FIELD: physics, measurement.
SUBSTANCE: invention is related to the field of facilities for automation of different liquids level detection in industrial and household reservoirs, and also for detection of liquids availability and flow in pipelines. Method is based on application of two thermistors that have identical thermal characteristics, and includes heating of one of the thermistors by electric current and its cool-down due to heat transfer to environment, periodic measurement of voltage drop at thermistors, calculation of informative parameter, its comparison with threshold value and making decision on availability or unavailability of liquid at controlled level. At that one of thermistors is periodically heated by short pulses from power supply source. After heating is completed, ratio of non-heated and heated thermistors' voltages are repeatedly measured, and as informative parameter scaled time derivative is calculated by means of specified ratio measurement results array processing. Device for method implementation contains two thermoresistors, which are installed in sensitive element, connected to power supply source and which have temperature resistance coefficients (TRC) of the same sign and identical coefficient of heat emission in gas. Besides, it also contains analog-digital transducer and comparator, reference inlet of which is connected to source of reference signal, and outlet is connected with actuating device. Moreover, device is equipped with pulse switch and serially connected regulator of heating time and synchroniser, and also calculator of scaled derivative. For alarm on liquid flow availability, device is additionally equipped with the second comparator that is connected parallel to the first one, and the second actuating device.
EFFECT: higher efficiency of liquid level detection by increase of device actuation fast-action, reduction of power inputs and expansion of its application field.
13 cl, 3 dwg
