Torque sensing system with wireless two-way communication

A torque sensing system comprising:

• a torque transmitting device having a housing with a cover, a shaft instrumented for producing first electrical signals related to torque instantaneously being transmitted through the shaft from a source of mechanical power to a mechanical load, and second electrical signals related to misalignments of said shaft;
• a shaft-mounted processor for converting said first and second signals to rf form, a housing-mounted processor on receiving rf data signals from the shaft-mounted processor, said shaft-mounted and housing-mounted processors being coupled by rf technology to transfer said first and second signals from the rotating shaft to the housing-mounted processor, said housing-mounted processor including an antenna for broadcasting data derived from said signals via a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wireless communication protocol to a computing device having input capabilities for displaying said broadcast data and for inputting data commands to the housing processor;
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• said system further comprising a two-part inductive coil, a primary part of the coil being mounted on the housing and a secondary part of the coil be mounted on the shaft to inductively receive power from the primary coil part and provide said power to the shaft mounted processor.