Measuring and testing – Liquid level or depth gauge – Immersible electrode type
Patent
1977-12-12
1979-11-13
Goldstein, Herbert
Measuring and testing
Liquid level or depth gauge
Immersible electrode type
G01F 2326
Patent
active
041738934
ABSTRACT:
An improved fluid quantity indicator, such as for aviation fuel, of the type utilizing capacitive type sensing probes in which a capacitance change occurs proportional to the amount of fluid in a tank or container due to the dielectric constant of the fluid being different from that of air, in which the improvement comprises microprocessor control means for providing display and totalizing control in conjunction with automatic compensation for the zero fluid capacitance variation in a tank and automatic adjustment of the fluid full scale reading for variation in fluid tank capacitance. The microprocessor controls two independent digital servo loops, one of which is nulled when the microprocessor output is equivalent to the fluid quantity for providing a container configuration independent real time digital display of fluid quantity within a given container, and the other of which is nulled when an in-phase signal of equivalent magnitude and opposite sense to cancel out the real component leakage present across the sensing probes is provided. In addition, the microprocessor may be coupled to another microprocessor which functions to total the signals from a plurality of containers or tanks on board the aircraft to provide a total display of fluid on board.
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