Apparatus and Method of Monitoring Operating Parameters of a Gas Turbine
First Claim
1. A self-powered sensing and transmitting module comprising:
- a power element;
a sensing element powered by the power element for generating a sensor signal responsive to a local operating environment;
a transmitting element powered by the power element for transmitting an output signal responsive to the sensor signal to a receiving location remote from the module; and
a housing containing the power element, sensing element and transmitting element.
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Abstract
An integrated, self-powered, sensing and transmitting module (300) that can be placed within an operating environment, such as by being affixed to a gas turbine engine component, in order to sense the local operating environment and to deliver real-time operating environment data to a location outside of the environment. Such a module may integrate a power element (302); a sensing element 9304); and a transmitting element (308) on a single substrate (320) within a single housing (310). Both sensors and circuitry components are formed directly on or in the substrate in novel configurations to decrease the size and weight of the module.
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20 Claims
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1. A self-powered sensing and transmitting module comprising:
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a power element; a sensing element powered by the power element for generating a sensor signal responsive to a local operating environment; a transmitting element powered by the power element for transmitting an output signal responsive to the sensor signal to a receiving location remote from the module; and a housing containing the power element, sensing element and transmitting element. - 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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