Pneumatic Energy Harvesting and Monitoring
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a number of sensors configured to detect a number of parameters;
an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy from a compressed gas in a pneumatic system; and
a controller connected to the number of sensors and the energy harvesting unit, wherein the controller is configured to process measurements for the number of parameters detected by the number of sensors and wherein the number of sensors and the controller are powered by the energy harvesting unit.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring a pneumatic system. A number of parameters are monitored using a monitoring device connected to the pneumatic system, an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy from a gas in the pneumatic system, and a controller. The monitoring device comprises a number of sensors configured to detect the number of parameters. The controller is in communication with the number of sensors and the energy harvesting unit and is configured to process measurements for the number of parameters detected by the number of sensors and control operation of the energy harvesting unit. The number of sensors and the controller are powered by the energy harvesting unit. The monitoring device is powered using the electrical energy generated by the energy harvesting unit.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a number of sensors configured to detect a number of parameters; an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy from a compressed gas in a pneumatic system; and a controller connected to the number of sensors and the energy harvesting unit, wherein the controller is configured to process measurements for the number of parameters detected by the number of sensors and wherein the number of sensors and the controller are powered by the energy harvesting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a number of sensors configured to detect a number of parameters in a fluid system; an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy from a fluid in the fluid system; and a controller in communication with the number of sensors and the energy harvesting unit, wherein the controller is configured to process measurements for the number of parameters detected by the number of sensors and control operation of the energy harvesting unit and wherein the number of sensors and the controller are powered by the electrical energy generated by the energy harvesting unit. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for monitoring a pneumatic system, the method comprising:
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monitoring for a number of parameters using a monitoring device connected to the pneumatic system, wherein the monitoring device comprises a number of sensors configured to detect the number of parameters;
an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy from a gas in the pneumatic system; and
a controller in communication with the number of sensors and the energy harvesting unit, wherein the controller is configured to process measurements for the number of parameters detected by the number of sensors and control operation of the energy harvesting unit; andpowering the monitoring device using the electrical energy generated by the energy harvesting unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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