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Fuel measurement and management

Digital capacitance probes

Eaton’s digital fuel gauging probe measures fuel height in the tank proportional to capacitance and send capacitance, temperature and contamination data to a monitoring computer via a digital bus.

Technology
Capacitance based
Material
Carbon composite
Qualified Length
6 in – 55 in

Core features

  • 40% weight savings compared to similar sized aluminum
  • Integrated temperature sensor
  • Water detection
  • All analog errors calibrated out during probe Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP)
  • Digital immunity, no analog Amplitude Modulation (AM) noise susceptibility
  • Simple circuit board on probe
    • No micro processor
    • No software or firmware
  • Meets intrinsic safety requirements of 25.981
  • Custom lengths can be designed
Specifications