PRESSURE SENSOR AND SENSOR SYSTEM COMPRISING ONE OR MORE PRESSURE SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20180364122A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15781892

    申请日:2016-12-09

    Abstract: The present document relates to a pressure sensor comprising a structural element, the structural element comprising a first and second structural part. The sensor further comprises a first cavity being in fluid connection with an exterior of the sensor for establishing a first pressure which is dependent on an external pressure in the first cavity and a second cavity configured to be at a second pressure in use. A deformable structure is deformable dependent on a pressure difference between the first pressure and the second pressure. The sensor comprises a fiber including an intrinsic fiber optic sensor fixed to the structural element and to the deformable structure for providing an optical sensor signal dependent on said pressure difference.

    OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    4.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR ASSEMBLY 审中-公开
    光纤传感器总成

    公开(公告)号:US20170049341A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-23

    申请号:US15308043

    申请日:2015-05-01

    Abstract: A sensor assembly comprises an optical fiber having a sensing fiber portion that comprises at least one Fiber Bragg Grating. Further, the sensor assembly comprises a sensing body having body ends coupled to the fiber at opposite axial sides of the sensing fiber portion. Optionally, the optical fiber is arranged within a capillary, and the body ends of the sensing body are attached to the capillary, at opposite axial sides of the sensing fiber portion. The capillary may be filled with glue for attaching the optical fiber to the capillary.

    Abstract translation: 传感器组件包括具有包括至少一个光纤布拉格光栅的感测光纤部分的光纤。 此外,传感器组件包括感测体,其具有在感测纤维部分的相对的轴向侧耦合到纤维的主体端。 可选地,光纤布置在毛细管内,并且感测体的主体端部在感测纤维部分的相对的轴向侧附着到毛细管。 毛细管可以填充用于将光纤附着到毛细管的胶。

    EMBANKMENT MONITORING SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190390431A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16465749

    申请日:2017-12-01

    Abstract: The embankment monitoring system comprises an optic sensor chain (10) and an interrogator (20). The optic sensor chain (10) comprises a series of intrinsic fiber optic sensors (12) that are mutually spaced with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction of the optic sensor chain and at least one optic fiber (14) to optically connect the plurality of intrinsic fiber optic sensors to the interrogator. The interrogator is configured to issue an optic interrogation signal and the intrinsic fiber optic sensors are configured to respond to the optic interrogation signal with an optic measurement signal that is indicative for at least one physical parameter (P1) sensed by the intrinsic fiber optic sensors. The interrogator is further configured to process the optic measurement signals of the intrinsic fiber optic sensors to estimate a depth (d) as a function of a position (p) along said optic sensor chain (10).

    OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE, SENSOR APPARATUS, CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20180156643A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15572646

    申请日:2015-05-08

    Abstract: The invention is directed at an optical sensor device, comprising a sensing element for receiving an input action, an optical fiber comprising an intrinsic fiber optic sensor, and a transmission structure arranged for exerting a sensing action on the optical fiber in response to the input action received by the sensing element, wherein the optical fiber in a first connecting part thereof is connected to a reference body and wherein the optical fiber in a second connecting part thereof is to the transmission structure for receiving the sensing action, the first connecting part and the second connecting part of the optical fiber being located on either side of the intrinsic fiber optic sensor, wherein the transmission structure comprises a bi-stable spring having a first and a second stable deflection position and a negative stiffness range around an unstable equilibrium position between the first and second stable deflection position, and wherein the optical fiber between the transmission structure and the reference body is pre-stressed such as to be tensed, said optical fiber thereby acting as a spring having a first spring constant of positive value, wherein the optical fiber thereby counteracts a spring action of the bi-stable spring such as to operate the bi-stable spring in a deflection position range within the negative stiffness range, the deflection position range not including the unstable equilibrium position of the bi-stable spring.

    OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE, SENSOR APPARATUS AND CABLE

    公开(公告)号:US20180149532A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-31

    申请号:US15572594

    申请日:2015-05-08

    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical sensor device comprising a reference body and at least one sensing transducer. The sensing transducer is arranged for receiving an input action, and is movably arranged relative to the reference body for moving relative to the reference body in response to the input action. The device further comprises an optical fiber and one or more transmission arms including a first transmission arm. The optical fiber comprises an intrinsic fiber optic sensor. The optical fiber is connected with a first connecting part thereof to the first transmission arm and with a second connecting part thereof to an element exterior to said first transmission arm. The first connecting part and the second connecting part are on either side of the intrinsic fiber optic sensor. For receiving the input action, a base of the first transmission arm is connected at a first part thereof with the reference body and with a second part thereof with the sensing transducer. The optical fiber is connected at a location along the first transmission arm remote from the base thereby converting the input action received by the sensing transducer into a sensing action applied to the optical fiber such as to modify strain in the optical fiber dependent on said input action.

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