Battery Electrolyte Level Detector Apparatus

Abstract

An electrolyte detector is provided that includes two micrometers which slide relative to each other along a frame to adjust the electrolyte detector to a size of the battery. A transmitter rod and a receiver rod support an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver, respectively, and are slidably mounted with respect to the micrometers. The micrometers measure the position of the transmitter and receiver for placement on the side of the battery at a desired level of electrolyte. A transmitter director and receiver director concentrates the transmission and receipt of acoustic energy to locate the electrolyte level. An electronic circuit analyzes the received signal to determine whether the signal is transmitted through air or through an electrolyte.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 26, 2010
Accession Number
ADD020429

Entities

People

  • Nathan Johnnie

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Circuits
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Sound Waves
  • Storage
  • Transmitters
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • Waves

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems