Control system
AssigneeAS Stroemungstechnik GmbH
InventorsAndreas Szeteli, Nico Fischer
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Abstract
A monitoring and control system (100) for containers (3). The containers (3) respectively have a container opening (5) for supplying and dispensing of stored goods. Each container (3) has a sensor unit (10) which has at least one sensor capturing environmental impacts, one processor evaluating sensor signals (13) and one interface unit (14) which operates in a contact-free manner.
Claims23
A monitoring and control system (100) for containers (3), wherein the containers (3) respectively have a container opening (5) for filling in and dispensing goods, each container (3) comprising a sensor unit (10) which has at least one sensor which captures an environmental impact, a processor (13) which evaluates sensor signals, and one interface unit (14) which operates in a contact-free manner, wherein a dip tube (4) opening out at the container opening (5) is present in each container (3), wherein the dip tube (4) is lockable at its outlet at the container opening (5) with a dip tube closure (9), and wherein the sensor unit (10) is arranged in the dip tube closure (9).
A method for operating a monitoring and control system (100) for containers (3), wherein the containers (3) respectively have a container opening (5) for filling in and dispensing goods, characterized in that each container (3) has a sensor unit (10) which has at least one sensor which captures an environmental impact, one processor (13) which evaluates sensor signals, and one interface unit (14) which operates in a contact-free manner, wherein a dip tube (4) opening out at the container opening (5) is present in each container (3), wherein the dip tube (4) is lockable at its outlet at the container opening (5) with a dip tube closure (9), and wherein the sensor unit (10) is arranged in the dip tube closure (9).
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