Manufacturing system with intrinsically safe electric information storage
First Claim
1. A manufacturing system including a hazard zone and a non-hazard zone, the system comprising:
- a storage device, located in the hazard zone, for electrically storing information;
a communication device, located in the hazard zone, for storing information to and reading information from the storage device;
a controller, located in the non-hazard zone and in electrical communication with the communication device, for controlling the system based on information read from the storage device by the communication device; and
an intrinsic safety barrier located in the non-hazard zone and connected between the communication device and the controller to limit electrical energy passing to the communication device.
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Abstract
The present invention is a manufacturing system including a hazard zone and a non-hazard zone. The system includes a storage device, located in the hazard zone, for electrically storing information. The system further includes a communication device, also located in the hazard zone, for storing information to and reading information from the storage device. In the non-hazard zone, a controller is in electrical communication with the communication device. The controller controls the system based on information read from the storage device by the communication device. To limit electrical energy passing to the communication device, an intrinsic safety barrier located in the non-hazard zone is connected between the communication device and the controller device.
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42 Claims
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1. A manufacturing system including a hazard zone and a non-hazard zone, the system comprising:
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a storage device, located in the hazard zone, for electrically storing information; a communication device, located in the hazard zone, for storing information to and reading information from the storage device; a controller, located in the non-hazard zone and in electrical communication with the communication device, for controlling the system based on information read from the storage device by the communication device; and an intrinsic safety barrier located in the non-hazard zone and connected between the communication device and the controller to limit electrical energy passing to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for handling liquid in a hazard zone comprising:
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a container capable of holding the liquid having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag mounted thereon; a radio frequency (RF) antenna which is capable of storing information to and reading information from the RFID tag; a controller coupled with the RF antenna to control processing of the liquid from the container based on information read from the RFID tag by the RF antenna; and an intrinsic safety barrier connected between the RF antenna and the controller, wherein the container and the RF antenna are located within the hazard zone, and wherein the controller and the intrinsic safety barrier are located within anon-hazard zone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An intrinsically safe data retrieval system comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag containing information to be retrieved, the RFID located in a hazard zone; a radio frequency (RF) antenna electromagnetically coupled to the RFID tag, the RF antenna located in the hazard zone; a RF card for communicating with the RF antenna, the RF card located outside the hazard zone; and an intrinsic safety barrier located outside the hazard zone and connected between the RF antenna and the RF card. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A hazardous liquid dispensing and filling system comprising:
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a liquid reservoir which contains the hazardous liquid to be dispensed; a container capable of holding the hazardous liquid in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir; a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag mounted on the container; a radio frequency (RF) antenna which is capable of storing information to the RFID tag; a controller coupled with the RF antenna for controlling dispensing of the liquid from the liquid reservoir into the container and for controlling writing information to the RFID tag based on the liquid dispensed into the container; and an intrinsic safety barrier connected between the RF antenna and the controller, wherein the container and the RF antenna are located within a hazard zone, and wherein the controller and the intrinsic safety barrier are located within anon-hazard zone. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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