- Patent Title: Time domain reflectometry liquid level sensing for launch vehicles
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Application No.: US16987623Application Date: 2020-08-07
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Publication No.: US11698282B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Kirill Vladimir Safin , Roy Cohen , Constantinos Emmanuel Gerontis
- Applicant: ABL Space Systems
- Applicant Address: US CA El Segundo
- Assignee: ABL SPACE SYSTEMS
- Current Assignee: ABL SPACE SYSTEMS
- Current Assignee Address: US CA El Segundo
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Main IPC: G01F23/284
- IPC: G01F23/284 ; G01F23/24

Abstract:
A system for determining a fluid level includes a front end and a measurement probe. The measurement probe receives a pulse from the front end and returns a partially reflected pulse and a fully reflected pulse to the front end. The partially reflected pulse is evaluated to determine a liquid level within a tank that includes the measurement probe. The measurement probe includes a conductive trace configuration to provide a time delay to prevent pulse build up.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210116286A1 TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY LIQUID LEVEL SENSING FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2021-04-22
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