Patent ID: 7278293
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A probe for deployment in a fluid and for producing an output representative of a parameter associated with the fluid, the probe comprising: a submersible housing; a sensor carried by the submersible housing to sense the parameter and produce a sensor signal representative of the parameter; a density control system carried by the submersible housing for altering a density of the probe while the probe is deployed in the fluid; a data processor in communication with the sensor to produce an output as a function of the sensor signal; output circuitry in communication with the data processor; and a flexible transmission line having a first and a second end, the first end connected to the submersible housing and in communication with the output circuitry and the second end for connecting to a remote process system, wherein the flexible transmission line is part of a process control loop.