AU4717799A - Monitoring liquid level in a container with a capacitive transducer - Google Patents

Monitoring liquid level in a container with a capacitive transducer

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Publication number
AU4717799A
AU4717799A AU47177/99A AU4717799A AU4717799A AU 4717799 A AU4717799 A AU 4717799A AU 47177/99 A AU47177/99 A AU 47177/99A AU 4717799 A AU4717799 A AU 4717799A AU 4717799 A AU4717799 A AU 4717799A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
container
liquid level
capacitive transducer
monitoring liquid
monitoring
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Abandoned
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AU47177/99A
Inventor
Randy L. Borgstrom
Mark R. Eggett
John L. Shipley
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ATK Launch Systems LLC
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Cordant Technologies Inc
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Publication of AU4717799A publication Critical patent/AU4717799A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/26—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
    • G01F23/263—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
    • G01F23/266—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors measuring circuits therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/26—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
    • G01F23/263—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
    • G01F23/268—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors mounting arrangements of probes
AU47177/99A 1998-06-24 1999-06-24 Monitoring liquid level in a container with a capacitive transducer Abandoned AU4717799A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US9052598P 1998-06-24 1998-06-24
US60090525 1998-06-24
PCT/US1999/014359 WO1999067604A1 (en) 1998-06-24 1999-06-24 Monitoring liquid level in a container with a capacitive transducer

Publications (1)

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AU4717799A true AU4717799A (en) 2000-01-10

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WO (1) WO1999067604A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

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EP1677084A1 (en) 2004-12-22 2006-07-05 Roxer Industries S.A. LIquid level sensor and method of estimation
EP3872458A1 (en) * 2020-02-26 2021-09-01 Salzburger Aluminium Aktiengesellschaft Fill level sensor

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DE2824144C2 (en) * 1978-06-02 1983-12-08 Vdo Adolf Schindling Ag, 6000 Frankfurt Device for capacitive level measurement of liquids or solids
JPS573012A (en) * 1980-06-09 1982-01-08 Tominaga Oil Pump Mfg Co Ltd Level gauge
JPS5852520A (en) * 1981-09-25 1983-03-28 Tatsuno:Kk Liquid quantity measuring device
US4888989A (en) * 1986-02-26 1989-12-26 General Signal Corporation Level sensor system
US5005409A (en) * 1989-01-13 1991-04-09 Teleflex Incorporated Capacitive liquid sensor
FR2647898A1 (en) * 1989-05-31 1990-12-07 Jaeger DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE LEVEL AND / OR VOLUME OF A CAPACITIVE PROBE LIQUID
DE19728280C2 (en) * 1996-11-21 2001-12-20 Alfred Haupt Capacitance probe and associated evaluation circuit

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Legal Events

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase