EasyChair Preprint
№ 5187
Fuel Flow Measurement Device
Karan Raval, Yash Bhandari, Harsh Patel and Abhishek Patel
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March 23, 2021
Fuel Flow Measurement Device
Raval Karan Bhandari Yash Patel Harsh
Aotomobile Department Aotomobile Department Aotomobile Department
Laxmi Institute Of Technology, Sarigam Laxmi Institute Of Technology, Sarigam Laxmi Institute Of Technology, Sarigam
Surat, India Navsari, India Vapi, India
Patel Abhishek
Aotomobile Department
Laxmi Institute Of Technology, Sarigam
Valsad, India
Abstract: The study presented in the paper amount of remaining fuel in the storage tank so that
provides the design and development of a the driver can judge the remaining driving distance.
smart fluid measuring device for indicating Afuel gauge is a device that measures the amount
the amount of liquid dispensed through a of fuel still in the vehicle.
liquid dispenser. The design uses several
hardware components such as using flow
rate sensor, microcontroller (Arduino)
along with connected Display. The system
will help us in avoiding fuel corruption at
fuel pumps by estimating the correct
amount of the fluid that has been dispensed.
The system includes a sensor which
monitors the flow of the fuel and displays
the real-time accurate result at the screen.
The system allows users to access the most
accurate displays which shall in return
reduce corruption at fuel filling stations.
Index Terms: Arduino UNO, Flow Rate Fig. 1. System Diagram
Sensor, 16 x 2 LCD Display, Jump Wire
INTRODUCTION Many of the petrol pumps today tempers pumps
such that it displays the amount as entered, but in
Automobile vehicles use fuel as a basic source of reality, the inlet of fuel filled in the consumer ‘s
energy. tank is much lesser than the displayed value.Also
the drivers of the heavy vehicles often tend to cheat
Many technologies, over a period of time have their owners by not filling the fuel for the actual
been evolved for proper efficient consumption as amount. Thy fill the tank for an amount which is
well as for predicting and accurately concluding the
less than the amount that the owners prescribe, so
fuel harnessed at each stage of its use in my
system. The amount of fuel is indicated in analogy that they can save the money. The pumps and
form,which does not give the exact idea of amount drivers are cheating for the profit that they earn.
of fuel present in the tank.Thus, it necessary to give This results in great profits for the petrol pumps
exact level of fuel that may give the exact and drivers but at the same time the customers
information to the driver of vehicle about the
are being cheated. The flow sensor is a device A 16 x 2 LCD means it can display 16 characters
which calculates the current flow rate of the fluid per line and there are 2 such lines. In this LCD
passing through a pipe line. Flow rate might be in each character is displayed in 5x7 pixel matrix.
terms of volumetric or mass units, depending upon This LCD has two registers, namely, Command
the end users need. After calculating the current
flow rate, its shows total consumption of your
process through its totalizer screen. Many types of
flow meter available in global market for different
need flow
PARTS & IT’S USE
[ 1 ]. Arduino UNO :
In the design of prototypes we use Arduino UNO.
Arduino UNO is one of popular Arduino that uses
ATmega328. Arduino UNO has 14 input / output Fig. 3. 16 x 2 LCD Display
digital pin (6 of which can be used as PWM
outputs), 6 analog inputs, an oscillator crystal 16
MHz, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP
header, and a reset button. instructions given to the LCD. The data register
stores the data to be displayed on the LCD.
Arduino is an open source electronic platform
based on easy to use hardware and software. A LCD is a flat panel display or other
electronically modulated optical device that
Arduino board are able to read input light on a monitors use a combination of a backlight and
sensor and turn it into an output activating what we readings controlled by an electric current, to
sending a instrutions to the microcontroller on the produce images.
board.
[ 3 ]. Flow sensor :
Flow sensor consists of a plastic valve body, a
rotor, and a hall-effect sensor.
When fuel flows through the rotor, rotor rolls. Its
speed changes with different rate of flow. The hall-
effect sensor outputs the corresponding pulse
signal.
A flow meter is a device used to measure the flow
rate or quantity of liquid moving through a pipe.
