
Operation
The
MOBREY Squing is a two-wire device and may be installed in any
position in a pipe or vessel to detect the presence of a liquid.
Squing
has a turning fork style wetside which vibrates at its natural
frequency when in air. A piezoelectric crystal system is used
to create the oscillation. When the fork is covered by liquid,
this frequency changes and is detected by the electronics which
change the output state of Squing.
Standard
two-core cable is used to connect Squing in series with the load.
The solid state output stage acts as a simple SPST switch, operated
by liquid presence. Squing may also be interfaced directly to
a PLC using a third PLC terminal on the circuit board.
Application
Squing has a
status indicated LED which can be seen at all times through a lens
in the end cover. The LED will flash approximately once per second
when Squing is "off" and will be constantly lit when Squing is "on".
The LED gives
an indication that Squing is functioning correctly and of course
gives a visual indication of the state of the wetside. A 'mode'
switch on the circuit board is provided for the user to select either
Squing on when dry - the normal condition - or on when wet, as would
be selected for low level duties.
The fact that
Squing is vibrating normally when dry makes it ideal for use in
high-level detection applications. Any change in frequency, however
caused, will turn Squing off an alarm may be activated. When included
in a fail-safe circuit, Squing provides an extra degree of fail-safe
improving system integrity.
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