公开(公告)号：US07343265B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-11

申请号：US11286792

申请日：2005-11-23

申请人： Emad Andarawis Andarawis ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Eladio Clemente Delgado ,  Samantha Rao

发明人： Emad Andarawis Andarawis ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Eladio Clemente Delgado ,  Samantha Rao

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01M5/00 ,  G01M5/0041 ,  G01M5/0066 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G05B23/0213 ,  H04Q2209/10

摘要： A system to monitor the health of a structure, health monitoring sensor nodes, program product, and associated methods are provided. The system includes an array of health monitoring sensor nodes connected to or embedded within a structure to monitor the health of the structure. Each health monitoring sensor node includes sensor elements positioned to sense parameters of the structure and to provide data related to the parameters to a health monitoring sensor node interrogator. Each health monitoring sensor node has a tunable antenna arrangement individually tunable to minimize data collisions between each other of the health monitoring sensor nodes. Each health monitoring sensor node also includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor storing a parameter processing program product adapted to control tuning the antenna arrangement and providing data to the health monitoring sensor node interrogator.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种监测结构健康的体系，健康监测传感器节点，程序产品和相关方法。 该系统包括连接到或嵌入结构内的健康监测传感器节点阵列，以监测结构的健康状况。 每个健康监测传感器节点包括传感器元件，其定位成感测结构的参数，并将与参数有关的数据提供给健康监测传感器节点询问器。 每个健康监测传感器节点具有单独可调谐的可调谐天线布置，以最小化健康监测传感器节点的彼此之间的数据冲突。 每个健康监测传感器节点还包括处理器和与处理器通信的存储器，存储参数处理程序产品，该参数处理程序产品适于控制调谐天线装置并向健康监测传感器节点询问器提供数据。

公开(公告)号：US07315161B2

公开(公告)日：2008-01-01

申请号：US11129682

申请日：2005-05-13

申请人： Anis Zribi ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Christopher James Kapusta ,  Laura Jean Meyer ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

发明人： Anis Zribi ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Christopher James Kapusta ,  Laura Jean Meyer ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

IPC分类号： G01R33/00

CPC分类号： G01R33/0283 ,  G01R15/148 ,  G01R33/0286

摘要： A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a capacitive magneto-MEMS component, a compensator and an output component for sensing magnetic fields and for providing, in response thereto, an indication of the current present in a respective conductor to be measured. In one embodiment, first and second mechanical sense components are electrically conductive and operate to sense a change in a capacitance between the mechanical sense components in response to a mechanical indicator from a magnetic-to-mechanical converter.

摘要翻译： 基于微机电系统（MEMS）的电流和磁场传感器包括具有电容式磁MEMS组件的基于MEMS的磁场感测部件，补偿器和用于感测磁场的输出部件，并且响应于此而提供 当前存在于待测量的导体中的指示。 在一个实施例中，第一和第二机械感测部件是导电的并且用于响应于来自磁 - 机械转换器的机械指示器感测机械感测部件之间的电容的变化。

公开(公告)号：US20070200549A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-30

申请号：US11356332

申请日：2006-02-16

申请人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran

IPC分类号： G01R15/18

CPC分类号： G01R15/148

摘要： A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) current and magnetic field sensor for sensing a magnetic field produced by a conductor includes a magneto-MEMS component for sensing the magnetic field and an interference-MEMS component for sensing an interference, wherein the magneto-MEMS component and the interference MEMS component are used to provide an indication of the current in the conductor.

摘要翻译： 用于感测由导体产生的磁场的微机电系统（MEMS）电流和磁场传感器包括用于感测磁场的磁MEMS组件和用于感测干扰的干涉MEMS组件，其中磁MEMS组件 并且使用干涉MEMS分量来提供导体中的电流的指示。

公开(公告)号：US07253615B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-07

申请号：US10839095

申请日：2004-05-05

申请人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

IPC分类号： G01R33/02

CPC分类号： G01R33/0286 ,  G01R15/148 ,  G01R33/0283

摘要： According to some embodiments, an apparatus includes a movable portion through which a sensing current is to be conducted. The movable portion might comprise, for example, a beam or plate suspended above a well in a Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) substrate. The apparatus may also include a sensing portion coupled to the movable portion, and the movable portion and/or sensing portion may move in a direction normal to the substrate in response to a magnetic field.

