Inductive battery power transfer for powering wireless sensors for construction and agricultural equipment
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1. A wireless sensor assembly comprising:
- a battery pack detachably placed on machinery having a primary resonant coil;
a wireless sensor detachably placed on machinery having a wireless sensor power receiver with a secondary resonant coil that is in electric communication with the first resonant coil;
said wireless sensor having a super capacitor;
wherein the battery pack inductively powers the wireless sensor;
wherein the wireless sensor assembly is detachably connected to a member selected from the group consisting of an agricultural machine, a construction machine, and a construction equipment.
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Abstract
A wireless sensor assembly that includes a battery pack and a wireless sensor. The battery pack is placed in spaced relation to the wireless sensor and inductively powers the wireless sensor utilizing primary and secondary resonant coils presented within the battery pack and wireless sensor. The wireless sensor additionally has super capacitors therein to continue to operate the wireless sensor during the changing of the battery pack.
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1. A wireless sensor assembly comprising:
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a battery pack detachably placed on machinery having a primary resonant coil; a wireless sensor detachably placed on machinery having a wireless sensor power receiver with a secondary resonant coil that is in electric communication with the first resonant coil; said wireless sensor having a super capacitor; wherein the battery pack inductively powers the wireless sensor; wherein the wireless sensor assembly is detachably connected to a member selected from the group consisting of an agricultural machine, a construction machine, and a construction equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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7. A wireless sensor assembly, comprising:
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a battery pack having primary powering resonant coil circuitry; and a wireless sensor configured to measure an angle having secondary powering resonant coil circuitry, wherein the battery pack inductively powers the wireless sensor wherein the wireless sensor assembly is detachably connected to a member selected from the group consisting of an agricultural machine, a construction machine, and a construction equipment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A wireless sensor assembly, comprising:
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a battery pack detachably placed on machinery having a micro-controller connected to a load detector; a wireless sensor detachably placed on machinery; wherein the micro-controller wirelessly transfers current from the battery pack to the wireless sensor based upon a signal sent from the load detector; wherein the wireless sensor assembly is detachably connected to a member selected from the group consisting of an agricultural machine, a construction machine, and a construction equipment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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