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Facility with decoupled adaptive sensor system

  • US 10,523,007 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2017
  • Issued: 12/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A facility comprising:

  • a main power source;

    one or more facility systems operatively connected to the main power source;

    a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors being configured to acquire facility data, the plurality of sensors including a first sensor;

    a plurality of energy harvesters being configured to convert energy received in one form into another form of energy, the plurality of energy harvesters operatively connected to supply energy to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of energy harvesters including a first plurality of energy harvesters, the first plurality of energy harvesters being operatively connected to the first sensor,the plurality of sensors being exclusively powered by energy supplied by the plurality of energy harvesters, the first sensor being exclusively powered by energy supplied by the first plurality of energy harvesters, whereby the plurality of sensors are decoupled from the main power source;

    one or more energy availability sensors; and

    one or more processors, the one or more processors being operatively connected to the plurality of sensors, the one or more energy availability sensors, and the plurality of energy harvesters,the one or more processors being configured to;

    determine presently available energy sources using data received from the one or more energy availability sensors;

    select a subset of the first plurality of energy harvesters based on the determined presently available energy sources; and

    cause the selected subset of the first plurality of energy harvesters to be activated.

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