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US 11,105,669 B2Granted
Non-invasive fluid flow detection using digital accelerometers
AssigneeJabil Inc.
InventorsJamie Evans, Stephen McSorley
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Abstract
A system for estimating fluid flow in a system including a pump and a fluid vessel operatively coupled to the pump via a conduit is described herein. The system comprises an accelerometer affixed to an exterior surface of the conduit, wherein the accelerometer is configured to generate signals representing physical movement of the conduit, and wherein the signals are suitable for estimating fluid flow in the conduit.
Claims4
A system for estimating fluid flow in a system including a pump and a fluid vessel operatively coupled to the pump via a conduit, comprising:
- an accelerometer affixed to an exterior surface of the conduit, wherein the accelerometer is configured to generate signals indicative of vibrations imparted to the conduit solely by pulsing produced by operation of the pump;
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- an processing apparatus wirelessly communicatively associated with the accelerometer and having a receiver for receiving the generated signals therefrom, and comprising code executed by at least one processor and capable of relationally inferring fluid characteristics of the fluid flow in the conduit from the generated signals indicative of vibrations of the conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.