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AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorsDavid Lynn, Graeme Knox, Carl Wacker, Ralph Moffett, William Stewart, Idir Boudaoud, Alan Kenneth McCall, Dave Hanes
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A belt monitoring system employs a belt having at least one reinforcement member made from a conductive reinforcement material. A belt monitor is disposed in conjunction with the belt. The belt monitor comprises a field inductor excited by an applied signal. An electrical characteristic of at least a portion of the field inductor as influenced by changes in the electrical properties of the conductive reinforcement member is monitored in order to determine a physical condition of the conductive reinforcement member and thereby monitor a physical characteristic of the belt. This monitoring may be carried out by a sense inductor disposed adjacent or in conjunction with the field inductor.
A system comprising:
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