Multi-transmitter telemetry system
First Claim
1. A multi-transmitter telemetry system for collecting data from a plurality of sensors located on a rotating member, the multi-transmitter telemetry system comprising:
- a control room modulator that encodes transmitter specific command instructions that include addressing instructions and control instructions onto an AC power carrier signal;
a plurality of uniquely addressable transmitter modules located on the rotating member, each transmitter module having transmitter circuitry for receiving data from one of the plurality of sensors and transmitting the received data by modulating the received data onto a unique radio carrier signal;
wherein each transmitter module includes decoding circuitry for decoding the command instructions encoded within the AC power carrier signal and comparing the addressing instructions to a stored address that uniquely identifies each transmitter module to determine whether to modify operating parameters associated with the transmitter circuitry based on the decoded control instructions; and
control room circuitry that receives and decodes data transmitted by each of the plurality of uniquely addressable transmitter modules on the plurality of unique radio carrier signal frequencies.
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Abstract
A multi-transmitter telemetry system remotely controls and modifies the operating parameters associated with a plurality of addressable transmitter modules connected to collect data from a plurality of sensors. Control instructions remotely provided to each transmitter module include addressing data identifying the transmitter module to implement the control instructions. Although each transmitter module decodes the control instructions, only the addressed transmitter module implements the provided instructions. In this way, individual transmitters employed in a multi-transmitter telemetry system may be individually addressed and remotely controlled.
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36 Claims
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1. A multi-transmitter telemetry system for collecting data from a plurality of sensors located on a rotating member, the multi-transmitter telemetry system comprising:
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a control room modulator that encodes transmitter specific command instructions that include addressing instructions and control instructions onto an AC power carrier signal; a plurality of uniquely addressable transmitter modules located on the rotating member, each transmitter module having transmitter circuitry for receiving data from one of the plurality of sensors and transmitting the received data by modulating the received data onto a unique radio carrier signal; wherein each transmitter module includes decoding circuitry for decoding the command instructions encoded within the AC power carrier signal and comparing the addressing instructions to a stored address that uniquely identifies each transmitter module to determine whether to modify operating parameters associated with the transmitter circuitry based on the decoded control instructions; and control room circuitry that receives and decodes data transmitted by each of the plurality of uniquely addressable transmitter modules on the plurality of unique radio carrier signal frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A transmitter module for use in a digital telemetry system, the transmitter module comprising:
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a storage medium for storing an unique address associated with the transmitter module; a power supply that rectifies alternating current (AC) power received from an external source and generates direct current (DC) power output; a tone decoder for detecting the presence of command instructions digitally modulated onto the AC power; a command signal decoder that decodes command instructions embedded within the AC power and compares addressing information provided as part of the decoded command instructions to the unique address provided by the storage medium, wherein if the decoded command instruction corresponds with the unique address provided by the storage medium then command signal decoder generates control instructions based on the decoded command instructions; sensing circuitry for receiving data from a sensor and configurable based on control instructions provided by the command signal decoder; a PCM encoder that generates a data bitstream in response to data received from the sensing circuitry; a carrier generator for generating a radio frequency carrier signal; and a digital modulator that modulates the data bitstream received from the PCM encoder onto the radio frequency carrier signal at a frequency that is configurable by the control instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for operating a transmitter module in a multi-transmitter telemetry system, the method comprising:
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receiving an AC power signal from a source external to the transmitter module; decoding a command signal embedded within the AC power signal, wherein the command signal includes addressing data and control instructions; comparing the addressing data provided by the command signal to a stored address that uniquely identifies the transmitter module to determine whether the command instruction is addressed to the transmitter module; modifying operating parameters associated with the transmitter circuitry based on the control instructions and the outcome of the comparison between the addressing data and the stored address; receiving sensor data provided by a sensor; embedding the received sensor data onto a radio frequency carrier signal; and transmitting the radio frequency carrier signal with embedded sensor data to a receiver external to the transmitter module; - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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