Methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring transmission systems
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1. A sensing platform configured to monitor a transmission system, comprising:
- a sensor configured to sense one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of;
a condition of the transmission system; and
a condition of an environment around the transmission system,the sensor being further configured to produce an output signal related to the sensed one or more conditions;
a control system operatively coupled to the sensor and responsive to the output signal produced by the sensor, the control system being configured to;
produce digital output data based on the output signal produced by the sensor;
compare the digital output data with at least one threshold condition indicative of a normal condition;
determine an anomalous condition for at least one of the transmission system and the environment around the transmission system responsive to the comparison; and
generate information related to the anomalous condition;
a transceiver operatively associated with the control system and configured to transmit the information to an endpoint receiver, and to receive another said information from another said sensing platform; and
a power conversion system operatively coupled to the transmission system and configured to extract energy from a medium intended to be conveyed by the transmission system and convert the extracted energy into a form useable by the sensing platform.
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Abstract
A sensing platform for monitoring a transmission system, and method therefor, may include a sensor that senses one or more conditions relating to a condition of the transmission system and/or the condition of an environment around the transmission system. A control system operatively associated with the sensor produces output data based on an output signal produced by the sensor. A transmitter operatively associated with the control system transmits the output data from the control system.
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1. A sensing platform configured to monitor a transmission system, comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of; a condition of the transmission system; and a condition of an environment around the transmission system, the sensor being further configured to produce an output signal related to the sensed one or more conditions; a control system operatively coupled to the sensor and responsive to the output signal produced by the sensor, the control system being configured to; produce digital output data based on the output signal produced by the sensor; compare the digital output data with at least one threshold condition indicative of a normal condition; determine an anomalous condition for at least one of the transmission system and the environment around the transmission system responsive to the comparison; and generate information related to the anomalous condition; a transceiver operatively associated with the control system and configured to transmit the information to an endpoint receiver, and to receive another said information from another said sensing platform; and a power conversion system operatively coupled to the transmission system and configured to extract energy from a medium intended to be conveyed by the transmission system and convert the extracted energy into a form useable by the sensing platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sensing platform for monitoring a transmission system, comprising:
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an accelerometer configured to sense one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of; a condition of the transmission system; and a condition of an environment around the transmission system, the accelerometer being further configured to produce an output signal related to the sensed one or more conditions; a control system operatively coupled to the accelerometer and responsive to the output signal produced by the accelerometer, the control system being configured to; produce digital output data based on the output signal produced by the accelerometer; compare the digital output data with at least one threshold condition indicative of a normal condition; determine an anomalous condition for at least one of the transmission system and the environment around the transmission system responsive to the comparison; and generating information related to the anomalous condition; a transmitter operatively associated with the control system and configured to transmit the information related to the anomalous condition from the control system to another said sensing platform and to an endpoint receiver; a receiver configured to receive transmitted signals from the other sensing platform and from the endpoint receiver; and a power conversion system operatively coupled to the transmission system and configured to extract energy from a medium intended to be conveyed by the transmission system and convert the extracted energy into a form useable by the sensing platform. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring a transmission system, comprising:
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at least one endpoint receiver configured to control the monitoring of the transmission system and to receive information related to an anomalous condition of the transmission system or an environment around the transmission system; a plurality of sensing platforms operatively associated with the transmission system at a corresponding plurality of locations along the transmission system, each sensing platform of the plurality of sensing platforms comprising; a sensor configured to sense one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of; a condition of the transmission system; and a condition of the environment around the transmission system, the sensor being further configured to produce an output signal related to the sensed one or more conditions; a control system operatively associated with the sensor and responsive to the output signal produced by the sensor, the control system being configured to; produce digital output data based on the output signal produced by the sensor; compare the digital output data with at least one threshold condition indicative of a normal condition; determine the anomalous condition for at least one of the transmission system and the environment around the transmission system responsive to the comparison; and generate the information related to the anomalous condition; a transceiver operatively associated with the control system, the transceiver being configured to transmit the information to the at least one endpoint receiver and to the other ones of the sensing platforms, and to receive the information from the other ones of the sensing platforms; and a power conversion system operatively associated with the transmission system and configured to extract energy from a medium intended to be conveyed by the transmission system and convert the extracted energy into a form useable by the sensing platform. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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