Wireless load cell monitoring system and method

A computer-implemented method for monitoring a pumpjack, comprising:

• wirelessly pairing a remote load cell assembly comprising a remote processor, wherein the remote processor further comprises a data gathering module, remote memory, battery, remote transceiver, analog-to-digital converter, and a group of sensors comprising:
• a load cell comprising a wheatstone bridge circuit, an accelerometer, and a temperature sensor;
• wherein the remote load cell assembly is configured to operate in a hazardous environment from a group consisting of:
• a hazardous gas environment, a hazardous vapor environment, and a hazardous mist environment;
• with a base station comprising a base processor, base memory, base transceiver, and digital-to-analog converter;
• reading digital data output by the accelerometer and the temperature sensor;
• reading original analog voltage data from the load cell attached to a rod of a pumpjack, wherein the load cell measures pumping force of the pumpjack;
• reading digital measurement data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor;
• converting the load cell original analog voltage data into digital load data;
• transmitting the digital load data from the remote load cell assembly and the digital measurement data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor to the base station using a wireless communication protocol;
• deactivating, by the data gathering module, the group of sensors and the remote transceiver to perform the pair, read, convert and transmit steps once an hour or once a day, when required to manage battery consumption of the remote load cell assembly;
• converting the digital load data corresponding to the load cell into emulated analog voltage data that matches the original analog voltage data;
• and
• outputting from the base station the emulated analog voltage data, the accelerometer data and temperature data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodied with software for monitoring a pumpjack, the software when executed configured to:

• wirelessly pair a remote load cell assembly comprising a remote processor, wherein the remote processor further comprises a data gathering module, remote memory, battery, remote transceiver, analog-to-digital converter, and a group of sensors comprising:
• a load cell comprising a wheatstone bridge circuit, an accelerometer, and a temperature sensor, wherein the remote load cell assembly is configured to operate in a hazardous environment from a group consisting of:
• a hazardous gas environment, a hazardous vapor environment, and a hazardous mist environment;
• with a base station comprising a base processor, base memory, base transceiver, and digital-to-analog converter;
• reading digital data output by the accelerometer and the temperature sensor;
• read original analog voltage data from the load cell attached to a rod of a pumpjack, wherein the load cell measures pumping force of the pumpjack;
• reading digital measurement data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor;
• convert the load cell original analog voltage data into digital load data;
• transmit the digital load data from the remote load cell assembly and the digital measurement data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor to the base station using a wireless communication protocol;
• deactivating, by the data gathering module, the group of sensors and the remote transceiver to perform the pair, read, convert and transmit steps once an hour or once a day, when required to manage battery consumption of the remote load cell assembly;
• convert the digital load data corresponding to the load cell into emulated analog voltage data that matches the original analog voltage data;
• and
• output the emulated analog voltage data, the accelerometer data and temperature data from the base station.