Continuous dust accumulation monitoring system
AssigneeIndustrial Intelligence, Inc.
InventorsGeorge T. Armbruster, Jr., Bruce Ferris, Shane Diller, Slava Orlov
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Abstract
Embodiments of a continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprise an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, a sample area for collecting ambient dust, a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area and a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly. The continuous dust accumulation monitoring system may be connected to system control hardware.
Claims20
A continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprising:
- an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, wherein the enclosure comprises an external surface comprising a floor;
- a sample area comprising a platform extending from the floor of the external surface of the enclosure for collecting ambient dust, wherein the platform is elevated above the floor;
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- a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure, wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly comprises a camera secured within the enclosure and to the side of the sample area, wherein the sample area is within a field of view of the camera, wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly is configured to measure dust height continuously via the camera as dust accumulates on the sample area, and wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly is configured to generate a signal based on the dust height viewed by the camera on the sample area.
A continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprising:
- an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations;
- a sample area on an external surface of the enclosure for collecting ambient dust;
- a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area, wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly comprises a camera secured within the enclosure and to the side of the sample area, wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly is configured to measure dust height continuously via the camera as dust accumulates on the sample area;
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- a processing device configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly and determine a rate of change of dust accumulation over time.
A continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprising:
- a sample area comprising a platform comprising a first edge and a second edge;
- a dust accumulation sensor assembly comprising a camera positioned to the side of the sample area, wherein the sample area is within a field of view of the camera, wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly is configured to measure dust height continuously via the camera as dust accumulates on the sample area in an uneven distribution between the first edge and the second edge;
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- wherein the dust accumulation sensor assembly is configured to generate a signal based on the dust height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.