Visual monitoring system for covered storage tanks
AssigneeSyscor Controls & Automation Inc.
InventorsNikolay Nikolov TZONEV, Dale SHPAK
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Abstract
A visual monitoring system for covered storage tanks, comprising in combination a storage tank, an Imaging Unit and a Communication Unit. The storage tank has a peripheral wall, a fixed ceiling and a floating roof that travels up and down the peripheral wall. The Imaging Unit is positioned within the covered storage tank and includes a Camera, a Microcontroller, a Power Source and a Wireless Communication Interface. The Camera is mounted on one of the ceiling or the wall adjacent to the ceiling and is focused upon the floating roof. The Communication Unit receives wireless communication signals from the Imaging Unit providing imaging data regarding the floating roof.
Claims11
A visual monitoring system for covered storage tanks, comprising in combination:
- a storage tank having a peripheral wall, a fixed ceiling and a floating roof that travels up and down the peripheral wall;
- an Imaging Unit positioned within the covered storage tank, the Imaging Unit comprising a Camera, a Microcontroller, a Power Source and a Wireless Communication Interface, the Camera being mounted on one of the ceiling or the wall adjacent to the ceiling, the Camera having a field of view that includes at least part of the floating roof;
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- a Communication Unit remote from the covered storage tank, the Communication Unit comprising a Microcontroller, a Power Source and a Wireless Communication interface, the Communication Unit receiving wireless communication signals from the Imaging Unit providing imaging data regarding the floating roof via their respective Wireless Communication Interface.
A method of visual monitoring of a floating roof of a covered storage tank, comprising:
- providing an Imaging Unit comprising a Camera, a Microcontroller, a Power Source and a Wireless Communication Interface;
- providing a Communication Unit comprising a Microcontroller, a Power Source and a Wireless Communication interface;
- positioning the Communication Unit remote from the covered storage tank;
- positioning the Imaging Unit within the covered storage tank with the Camera being mounted on one of the ceiling or the wall adjacent to the ceiling, the Camera having a field of view including at least part of the floating roof;
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- sending wireless communication signals from the Imaging Unit to the Communication Unit via their respective Wireless Communication Interface providing imaging data regarding the floating roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.