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;
- 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;
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- a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.