associated with the electrode pair, or any combination thereof.
- an alert signal related to the detected poor ground connection can be generated and provided to one of a display device, a transmitter device, a control system, another device, or any combination thereof.
- circuitry and/or the system to detect a poor electrical ground connection can be used with other types of field devices that include a pair of electrodes, where the associated ground connection is important to measurement accuracy.
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