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AssigneeU.S. Department of Energy
InventorsPaul Ohodnicki, Jagannath Devkota, David W Greve
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Materials, methods of making, and methods of using an integrated wireless detector for real time interrogating metallic tubular structures comprising: an RF patch antenna; a passive surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor; and data analytic methodologies. An embodiment relates to interrogating a metallic structure having a uniform cross section using an antenna which launches electromagnetic radiation. A sensor may be located within the structure is configured to re-emit electromagnetic radiation modified depending on parameters for which the sensor has been functionalized. An antenna may receive radiation as modified by the sensor, or may receive the transmitted or backscattered radiation directly, without use of a sensor. The antenna then communicates wirelessly with an interrogator providing data which may be used to understand the operational status of the structure in real-time.
An integrated wireless detector for interrogating one or more metallic tubular structures, said integrated wireless detector comprising:
An integrated wireless detector for interrogating metallic tubular structures, said integrated wireless detector comprising:
A method of interrogating metallic tubular structures, said method comprising:
An integrated wireless detector for interrogating one or more metallic tubular structures, said integrated wireless detector comprising:
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