Sensor apparatus for detecting properties of liquid
The invention relates to a sensor device for detecting properties of fluid media in a container, comprising at least one base plate ( 42 ) made of an insulating material and having a first surface ( 42 a ) exposed to the medium ( 3 ), at least two sensor elements ( 41 ) having at least a first and a second electrode ( 41 a , 41 b ) arranged insulated from one another on the first surface of the base plate and around which the medium flows, the at least two sensor elements being arranged in a predetermined spatial position relative to each other.
1. A sensor device for detecting properties of fluid media in a container, comprising
a base plate made of an insulating material and having at least one first surface exposed to the medium,
at least one sensor element embodied as a cylindrical capacitor and comprising at least one outer electrode and one inner electrode partially surrounded by said outer electrode, wherein the at least one outer and the inner electrode extend from the first surface of the base plate, and
wherein the at least one outer electrode and the inner electrode are subdivided in the direction of extension into a plurality of electrode sections insulated from each other and the outer and the inner electrode are subdivided in the same manner.
2. The sensor device of claim 1 , wherein the electrode sections of the outer and inner electrodes are each connected to connection lines and can be driven individually and independently of each other.
3. The sensor device of claim 1 , wherein the individual sensor elements are made of the same conductive material or of different conductive materials.
4. The sensor device of claim 1 , wherein the separate electrode sections are made of the same conductive material or of different conductive materials, and wherein respectively matching electrode sections of the outer and inner electrodes are made of the same material.
5. A sensor device for detecting properties of fluid media in a container, comprising
a base plate made of an insulating material and having at least one first surface exposed to the medium,
at least one sensor element embodied as a cylindrical capacitor and comprising at least one outer electrode and one inner electrode partially surrounded by said outer electrode, wherein the at least one outer and the inner electrode extend from the first surface of the base plate,
wherein the at least one outer electrode and the inner electrode are subdivided in the direction of extension into a plurality of electrode sections insulated from each other and the outer and the inner electrode are subdivided in the same manner, and
wherein the at least one outer and the inner electrode are subdivided into a plurality of identical or different electrode sections and the electrode sections formed by non-identical subdivision are subdivided in respect of their extension in the direction of extension in predetermined ratios in relation to each other.
6. The sensor device of claim 5 , wherein the separate electrode sections are made of the same conductive material or of different conductive materials, and wherein respectively matching electrode sections of the outer and inner electrodes are made of the same material.
7. A sensor device for detecting properties of fluid media in a container, comprising
a base plate made of an insulating material and having at least one first surface exposed to the medium, and
at least one sensor element embodied as a cylindrical capacitor and comprising at least one outer electrode and one inner electrode partially surrounded by said outer electrode, wherein the at least one outer and the inner electrode extend from the first surface of the base plate,
wherein the at least one outer electrode and the inner electrode are subdivided in the direction of extension into a plurality of electrode sections insulated from each other and the outer and the inner electrode are subdivided in the same manner;
wherein the electrode sections of the outer and inner electrodes are each connected to connection lines and can be driven individually and independently of each other; and
wherein the at least one outer and the inner electrode are subdivided into a plurality of identical or different electrode sections and the electrode sections formed by non-identical subdivision are subdivided in respect of their extension in the direction of extension in predetermined ratios in relation to each other.
8. The sensor device of claim 7 , wherein the separate electrode sections are made of the same conductive material or of different conductive materials, and wherein respectively matching electrode sections of the outer and inner electrodes are made of the same material.