OXY CYLINDER LEVEL

INDICATOR
 OXYGEN LEVEL INDICATOR
ELECTRONICS CLUB – HASWITH , VIJAY , AKASH PRAMODH

Indicates the level of oxygen in the cylinder. It helps them maintain adequate oxygen in
emergency. usual gauges used only operate when the nozzle is turned on . We use a digital
pressure and flow sensor in the extension designed after nozzle to have pressure and then
to obtain the amount of oxygen.

In hospitals and ambuances for

patients safety

We achieved digitalising the pressure and estimating the amount of oxygen . We worked in
collaboration with JIPMER and are trying our best to make it a product
The Problem – How Long will the oxygen last?
PROJECT STATEMENT
To calculate instantaneous amount of oxygen present in a cylinder.
PRESENT PROBLEMS
 Pressure gauge has to be monitored regularly- human error
 Replace O2 cylinder when its half empty– when pressure is
75kg/cm2- can be done only if step 2 happens
( Full Cylinder 150kg/cm2) – unnecessary waste of oxygen
Oxygen supplementation in Hospitals
 Central Piped Supply • in 80% healthcare facilities the sole supply
• High Initial Investment • Used in ALL hospitals across globe for
transporting patients
• Only in Large Hospitals • Issue of Using Oxygen Cylinders
• More Efficient and safe • Loss high
Proposed Solution
• Electronic Battery Operated Microprocessor Controlled Device with
Digital Display of 3 parameters –
• Pressure in Cylinder
• Flow Rate of oxygen
• Time To Empty
• Alarm Settings for
• Low Pressure
• Flow Rate Change
• Near Empty
• Battery Charge
• What is not Changed – Cylinder, Unlock Valves, Flow Regulator Valves
Safety Precautions in Product Design
1. No contact of the electronic system with oxygen
2. No moving parts
3. Flow sensor based on filament which varies resistance according to
oxygen flow
4. Wheatstone Bridge based sensor for pressure measurement from
existing pressure gauge
5. Start-up Self test for Leaks/ Low Pressure/ Battery/ Sensor test
SENSING ELEMENTS
PRESSURE SENSOR FLOW SENSOR
AWM5000 Series Microbridge Mass Airflow Sensor
• Feature a venturi type flow housing.
• They measure flow as high as 20 standard liters per minute (SLPM) while
inducing a maximum pressure drop of 2.25N H2O.
• The microbridge chip is in direct contact with the flow stream, greatly
reducing error possibilities due to orifice or bypass channel clogging.
• The rugged plastic package has been designed to withstand common mode
pressures up to 50 psi
• Each AWM5000 sensor contains circuitry which performs amplification,
linearization, temperature compensation, and gas calibration
• All calibration is performed by active laser trimming.
The MLH Series Pressure Transducers
• Heavy Duty Pressure Transducers MLH Series, 6 bar to 550 bar | 50
psi to 8000 psi
• The MLH Series Heavy Duty Pressure Transducers combine
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology with a media-
isolated, metal diaphragm design.
• This digitally compensated transducer offers value and performance,
making it a suitable pressure sensing solution for demanding
applications.
• Industry standard electrical connectors and pressure ports are
offered for enhanced reliability and user flexibility.
Features
• ±0.25% full scale accuracy Best Fit Straight Line (BFSL)
• Total Error Band (TEB) as low as 2 %FSS
• Compensated and operating temperature range of -40°C to 125°C [-40°F to 257°F]
• Less than 2 ms response time
• Fully temperature compensated, calibrated and amplified
• Rated IP65 or better for protection from most harsh environments
• RoHS, CE, UL Component Recognition for USA and Canada
The actual curve is parabola that almost gets saturated . We cannot track the exact parabola for our analysis as
the curves exhibits hysteresis nature . We work by assuming the best linear fit of the curve.
ARDUINO CODE TO READ PRESSURE FROM PRESSURE SENSOR
•

• const int analoginpin=A0; //assigning pin to analog input

• int sensorvalue=0; //initializing variables
• int outputvalue=0;
•
• void setup() {
• // put your setup code here, to run once:
• Serial.begin(9600);
• }
•
• void loop() {
• // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
• sensorvalue=analogRead(analoginpin); // reads values from sensor store it in
• outputvalue=map(sensorvalue,z,x,0,2000); sensor value
• Serial.print("SENSOR=");
• Serial.print(sensorvalue);
• Serial.print("PSI=");
• Serial.println(outputvalue);
• delay(1);
• }
EXPLIANATION:
outputvalue=map(sensorvalue,z,x,0,2000);
map functions maps value of sensor from 0 to 2000.
z,x are a const value that can be easily obtained by trail and error .z corresponds to the lower value of sensor and x is the max
value of sensor.
In our case z corresponds to 0PSI.
x corresponds to 2000PSI.

DESIGN OF CIRCUIT TO USE PRESSURE SENSOR:

pressure sensor gives output value as current(4-20mA) for given input pressure .
For usage of most micro controllers the input is <5V.so first we need to convert current into voltage .
V=I/R
 5=20x(10^-3)/R
 R=250ohms
CIRCUIT TO CONVERT CURRENT OUTPUT OF PRESSURE SENSOR
INTO PRESSURE VALUE USING ARDUINO: