Inventor MLJP Peters click here for Dutch text
By linking the pulses from the flow meter to a GPS system, a lot of extra data is possible
Current/actual fuel consumption:
liters per minute – liters per hour → l/min – l/h
milliliters per minute – liters per hour → ml/min – l/h
milliliters per kilometer → ml/km
liters per 100 km → l/100 km
Fuel costs
Fuel costs per distance driven
Fuel costs per km
Liters of fuel per distance driven
Average consumption
Information about the driving range
How far the car can drive with the available fuel. This is continuously calculated based on the consumption of the last driving conditions.
The refuel quantity, or how many liters of fuel are needed to top up the tank, displayed with two decimal places. The driver will have to manually enter the refueled amount at each refueling so that the maximum driving range can be recalculated correctly.
This system does not use the sensors already present in the fuel tank.
Refueling at different pumps will always cause small differences. Petrol pumps are regularly inspected and deviations must fall within certain limits. Fuel pumps will never give too much fuel.
Comparison of fuel consumption for the same distances driven.
Fuel consumption will never be 100% the same between trips due to, among other things: driving behaviour, weather conditions, traffic jams, extra load, tire pressure, having to stop and accelerate less or more often. All these factors affect consumption. The challenge is to drive as economically as possible every time in order to save fuel and emit as little CO2 as possible. If one is willing to adjust their driving behaviour and accept for their trip to take a little longer, they can save a considerable amount of fuel and money.
5 Examples of meters to read the flow meter
Demonstration video on YouTube
1 Analog Gauge for fuel consumption
2 Digital Gauge for Fuel Consumption
3 Analog/Digital Gauges for fuel consumption
4 Led level indicator for fuel consumption
5 Led Digital Gauge for fuel consumption
These are a few examples of what is possible. The response time of these meters is too slow. A manufacturer of these types of meters can tune the pulses so that there is no delay. The layout of these types of meters can be designed entirely according to your wishes.
Examples:
Digital Gauges
Analog Gauges
Visual overview. Average fuel consumption per minute, stationary – maximum consumption
Car
Truck
Formula 1 car
Boeing 737
full overview
Using the GPS system as a speedometer
Pro: no additional mechanical applications are required to display the correct speed and distance.
Con: reception may be not as good in wooded areas and tunnels.
Standard GPS data
Current speed – Total distance traveled
Meters traveled
Average speed
Maximum speed
Trip distance
Trip duration
Total driving time
Marcel Peters
Product Development Engineer
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