Patent ID: 9482565
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G01F

Claim Text:
1. A magnetic-inductive flow meter, comprising: a plurality of functional units, each functional unit having at least one measuring tube for the throughflow of an electrically conductive medium, a magnetic field generating apparatus for generating a magnetic field which runs at least also perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube, and at least two measuring electrodes, a virtual connecting line of the at least two measuring electrodes running at least essentially perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field which is permeating the measuring tube perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube, a housing which is common to all of the functional units, the housing having a common medium inflow connection or a common medium outflow connection for the measuring tubes of all functional units, and evaluation electronics associated with the measuring electrodes, wherein a power supply for the magnetic field generating apparatus and for the evaluation electronics is a low voltage supply, and wherein the magnetic field generating apparatus of all of the functional units, each comprises at least one field coil, wherein the field coils of all of the functional units are connected in series.