A Method of Determining the Level of Dielectric Liquids from the Parameters of a Model of a Capacitance Fuel Level Sensor

Abstract

A method of determining the level of dielectric liquids from the parameters of a model of a capacitance level sensor and a model of a communication line is considered. The proposed method may be used to eliminate the influence of faults in the communication line on the results of a determination of the fueling level of a tank and increase the reliability with which this level is determined. Requirements imposed on a capacitance level sensor and the communication line are described. Analytic expressions for determining the parameters of a level sensor and the communication line as well as the components of the error in the determination of the fueling level are presented.