Capacitance Fuel Measurement for Automotive Applications

800352

02/01/1980

Event
1980 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Fuel measurement by capacitance techniques have been widely used for aircraft applications. Recent developments in integrated circuits now make it possible to adapt this method economically to the automobile; with the advantages of increased accuracy, readability and reliability.
The method is compared briefly with other approaches. An automotive fuel measurement system is described. It takes advantage of the microcomputer’s capabilities to eliminate errors caused by variations in dielectric constant of the fuel; and to adapt the system to fuel tanks of differing shapes and sizes.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/800352
Pages
10
Citation
Freeman, J., "Capacitance Fuel Measurement for Automotive Applications," SAE Technical Paper 800352, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4271/800352.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1980
Product Code
800352
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English