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US 9,927,274 B2Granted
Non-invasive fluid flow detection using digital accelerometers
AssigneeJabil Inc.
InventorsJamie Evans, Stephen McSoley
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Abstract
A system for estimating fluid flow in a system including a pump and a fluid vessel operatively coupled to the pump via a conduit is described herein. The system comprises an accelerometer affixed to an exterior surface of the conduit, wherein the accelerometer is configured to generate signals representing physical movement of the conduit, and wherein the signals are suitable for estimating fluid flow in the conduit.
Claims16
A system for estimating fluid flow in a system including a pump and a fluid vessel operatively coupled to the pump via a conduit, comprising:
- an accelerometer constrictingly affixed to an exterior surface of the at least partially flexible conduit, wherein the accelerometer is configured to generate signals representing fluid characteristics of the fluid flow imparted at least by the pump, as indicated by physical movement of the fluid through the at least partially flexible conduit in accordance with pumping by the pump, and wherein the characteristics signals are thereby suitable for estimating fluid flow in the conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.