Benchmark test point with integrated RFID technology for a particle detector
AssigneeRockwell Research and Development Group, LLC
InventorSteven William Joseph
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for a benchmark test point with integrated RFID technology are described for use with a particle detector. The benchmark test point with integrated RFID technology comprises a body housing, an inlet valve, a compression device, an actuator sleeve, an outlet, an RFID chip and antenna, and an attachment method on the body housing for fastening the benchmark test point to a sampling pipe of a particle detector. The benchmark test point with integrated RFID technology is fail-safe in the normally closed position without the risk of being partially left open and can electronically record dynamic performance data at the source.
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A benchmark test point apparatus for use in conjunction with a particle detector, comprising:
- a body housing;
- an inlet valve that removably connects to the body housing, wherein the inlet valve includes a plurality of O-rings, wherein said plurality of O-rings are constructed from one or more sealing materials, and said inlet valve has an orifice at one end that has an opening with one or more orifices centered between the O-rings;
- a compression device configured to hold the inlet valve in a closed position;
- an actuator sleeve, removably connected to the inlet valve, wherein the actuator sleeve is a mechanism to allow a user to control an open or closed position of the inlet valve;
- an outlet that includes an interchangeable insert that can be removably fixed into an insert to a channel in the body housing;
- an RFID chip and antenna that is removably connected to a part of the body housing;
- wherein the RFID chip includes memory configured to store commissioning benchmark transport-time data for the benchmark test point apparatus, and to store or append subsequent inspection or test data associated with the benchmark test point apparatus over time;
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- an attachment method on the body housing for fastening the benchmark test point apparatus to a sampling pipe of a particle detector.
A benchmark test point system for use in conjunction with a particle detector, comprising:
- a body housing;
- an inlet valve that removably connects to the body housing, wherein the inlet valve includes a plurality of O-rings, wherein said plurality of O-rings are constructed from one or more sealing materials, and said inlet valve has an orifice at one end that has an opening with one or more orifices centered between the O-rings;
- a compression device configured to hold the inlet valve in a closed position;
- an actuator sleeve, removably connected to the inlet valve, wherein the actuator sleeve is
- a mechanism to allow a user to control an open or closed position of the inlet valve;
- an outlet that includes an interchangeable insert that can be removably fixed into the insert to a channel in the body housing;
- an RFID chip and antenna that is removably connected to a part of the body housing;
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- an attachment method on the body housing for fastening the benchmark test point system to a sampling pipe of a particle detector.
A method for transferring particles with a benchmark test point, comprising:
- collecting an air sample through an inlet valve that serves as a passageway for air to enter and flow through a body housing when the inlet valve is in the open position, and the inlet valve restricts air from passing through the orifices of the inlet valve and into the body housing when the inlet valve is in the closed position;
- collecting performance data from the air sample using an RFID chip and antenna;
- storing and appending performance data from the RFID chip and antenna to an on-board read/write memory where an identifier in the form of text is written to define if the chip is a benchmark test point or a sample point, type of sample point, and orifice size;
- transmitting the data to a custom application used on a computing device to read chip data embedded in the benchmark test point;
- assigning the chip data from the custom application to a physical location and a specific particle detector, recording performance characteristics associated with the benchmark test point, and performing subsequent inspections to monitor the status of the particle detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.