Water level controller with conductance terminals

• US 6,334,360 B1
• Filed: 05/09/2000
• Issued: 01/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Po-Huei Chen
• Original Assignee: Jung-Wei Chang, Po-Huei Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Po-Huei
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Hezron
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILSON, KATINA M
• Application Number:
  US09/566,991
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 733/04.R, 340/620
• US Class Current: 73/304.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 23/243 Schematic arrangements of probes combined with measuring circuits

Abstract

A water level controller for a tank has control circuitry and multiple conductance terminals connected to the control circuitry and located at different heights from the other. By such an arrangement, the water level can be determined when the conductance of the water measured by corresponding conductance terminals becomes zero. The water inlet can be controlled to add to the tank by the control circuitry as the conductance measured by two of the corresponding terminals becomes practically negligible. Consequently, the water level in the tank can be accurately controlled, and the controller can be used with pure water so as to enlarge the useful scope of the controller.

Claims

1. A water level controller for a tank, the water level controller comprising:

control circuitry; and

multiple conductance terminals connected to the control circuitry and located at different heights from each other, a pair of the multiple conductance terminals detect conductance of pure water in the tank so that the water level is determined when the conductance of pure water measured between the pair of the multiple conductance terminals becomes practically negligible.

2. The water level as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multiple conductance terminals are three in number.