SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING THE LEVEL AND COMPOSITION OF LIQUID IN A FUEL TANK
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    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING THE LEVEL AND COMPOSITION OF LIQUID IN A FUEL TANK 审中-公开
    系统和方法用于确定液体的水平和构成的燃料容量

    公开(公告)号:EP1880173A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-23

    申请号:EP06752472.8

    申请日:2006-05-10

    IPC分类号: G01F23/22

    摘要: In a liquid sensing system (10), an RF signal is applied to a series-resonant circuit. The coil (65) of the resonant circuit is placed proximate to a fuel tank (15), causing electromagnetic radiation to propagate into the fuel space. The fuel acts as an electrical load to the resonant circuit in a manner proportionate to the volume of fuel in the tank and/or to variations in electrical properties of the fuel itself. The loading effect of the fuel can change the resonant frequency and/or the Q of the resonant circuit. The loading effect of the fuel is determined by monitoring a change in one or more electrical parameters associated with the excited resonant circuit, such as a voltage across the resistor in the resonant circuit. Changes in this voltage are analyzed by a controller, the result of which is used to output a value indicative of level and/or composition of the fuel.