System for measuring the level of filling
AssigneeVDO Adolf Schindling AG
InventorWolfgang Sinz
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Abstract
In a system for measuring the level of filling, particularly in a fuel tank, having an analog probe which extends over the filling-level region and supplies measurement values which are analogs of the level of filling, there is furthermore provided a digital probe which supplies measurement values which change rapidly with the level of filling. Correction values are derived from a comparison of the measurement values of the digital probe and analog prove. The measurement values of the analog probe are corrected by means of the correction values and displayed. The probes are preferably formed of temperature-dependent resistors.
Claims10
A system for measuring a level of fluid in a vessel particularly in a fuel tank, the system including an analog probe which extends within the vessel over a range of fluid level and supplies measurement signals of the fluid level;
- and wherein the system further comprises
- a digital probe disposed in said vessel for supplying measurement signals which can change rapidly in accordance with fluid level, the analog probe extending in the vessel over a range of fluid level at least as great as a range of fluid level extension of the digital probe to permit measurement of a predetermined fluid level by both of said probes;
- an electronic circuit means coupled to said probes for comparing signals of the respective probes to provide correction values derived from a comparison of the measurement signals of the digital probe and the analog probe, said electronic circuit noting when a level measurement by said digital probe falls within a window of level measurement by said analog probe;
- and wherein
- said circuit means corrects the measurement signals of the analog probe by means of the correction values for display of liquid level, a correction value being obtained from said digital probe for a level measurement falling within a window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.