A method to detect the level of granular material in a bin

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G01F 23/26 (2006.01) A01F 25/16 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2556980

Apparatus and systems for a novel apparatus for determining the level of granular material in a bin. The invention comprises methods and apparatus to detect when a sensor is covered by granular material. A system is described that comprises; a metallic pin, devices and circuits to measure the electrical capacitance of the pin, devices and circuits to detect changes in the capacitance, and devices and circuits to announce the change. The invention is applicable to an agriculture application whereby an operator is alerted to a near full bin in time to stop the machinery used to fill the bin before it overflows.

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