Wednesday, December 21, 2011

WATER LEVEL INDICATOR

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Circuit diagram:

  Parts:
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R1,R2,R10-R12___15K  1/4W Resistors
R3,R4____________1K  1/4W Resistors
R5_____________100R  1/4W Resistor
R6______________47K  1/4W Resistor
R7,R8,R13________3K3 1/4W Resistors
R9,R14,R15_______2K7 1/4W Resistors

C1_____________470nF  63V Polyester or Ceramic Capacitor

D1_______________3mm  Green LED
D2_______________3mm  Yellow LED
D3_______________3mm  Red LED

Q1_____________BC547  45V 100mA NPN Transistor

IC1_____________4012  Dual 4 input NAND gate IC
IC2____________LM393  Dual Comparator IC

J1,J2____________Two ways output sockets

P1______________SPST pushbutton

B1________________9V  PP3 Battery

Clip for PP3 Battery

Two steel rods of appropriate length
 

Comments:
The whole project was developed on a friend's request. Its purpose was to remotely monitor the water-level in a metal tank located in the attic by means of a very simple control unit placed in the kitchen, some floors below.
Mains requirements were:
No separate supply for the remote circuit
Main and remote units connected by a thin two-wire cable
Simple LED display for the main unit
Battery operation to avoid problems related to mains supply and water proximity
As the circuit was battery operated a low current consumption was obviously welcomed
The very small remote unit is placed near the tank and measures the water level in three ranges by means of two steel rods. Each range will cover one third of the tank capacity:
Almost empty - signaled by means of a red LED (D3) in the control unit display
About half-level - signaled by means of a yellow LED (D2) in the control unit display
Almost full - signaled by means of a green LED (D1) in the control unit display
Circuit operation:
When the water-level is below the steel rods, no contact is occurring from the metal can and the rods, which are supported by a small insulated (wooden) board. The small circuit built around IC1 draws no current and therefore no voltage drop is generated across R5. IC2A, IC2B and Q1 are wired as a window comparator and, as there is zero voltage at input pins #2 and #5, D3 will illuminate.
When the water comes in contact with the first rod, pin #13 of IC1 will go high, as its input pins #9 to #12 were shorted to negative by means of the water contact. Therefore, R4 will be connected across the full supply voltage and the remote circuit will draw a current of about 9mA. This current will cause a voltage drop of about 0.9V across R5 and the window comparator will detect this voltage and will change its state, switching off D3 and illuminating D2.
When the water will reach the second rod, also pin #1 of IC1 will go high for the same reason explained above. Now either R3 and R4 will be connected across the full supply voltage and the total current drawing of the remote circuit will be about 18mA. The voltage drop across R5 will be now about 1.8V and the window comparator will switch off D2 and will drive D1.
The battery will last very long because the circuit will be mostly in the off state. Current is needed only for a few seconds when P1 is pushed to check the water-level and one of the LEDs illuminates.
Notes:
The two steel rods must be supported by a small insulated (wooden) board
IC1 and R1-R4 are mounted on a small board placed near or on the steel rods support
The two-wire cable connecting the remote circuit board to the main control board, i.e. J1 to J2, can be of any size and type (preferably thin for obvious reasons). It can be very long, if necessary.
The circuit can be used also with non-metal tanks, provided a third steel rod having the height of the tank will be added and connected to pin #7 of IC1, R3, R4 and J1.
The 4012 chip was chosen because it contains two gates and was at hand, but you can use two of the gates contained into 4001, 4011, 4093, 4049, 4069 etc. chips, provided all inputs of each gate are tied together and all inputs of unused gates are connected to the positive rail, leaving output pins open.

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