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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1982
Martin J van Dyke, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Dwight D Colby, Roseville, MN (US);
William R Dougherty, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A liquid gaging system comprising a sensor for providing a liquid measurement signal related to a liquid depth at a particular location in a tank. The system further comprises storage apparatus for storing data including characterization parameters, each parameter being based on tank shape and volume and on sensor location, each parameter defining a relationship between a liquid depth and a value related to a liquid quantity. The system also includes determining apparatus for determining a value related to a liquid quantity in the tank based on the liquid measurement signal and the data, the determining apparatus being connected to the sensor and to the storage apparatus.