Health monitor
First Claim
1. A health monitoring system comprising;
- a micro gas detector connected to an equipment so as to detect a gas from the equipment; and
a processor connected to said micro gas detector; and
wherein;
said micro gas detector comprises heaters along a channel, and the heaters are structured so as to turn on sequentially to provide a heat pulse that increases as it moves through the channel.
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Abstract
An equipment or environment health monitor having a micro gas apparatus incorporating a phased heater array, concentrator, separator and detector for achieving the sensitivity needed for detection of extremely small amounts of fluids. The apparatus is capable of detecting trace gases, and may be utilized to detect “fault” gas of operating equipment so as to determine, for example, the prospects of imminent failure of the equipment. Also, the micro gas apparatus is capable of detecting miniscule amounts of pollutants in ambient environment of a conditioned or tested space. The output of the apparatus may go to a microcontroller and/or processor for prompt analysis. The output from the microcontroller or processor may go to either a transmitter/receiver for wireless communication or a modem for utility line, cable or optical communication with a station for data and results observation and review.
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36 Claims
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1. A health monitoring system comprising;
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a micro gas detector connected to an equipment so as to detect a gas from the equipment; and
a processor connected to said micro gas detector; and
wherein;
said micro gas detector comprises heaters along a channel, and the heaters are structured so as to turn on sequentially to provide a heat pulse that increases as it moves through the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A means for monitoring the health of equipment comprising:
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means for detecting a gas in a fluid from the equipment comprising phased heaters that turn on sequentially through a channel for creating an increasing pulse of heat in the fluid as it moves through the channel for concentrating the fluid in a channel from the equipment; and
means for processing, connected to said means for detecting a gas, for identifying the gas. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A health monitoring system comprising:
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micro gas detector connected to an equipment so as to detect a gas from the equipment; and
a processor connected to said micro gas detector; and
wherein;
the micro gas detector comprises;
a channel for a flow of a fluid from the equipment;
at least two interactive elements situated along a length of the channel; and
at least two heater elements thermally connected to a corresponding interactive element of the at least two interactive elements; and
the processor is connected to the at least two heater elements to energize the heater elements in a time phased sequence and provide an increased heat pulse for a fluid from the equipment as the fluid moves through the channel. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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