Capacitive liquid level sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8936444
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12150367

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Described herein is technology for, among other things, controlling a pump submersed in a liquid, where the pump includes a plurality of capacitive sensors. The capacitive sensors include a first capacitive sensor and a second capacitive sensor disposed above the first capacitive sensor. The technology involves sensing liquid levels with the capacitive sensors, activating the pump after the second capacitive sensor detects the liquid in a normal mode of operation, deactivating the pump after the first capacitive sensor no longer detects the liquid in the normal mode of operation, detecting a failure of one or more capacitive sensors, and adjusting the operation of the pump to compensate for the failure of the one or more capacitive sensors.

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PENTAIR FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC293 WRIGHT ST DELAVAN WI 53115

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Drechsel, Melissa Muskego, US 1 16
Peters, David Sun Prairie, US 41 644
Pulvermacher, Ronald Sun Prairie, US 3 33
Rediske, Shawn Lake Mills, US 1 16

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