NOZZLE CAP MULTI-BAND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY
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1. A nozzle cap assembly comprising:
- a nozzle cap housing configured to mount on a hydrant;
a nozzle cap cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing;
an antenna cover positioned on the nozzle cap housing and secured by the nozzle cap cover, and the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover, and the nozzle cap cover defining an antenna cover cavity; and
an antenna assembly positioned in the antenna cover cavity.
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Abstract
A nozzle cap assembly can include a nozzle cap housing configured to mount on a hydrant, a nozzle cap cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing, an antenna cover positioned on the nozzle cap housing and secured by the nozzle cap cover, the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover, and the nozzle cap cover can define an antenna cover cavity, and an antenna assembly can be positioned in the antenna cover cavity.
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1. A nozzle cap assembly comprising:
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a nozzle cap housing configured to mount on a hydrant; a nozzle cap cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing; an antenna cover positioned on the nozzle cap housing and secured by the nozzle cap cover, and the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover, and the nozzle cap cover defining an antenna cover cavity; and an antenna assembly positioned in the antenna cover cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring for a parameter in a fluid system, the method comprising:
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mounting a sensing node on the nozzle of a hydrant connected in fluid communication with the fluid system, the sensing node further comprising; a nozzle cap housing; a nozzle cap cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing, the nozzle cap cover and the nozzle cap housing defining an interior cavity; an antenna cover positioned on the nozzle cap housing and secured by the nozzle cap cover, the nozzle cap housing, the antenna cover, and the nozzle cap cover defining an antenna cover cavity; a sensor mounted within the interior cavity and configured to collect data for the parameter; and an antenna assembly positioned in the antenna cover cavity and configured to transmit a signal carrying data gather by the sensor; activating the sensing node; gathering data of the parameter with the sensor; and transmitting the data collected by the sensor with the antenna assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A smart fluid system comprising:
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a fluid system; a hydrant connected in fluid communication to the fluid system, the hydrant comprising a nozzle; a sensing node mounted on the nozzle of the hydrant, the sensing node comprising; a nozzle cap housing; a nozzle cap cover attached to the nozzle cap housing, the nozzle cap cover and the nozzle cap housing defining an interior cavity; an antenna cover mounted on the nozzle cap housing and secured between the nozzle cap housing and the nozzle cap cover, the nozzle cap housing, the nozzle cap cover, and the antenna cover defining an antenna cover cavity; a sensor positioned within the interior cavity, the sensor configured to collect data for a parameter of the fluid system; and an antenna assembly mounted to the nozzle cap housing, the antenna assembly positioned within the antenna cover cavity, the antenna assembly configured to transmit the data collected by the sensor.
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18. The smart fluid system of 17, wherein the antenna assembly, the antenna cover, and an antenna mounting surface of the nozzle cap housing each define a curved shape.
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19. The smart water network of 17, wherein the sensing node is an acoustic node configured to detect a leak in the distribution main.
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20. The smart water network of 17, wherein the nozzle cap housing defines a lower rim distal from the nozzle cap cover, the antenna cover positioned on the nozzle cap housing and secured between the lower rim and the nozzle cap cover.
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