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US 10,707,921 B2Granted
Systems and methods for machine condition monitoring
AssigneeNikola Labs
InventorsJames Dvorsky, Roland Kyle Tallos, Jonathan Eric Turner, Brock Joseph DeLong, Ryan Somogye
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Abstract
Systems and methods can include a transponder configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiver and sensor module (RSM), wireless communicate with a high-speed network, and radio-frequency (RF) powering of RSM. The high-speed network can include a wired network such as USB or Ethernet, or wireless network such as a WiFi or cellular network. Additionally or alternatively, an antenna module can be configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) power to a receiver configured to monitor a condition of a machine.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to monitor one of a machine and/or local machine environment for at least one of a physical, electrical and chemical quantity, the at least one sensor being configured to generate data quantifying the at least one physical, electrical and chemical quantity, wherein a sampling frequency of the at least one sensor of the at least one physical, electrical and chemical quantity is selected from one of fixed and dynamically adjusted based on a type of the at least one physical, electrical and chemical quantity;
- an antenna module configured to receive at least one of radio-frequency (RF) signals directed toward the antenna module, stray RF signals, RF signals generated by the machine, and low frequency electromagnetic signals;
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- a harvesting module configured to harvest energy from the received signals, and further configured to convert the harvested energy to electrical energy based on the harvested energy, wherein the electrical energy is provided to an electrical energy storage element for storage and use by the at least one sensor.
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