Sensor system
First Claim
1. Apparatus having a sensor system for providing sensor information for a monitoring, control or other operating function of the apparatus, the sensor system comprising:
- a transducer adapted to be responsive to a predetermined environmental characteristic of the apparatus for providing an electrical output;
means for accentuating said environmental characteristic adjacent to the transducer;
at least one sensor arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output for generating a detection signal; and
means arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output and responsive to the detection signal, for communicating sensor information to a processing unit remote from the sensor system and associated with the said function.
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Abstract
The invention provides apparatus having a sensor system for providing sensor information for a monitoring, control or other operating function of the apparatus. The sensor system comprises: a transducer (16) adapted to be responsive to a predetermined environmental characteristic of the apparatus for providing an electrical output, and means (18) adjacent to the transducer to accentuate the said characteristic. At least one sensor (20) is arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output for generating a detection signal, and means (38, 40) arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output and responsive to the detection signal are also provided for communicating sensor information to a processing unit remote from the sensor system and associated with the said function.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus having a sensor system for providing sensor information for a monitoring, control or other operating function of the apparatus, the sensor system comprising:
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a transducer adapted to be responsive to a predetermined environmental characteristic of the apparatus for providing an electrical output; means for accentuating said environmental characteristic adjacent to the transducer; at least one sensor arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output for generating a detection signal; and means arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output and responsive to the detection signal, for communicating sensor information to a processing unit remote from the sensor system and associated with the said function. - 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 sensor system for providing detection information for a monitoring, control or other operational function of an apparatus, comprising:
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a transducer adapted to be responsive to a predetermined environmental characteristic of the apparatus for providing an electrical output; means for accentuating said environmental characteristic adjacent to the transducer; at least one sensor arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output for generating a detection signal; and means arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output and responsive to the detection signal, for communicating sensor information to a processing unit of said apparatus and remote from the sensor system.
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19. A sensor system for providing detection information for a monitoring, control or other operational function of apparatus subjected to fluid flow therein or thereover, comprising:
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a transducer adapted to be responsive to a predetermined characteristic of a boundary layer of the fluid for providing an electrical output; at least one sensor arranged to be operated by power derived from the electrical output for generating a detection signal; and means for accentuating said characteristic adjacent to the transducer.
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20. A device for generating electrical power, said device being associated in use with a surface subjected to a fluid flow thereover, comprising:
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a transducer adapted to be responsive to a predetermined characteristic of a boundary layer of the fluid for generating an electrical output; means for supplying electrical power derived from the electrical output; and means for accentuating said characteristic of the boundary layer of the fluid adjacent to the transducer.
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