Capacitive Oil Level Sensor Circuit

Designed and developed to measure oil level reliably in extreme operating conditions.

Capacitive oil level sensor circuit.

Thus the level of the liquid can be calculated as c 1 c 2. The capacitive level sensor has the 2 conducting plates in the form of 2 electrically isolated aluminium tubes a smaller tube in a larger tube. Capacitance units will calculate automatically the capacitance variation image based in the factory calibration for a conductivity 100 μs cm. Proven in motorsport defence and industrial applications the sensors are solid state with no moving parts.

The tube electrodes are isolated from each other using a molded rytontm insulator. Each oil level sensor is manufactured to the required mechanical specification. The optomax industrial glass range is the ideal solution for applications such as power generation equipment off highway vehicles generators food and beverage medical rail hvac and coolant monitoring. All products are manufactured to suit the intended application whether using one of our standard designs manufactured to length or a fully bespoke sensor designed specifically for the application.

When the tube is empty the space is occupied by air. A second pair of capacitive sensors shown as c 2 is used as a reference. Figure capacitance level sensor calibration. Two concentric aluminum tubes along the length of the sensor form a variable capacitance circuit.

Our solid state capacitive liquid level sensors are suitable for monitoring fuel level oil level water and coolant level as well as other liquids. When functioning as level sensors capacitors work by processing capacitance with reference to the dielectric. Level is the length submerged into liquid. The level capacitance can be simulated by entering the low and high level values.

How it works and how to make a capacitive water or fluid level sensor for your fish tank water collection oil or fuel tanks cutting oil in machine tools. Capacitive oil level sensors reventec oil level sensors use capacitive technology to measure oil level accurately. International association of oil gas. A capacitive liquid sponsor relies on the fact the the capacitance or charge between 2 metal plates will change in this case increase depending on what material is between them.

The capacitance level sensor produces a dc current signal proportional to fluid level when excited with 20 vac at 30 khz. In the most basic sense capacitors store electrostatic energy in an electric field. The space between the tubes is the dielectric. The capacitor s ability to store this energy a measurement known as capacitance increases as the voltage is applied to the circuit and as the volume of insulating material increases.

The optomax industrial glass sensor is known to be a good alternative to gems range of capacitance oil level sensors and switches.