摘要翻译： 根据一些实施例，一种装置包括可传导感应电流的可动部分。 可移动部分可以包括例如悬挂在微机电系统（MEMS）衬底中的阱上方的梁或板。 该装置还可以包括耦合到可移动部分的感测部分，并且可动部分和/或感测部分可以响应于磁场沿垂直于衬底的方向移动。

公开(公告)号：US20070114422A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-24

申请号：US11287009

申请日：2005-11-23

申请人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Emad Andarawis ,  Robert Wojnarowski

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Emad Andarawis ,  Robert Wojnarowski

IPC分类号： G01F23/00

CPC分类号： B64D43/00 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01M5/0041 ,  G01M5/0066 ,  G01N29/12 ,  G01N2203/0073 ,  G01N2291/0231 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  G01N2291/2694 ,  Y02T50/53 ,  Y10T307/74

摘要： A system to monitor the health of a structure, sensor nodes, program product, and associated methods are provided. The system includes an array of health monitoring sensor nodes connected to or embedded within a structure to monitor the health of the structure. The health monitoring sensor nodes include sensor elements positioned to sense parameters of the structure and to provide data related to the parameters to a health monitoring sensor node data collector. The sensor nodes can each include an energy harvester to harvest energy to power the sensor node. The system also includes an energy distributing node positioned to provide energy to the sensor nodes, through the structure being monitored, to be harvested by energy harvester of the sensor nodes.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种监测结构，传感器节点，程序产品和相关方法的健康状况的系统。 该系统包括连接到或嵌入结构内的健康监测传感器节点阵列，以监测结构的健康状况。 健康监测传感器节点包括定位成感测结构参数的传感器元件，并将与参数有关的数据提供给健康监测传感器节点数据收集器。 传感器节点可以各自包括能量收集器，以收集能量来为传感器节点供电。 该系统还包括能量分布节点，该能量分配节点定位成通过被监测的结构向传感器节点提供能量，以由传感器节点的能量收集器收获。

公开(公告)号：US07221144B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US11289910

申请日：2005-11-30

申请人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Christopher James Kapusta ,  Laura Jean Meyer ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Debbie Gahaton Jones ,  Anis Zribi

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Christopher James Kapusta ,  Laura Jean Meyer ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Debbie Gahaton Jones ,  Anis Zribi

IPC分类号： G01R31/00

CPC分类号： G01R15/207 ,  G01R15/148 ,  G01R33/0283 ,  G01R33/0286 ,  G01R35/005 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component a structural component comprising a silicon substrate and a compliant layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide and silicon nitride, a magnetic-to-mechanical converter coupled to the structural component to provide a mechanical indication of the magnetic field, and a strain responsive component coupled to the structural component to sense the mechanical indication and to provide an indication of the current in the current carrying conductor in response thereto.

摘要翻译： 基于微机电系统（MEMS）的电流和磁场传感器包括基于MEMS的磁场感测部件，包括硅衬底的结构部件和包括选自二氧化硅和氮化硅的材料的柔性层， 耦合到所述结构部件以提供所述磁场的机械指示的磁 - 机械转换器，以及耦合到所述结构部件以感测所述机械指示并且提供所述载流导体中的电流的指示的应变响应部件 回应。

公开(公告)号：US20070040547A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11506988

申请日：2006-08-18

申请人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Christopher Kapusta ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Anis Zribi ,  Laura Meyer ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Christopher Kapusta ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Anis Zribi ,  Laura Meyer ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

IPC分类号： G01R1/20

CPC分类号： G01R33/0283 ,  G01R15/148 ,  G01R33/0286

摘要： A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) current sensor is described as including a first conductor, a magnetic field shaping component for shaping a magnetic field produced by a current in the first conductor, and a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component including a magneto-MEMS component for sensing the shaped magnetic field and, in response thereto, providing an indication of the current in the first conductor. A method for sensing a current using MEMS is also described as including shaping a magnetic field produced with a current in a first conductor, sensing the shaped magnetic field with a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a magneto-MEMS component magnetic field sensing circuit, and providing an indication of the current in the first conductor.

