A new proposal for monitoring oil-temperature and oil-level

Author

Guirong, Lu ; Xianshan, Zheng ; Shuyue, Chen

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Eng., Changzhou Univ., Changzhou, China

Volume

4

fYear

2011

Firstpage

350

Lastpage

353

Abstract

A novel approach for monitoring oil-temperature and oil-level in a single tank is presented. A multifunctional sensor has been developed that is suitable to determine the oil-temperature and oil-level. This proposal can realize two sensing functions, namely, resistance and capacitance sensing functions. To achieve this multi-sensing function, the designed sensor employs two coils wound on a plastic pipe. The oil-temperature and the oil-level can be estimated simultaneously, according to the relationships between oil-temperature and resistance produced by a coil connected using the two coils, oil-level and capacitance measured from two coils.

Keywords

capacitance measurement; level measurement; sensor fusion; temperature measurement; thermal resistance measurement; capacitance sensing functions; multifunctional sensor; oil level monitoring; oil temperature monitoring; plastic pipe; resistance sensing functions; single tank; Capacitance; Coils; Electrical resistance measurement; Magnetic liquids; Resistance; Temperature sensors; capacitance; coil; oil-level; oil-temperature; proposal; resistance; sensor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Measurement & Instruments (ICEMI), 2011 10th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8158-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEMI.2011.6038013

Filename

6038013