Capacitive fluid level sensing
Capacitances are measured for a level measurement capacitive sensor (18) spanning from a lower end to a higher end of a fluid level measurement range (30), a first capacitive calibration sensor (20) below the fluid level measurement range (30), and a second capacitive calibration sensor (22) above t...
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Zusammenfassung: | Capacitances are measured for a level measurement capacitive sensor (18) spanning from a lower end to a higher end of a fluid level measurement range (30), a first capacitive calibration sensor (20) below the fluid level measurement range (30), and a second capacitive calibration sensor (22) above the fluid level measurement range (30). A degree to which the lower end of the fluid level measurement range (30) is immersed in a first fluid and the upper end of the fluid level measurement range (30) is immersed in a second fluid is determined based on a capacitance of the level measurement capacitive sensor (18), a first calibration value characterizing the first fluid and derived from a capacitance of the first capacitive calibration sensor (20), and a second calibration value characterizing the second fluid and derived from a capacitance of the second capacitive calibration sensor (22). |
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