GAS PURGE VALVE WITH ACTUATION SENSOR
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1. A gas purge valve configured with one or more sensors each for sensing and generating one or more signals indicative of parameters associated with the valve, a power source and a transmitting system for transmitting signals to a remote control station.
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Abstract
A gas purge valve (114A-D) is provided within a fluid system, the valve being configured with one or more sensors (134B) each for sensing and generating one or more signals indicative of parameters associated with the valve. The fluid system further comprises a power source and a transmitting system for transmitting signals from the sensors to a remote control station (130).
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- 1. A gas purge valve configured with one or more sensors each for sensing and generating one or more signals indicative of parameters associated with the valve, a power source and a transmitting system for transmitting signals to a remote control station.
- 3. A fluid system comprising a fluid line fitted with at least one gas purge valve configured with one or more sensors, each for sensing and generating one or more valve signals indicative of parameters associated with the valve and the fluid line, and electric circuitry comprising a power source and a transmitting system for transmitting signals to a remote control station.
- 4. A method for monitoring fluid flow through a fluid system comprising a fluid line fitted with at least one gas purge valve configured with one or more sensors each for sensing and generating one or more signals indicative of parameters associated with the valve and a fluid line, a power source and a transmitting system for transmitting signals to a remote control station, and generating one or more valve signals by the sensors and transmitting the valve signals to the remote control station.
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