摘要翻译： 微机电系统（MEMS）电流传感器被描述为包括第一导体，用于使由第一导体中的电流产生的磁场成形的磁场成形部件，以及包括磁 - 用于感测成形磁场的MEMS组件，并且响应于此，提供第一导体中的电流的指示。 还描述了一种用于感测使用MEMS的电流的方法，包括使用在第一导体中的电流产生的磁场成形，用具有磁MEMS组件磁场感测电路的基于MEMS的磁场感测组件感测成形的磁场 并且提供第一导体中的电流的指示。

公开(公告)号：US20050270014A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US11129682

申请日：2005-05-13

申请人： Anis Zribi ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Christopher Kapusta ,  Laura Meyer ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

发明人： Anis Zribi ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Christopher Kapusta ,  Laura Meyer ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

IPC分类号： G01R15/20 ,  G01R33/028 ,  G01R33/02

CPC分类号： G01R33/0283 ,  G01R15/148 ,  G01R33/0286

摘要： A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a capacitive magneto-MEMS component, a compensator and an output component for sensing magnetic fields and for providing, in response thereto, an indication of the current present in a respective conductor to be measured. In one embodiment, first and second mechanical sense components are electrically conductive and operate to sense a change in a capacitance between the mechanical sense components in response to a mechanical indicator from a magnetic-to-mechanical converter.

摘要翻译： 基于微机电系统（MEMS）的电流和磁场传感器包括具有电容式磁MEMS组件的基于MEMS的磁场感测部件，补偿器和用于感测磁场的输出部件，并且响应于此而提供 当前存在于待测量的导体中的指示。 在一个实施例中，第一和第二机械感测部件是导电的并且用于响应于来自磁 - 机械转换器的机械指示器感测机械感测部件之间的电容的变化。

公开(公告)号：US20050270013A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10863442

申请日：2004-06-07

申请人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Christopher Kapusta ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Anis Zribi ,  Laura Meyer ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

发明人： Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Christopher Kapusta ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Anis Zribi ,  Laura Meyer ,  Wei-Cheng Tian

IPC分类号： G01R15/20 ,  G01R33/028 ,  G01R33/02

CPC分类号： G01R33/0283 ,  G01R15/148 ,  G01R33/0286

摘要： A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) current sensor is described as including a first conductor, a magnetic field shaping component for shaping a magnetic field produced by a current in the first conductor, and a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component including a magneto-MEMS component for sensing the shaped magnetic field and, in response thereto, providing an indication of the current in the first conductor. A method for sensing a current using MEMS is also described as including shaping a magnetic field produced with a current in a first conductor, sensing the shaped magnetic field with a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a magneto-MEMS component magnetic field sensing circuit, and providing an indication of the current in the first conductor.

摘要翻译： 微机电系统（MEMS）电流传感器被描述为包括第一导体，用于使由第一导体中的电流产生的磁场成形的磁场成形部件，以及包括磁 - 用于感测成形磁场的MEMS组件，并且响应于此，提供第一导体中的电流的指示。 还描述了一种用于感测使用MEMS的电流的方法，包括使用在第一导体中的电流产生的磁场成形，用具有磁MEMS组件磁场感测电路的基于MEMS的磁场感测组件感测成形的磁场 并且提供第一导体中的电流的指示。

公开(公告)号：US20050024234A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10913100

申请日：2004-08-06

申请人： Glen Brooksby ,  Daniel Harrison ,  Daniel Staver ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Ralph Hoctor ,  D. Wolfgang Daum ,  Kenneth Welles

发明人： Glen Brooksby ,  Daniel Harrison ,  Daniel Staver ,  Ertugrul Berkcan ,  Ralph Hoctor ,  D. Wolfgang Daum ,  Kenneth Welles

IPC分类号： G01D4/00 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G01R22/00 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H02B1/00

CPC分类号： H04Q9/00 ,  G01D4/004 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G01R22/00 ,  H04Q2209/30 ,  H04Q2209/43 ,  H04Q2209/60 ,  H04Q2209/823 ,  Y02B90/242 ,  Y04S20/322

摘要： A low cost and easy to assemble communicating utility meter provides selectable measurement, calibration, display, and communications means so as to be re-configurable based on several factors including; harmonic content of the power signal measured, LCD display alternatives, time of use measurements, bandpass filter settings, power quality measurements, PLC communications. alternatives, radio frequency communications alternatives, optical communications alternatives, and hard wire communications alternatives.

摘要翻译： 低成本和易于组装通信电表提供可选择的测量，校准，显示和通信手段，以便可以基于若干因素重新配置，包括： 测量的功率信号的谐波含量，LCD显示选项，使用时间测量，带通滤波器设置，电能质量测量，PLC通信。 替代品，射频通信替代品，光通信替代品和硬线通信替代品。