Fig. 2. Arduino UNO
[ 2 ]. 16 X 2 LCD Display :
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen is an
electronic display module. A 16 x 2 LCD display is
basic module and is very commonly used in
various circuits and devices. Fig. 4. Flow Sensor
LCDs are economical, easily programmable have
no limitations of displaying special and even
custom characters, animations and so on. This type of sensor can be found on different
diameters, fuel pressure (MPa) and flow rate (L/M)
ranges. In this tutorial we will use the serial
monitor for printing the fuel flow rare in liters per The LCD module & Arduino module are interface
hour and the total of litres flowed since staring. with the 4-bit mode in the project. Hence there are
four input lines which are DB4 to DB7 of the LCD.
[ 4 ]. Jump Wire :
It require fewer connection cables and also utilize
A jump wire is an electric wire, or group of them in the most potential of LCD module.
a cable, with a connector or pin at each end, which
is normally used to interconnect the components of
a breadboard or other prototype or test circuit. Connecting the Arduino to the Flow Rate Sensor :
Internally or with other equipment or components, The connections required for this flow rate sensor
without soldring. Individual jump wires are fitted with respect to the Arduino are very minimal.
by inserting their and connectors into the slots There are only three wires coming from the flow
provided in a breadboard, the header connector of a rate sensor. The 5V VCC (Red wire), the GND
circuit board, or a piece of test equipment. (Black wire),and the signal/pulse usually yellow)
line.
Jump wires with crocodile clips .jump wires at the
end of a multi –colored ribbon cable are used to Connect the VCC and GND of the flow meter to
connect the pin header at the left side of blue USB2 the breadboard’s VCC and GND. The pulse line of
Serial board to a white breadboard below. the flow rate sensor is connected to the Arduino’s
digital pin 2. The Arduino’s digital pin 2 serves as
an external interrupt pin (interrupt pin 0). You have
hooked up your flow meter to the Arduino.
Fig. 5. Jump Wire
CONSTRUCTION
Connecting the Arduino to the display :
Fig. 6. Connecting the Arduino to the Flow Rate
Frist of all starting connection between Arduino to Sensor
display. From the circuit diagram, we can observe
that the RS pin of the LCD is connected to the pin
12 of the Arduino.
ADVANTAGES OF FUEL MESURMENT
The LCD of R/W pin is connected to the ground, DEVICE
the pin 11 of the Arduino is connected to the enable
signal pin of LCD module.
1. Simple in design.
2. Low construction cost.
3. Easy to maintain.
4. High measuring accuracy.
5. Find out how mush amount of fuel goes in
the character through this device.
6. Exterminate fuel theft cases.
7. Easy to operate this device.
8. High sensitive
Fig. 7. Connecting the Arduino to the Display
9. Eco – Friendly
HOW DOES THE FLOW RATE SENSOR Falling Edgel. Since the calibration factor over here
WORK is considered for every second, there are cases in
which the loop will not execute in a second.
The Arduino flow meter works on the principle of Hence we calculate the number of milliseconds that
the Hall effect. have passed since the last execution and scale the
output according to that. We also the calibration
According to the hall effect, a voltage difference is factor to scale the output based on the number of
induced in a conductor transverse to the electric pulse that the sensor output at that second.
current and the magnetic field perpendicular to it.
Here, the hall effect is utilized in the flow meter
using a small fan/ propeller-shaped rotor, which is CONCLUSION
placed in the path of the flowing. Project named “Fuel Measurement Device using by
flow sensor, Arduino UNO, 16 x 2 LCD Display”.
The design and the type of circuitry in the water
Flow Monitor Module has been approached In this project we develop a system that measure
keeping in mind the ease of installation and a the volume of fuel entering to the fuel tank of
minimalistic hindrance. A micro-computer module vehicle with the help of the flow sensor and
that can communicate wirelessly with the computer Arduino.
can also be used instead of a USB connection.
Hence the owner can exactly know the amount of
fuel filled and for what amount the same has filled.
This can prevent the theft of fuel to a great extent.
Here we are placing the sensor on our fuel tank of
the vehicle so that it can measure the actual volume
of fuel inlet in the fuel tank.
The above discussed fact is considered in the
project and it is found that a proper solution for
shoeing the approximate volume of fuel entering
the tank in the digital form.
Form the conducted prototype design, it can be
Fig. 8. Working of Flow Rate Sensor seen that the prototype worked as expected.
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