DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VALVES
First Claim
1. A network system for monitoring valves in a facility, which comprises:
- a. a plurality of valve monitoring devices—
VMDs, each monitoring device is affixed to a valve, and comprises;
a sensor for sensing the status of the valve;
short range wireless communication unit for transmitting the status as sensed by said sensor, and for transmitting the status as sensed, together with an identification of said device, to one or more Valve Device Readers—
VDRs located within said short range;
mechanism for affixing the device to the monitored valve in a manner which does not disturb the normal operation of the valve; and
one or more VDRs for receiving the transmission of the valve status and VMD identification from said VMDs, and for forwarding the same to a server by Ethernet communication.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a network system for monitoring valves in a facility, which comprises: (a) a plurality of valve monitoring devices—VMDs, each monitoring device is affixed to a valve, and comprises: (a.1) a sensor for sensing the status of the valve; (a.2) short range wireless communication unit for transmitting the status as sensed by said sensor, and for transmitting the status as sensed, together with an identification of said device, to one or more Valve Device Readers—VDRs located within said short range; (a.3) mechanism for affixing the device to the monitored valve in a manner which does not disturb the normal operation of the valve; and (a.4) one or more VDRs for receiving the transmission of the valve status and MD identification from said VMDs, and for forwarding the same to a server by Ethernet communication.
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21 Claims
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1. A network system for monitoring valves in a facility, which comprises:
a. a plurality of valve monitoring devices—
VMDs, each monitoring device is affixed to a valve, and comprises;a sensor for sensing the status of the valve; short range wireless communication unit for transmitting the status as sensed by said sensor, and for transmitting the status as sensed, together with an identification of said device, to one or more Valve Device Readers—
VDRs located within said short range;mechanism for affixing the device to the monitored valve in a manner which does not disturb the normal operation of the valve; and one or more VDRs for receiving the transmission of the valve status and VMD identification from said VMDs, and for forwarding the same to a server by Ethernet communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Device for monitoring the status of a ball valve, which comprises:
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a sensor for sensing the status of the valve; short range wireless communication unit for receiving the status as sensed by said sensor, and for transmitting the status of the valve as sensed, together with an identification of said device, to one or more receiving devices located within said short range; and mechanism for attaching the device to the monitored ball valve in a manner which does not disturb the normal operation of the ball valve.
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