Smart cable enclosure incorporating mechanical strain, measurement, storage, transmission and interpretation

A cable deformation monitoring system comprising:

• an electronic cable comprising:
• a centrally located piezoelectric fiber sensor having a length longitudinally extending along at least a portion of electronic cable in an axial direction, the piezoelectric fiber sensor is configured to produce voltage readings that are proportional to tensile loads experienced by the electronic cable in the axial direction over time;
• at least two flex sensors arranged radially external to the piezoelectric fiber sensor, each flex sensor having a length longitudinally extending along at least a portion of electronic cable in the axial direction, wherein the at least two flex sensors are configured to output voltage readings that are proportional to lateral loads experienced by the electronic cable in a radial direction over time;
• a battery configured to supply a current to at least the piezoelectric fiber sensor and the at least two flex sensors;
• a memory;
• and
• a microprocessor configured to store in the memory at least the voltage output readings of the piezoelectric fiber sensor and the at least two flex sensors;
• and
• a remote monitoring device electronically coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the remote monitoring device is configured to:
• receive the stored voltage output readings of the piezoelectric fiber sensor and the at least two flex sensors;
• and
• monitor strain of the electronic cable based on the received voltage readings.

A computer-implemented method for deformation monitoring, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by a remote monitoring device, a request to a microprocessor of an electronic cable, the electronic cable comprising:
• a centrally located piezoelectric fiber sensor having a length longitudinally extending along at least a portion of electronic cable in an axial direction, the piezoelectric fiber sensor is configured to produce voltage readings that are proportional to tensile loads experienced by the electronic cable in the axial direction over time;
• at least two flex sensors arranged radially external to the piezoelectric fiber sensor, each flex sensor having a length longitudinally extending along at least a portion of electronic cable in the axial direction, wherein the at least two flex sensors are configure to output voltage readings that are proportional to lateral loads experienced by the electronic cable in a radial direction over time;
• a battery configured to supply a current to at least the piezoelectric fiber sensor and the at least two flex sensors;
• a memory;
• and
• the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to store in the memory at least the voltage output readings of the piezoelectric fiber sensor and the at least two flex sensors;
• receiving by the remote monitoring device, in response to the request, the stored voltage output readings of the piezoelectric fiber sensor and the at least two flex sensors;
• and
• monitoring strain of the electronic cable based on the received voltage readings.