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Abstract

A computer-aided monitoring system and associated technique is disclosed for automatically controlling the liquid level of a heated tank subjected to changing temperatures. A first voltage signal from a thermistor sensor mounted within the tank at a predetermined level is digitally converted to multi-bit data indicative of fluid level. A second voltage signal produced by a separate thermistor sensor attached to the tank is digitally encoded as an indication of tank temperature and used to address a look-up table of voltage threshold values stored in a read-only memory. Empirically determined to vary linearly as a function of tank temperature, the voltage threshold values addressed are compared with the digital level data to determine if the liquid flow to the tank should be discontinued via a central processing unit.

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