WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME

• US 20140300486A1
• Filed: 10/23/2012
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Creator Teknisk Utveckling AB
• Original Assignee: Creator Teknisk Utveckling AB
• Inventors: Lissmats, Jon, Gudmundsson, Michael, Svedlund, Jerry, Hummel, Kjell, Kjellberg, Anders, Pettersson, Erling
• Application Number:
  US14/354,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20140300486A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.01
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/024 for remote indication
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/026 arrangements for monitoring a plurality of temperatures, e.g. by multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 3/005 Circuits arrangements for indicating a predetermined temperature fire detection G08B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 1/18 Screening arrangements against electric or magnetic fields, e.g. against earth's field
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 15/142 Arrangements for simultaneous measurements of several parameters employing techniques covered by groups G01R15/14 - G01R15/26
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A wireless sensor device (10) for a high-voltage environment, which device (10) comprises a housing (12), a control unit (18) for monitoring one or more variable(s) (T) and a power supply unit (20), wherein the housing (12) is designed such that an electric field (E) is minimized and the communication unit (16) is arranged partly inside the housing (12).

Claims

1. A wireless sensor device for a high-voltage environment, and arranged to communicate wirelessly with a central unit, which device comprises a housing surrounding a control unit for monitoring one or more parameter(s) such as temperature and a power supply unit, wherein the housing is made of metal and designed such that an E-field is minimized and the communication unit is arranged at least partly inside the housing.

2. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit comprises an antenna being integrated with the housing.

3. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit comprises an antenna being arranged inside the housing.

4. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises or is arranged to communicate with a temperature sensor for measuring or monitoring temperature outside the housing.

5. The wireless sensor device according to claim 4, wherein the sensor is arranged to also measure an inside temperature.

6. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is arranged to generate one or more alarm(s) triggered by a monitored parameter(s) such as outside temperature.

7. The wireless sensor device according to any claim 1, wherein the control unit is arranged to generate one or more alarm(s) triggered by historic parameters.

8. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor device is arranged to continuously monitor one or more parameter(s) such as outside temperature.

9. The wireless sensor device according to claim 2, wherein an antenna slot of the communication unit is arranged on a printed circuit board.

10. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a main circuit board comprising the control unit and a power source.

11. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the base plate comprises fastening, attaching the sensor device.

12. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the base plate comprises tape fastening means, for attaching the sensor device to a disconnector.

13. The wireless sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the base plate comprises snap fastening means, for attaching the sensor device to a cable.

14. A sensor device system including a plurality of sensors, arranged to communicate with a control unit, the control unit being arranged to communicate with a user via a user interface such as a PC having access to the Internet, for running a web-based program for communicating and controlling the sensor devices, wherein each device comprises a housing surrounding a control unit for monitoring one or more parameter(s) such as temperature and a power supply unit, wherein the housing is made of metal and designed such that an E-field is minimized and the communication unit is arranged partly inside the housing.

15. The sensor device system according to claim 14, wherein the system is arranged to compare a temperature difference between at least two temperatures from one or more sensors and to generate an alarm if the temperature difference exceeds a set threshold.

16. The sensor device system according to claim 15, wherein the system is arranged to monitor the temperatures live, and arranged to overload the disconnectors such that it is possible to conduct higher current and use higher voltages than the disconnectors are allowed to do, or can in conventional power substations.