Liquid gauge and a method for operating the same
AssigneeADX Research, Inc.
InventorPALLAB MIDYA
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Abstract
A liquid gauge is disclosed. The liquid gauge includes a plurality of holes configured to receive a plurality of liquid droplets of a first size. The liquid gauge also includes a plurality of curved structures configured to form an aggregated liquid droplet of a second size using the plurality liquid droplets of the first size. The liquid gauge further includes a plurality of counting electrodes configured to generate a corresponding electrical signal. The liquid gauge further includes a processing unit configured to count the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size received by each of the counting electrode and also configured to compute a total amount of liquid fall based on the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size.
Claims21
A liquid gauge comprising:
- a plurality of holes configured to receive a plurality of liquid droplets of a first size;
- a plurality of curved structures configured to form an aggregated liquid droplet of a second size using the plurality liquid droplets of the first size, wherein each of the curved structure is operatively coupled to a corresponding hole through a canal;
- a plurality of counting electrodes configured to generate a corresponding electrical signal, wherein each of the counting electrode generates the corresponding electrical signal upon receiving the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size;
- a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of counting electrodes, and configured to:
- count the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size received by each of the counting electrode;
- and
- compute a total amount of liquid fall based on the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size.
A method comprising:
- receiving a plurality liquid droplets of a first size;
- forming an aggregated liquid droplet of a second size using the plurality liquid droplets of the first size;
- generating an electrical signal based on the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size;
- counting the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size based on the electrical signal;
- and
- computing a total amount of liquid fall based on the aggregated liquid droplet of the second size.
A rain droplet gauge comprising:
- a plurality of holes configured to receive a plurality of rain droplets of a first size;
- a plurality of curved structures configured to form an aggregated rain droplet of a second size using the plurality rain droplets of the first size, wherein each of the curved structure is operatively coupled to a corresponding hole through a canal;
- a plurality of counting electrodes configured to generate a corresponding electrical signal, wherein each of the counting electrode generates the corresponding electrical signal upon receiving the aggregated rain droplet of the second size;
- a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of counting electrodes, and configured to:
- count the aggregated rain droplet of the second size received by each of the counting electrode;
- and
- compute a total amount of rain fall based on the aggregated rain droplet of the second size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.