公开(公告)号：US07768425B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-03

申请号：US12269756

申请日：2008-11-12

申请人： James William Evans ,  Michael Harris Schneider ,  Daniel Artemis Steingart ,  Paul K. Wright ,  Donald P. Ziegler

发明人： James William Evans ,  Michael Harris Schneider ,  Daniel Artemis Steingart ,  Paul K. Wright ,  Donald P. Ziegler

IPC分类号： G08C19/12

CPC分类号： C25C3/20

摘要： A sensing system for sensing conditions or characteristics associated with a process or thing. The sensing system includes one or more energy converters and a sensor, which are coupled to the process or thing. A node is coupled to the sensor and the energy-converter, and the node is powered by output from the energy converter. In a more specific embodiment, the node includes a controller that implements one or more routines for selectively powering a wireless transmitter of the node based on a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may specify that sensor output values are within a predetermined range or are below or above a predetermined threshold. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may specify that electrical energy output from the energy converter is below a predetermined threshold. A remote computer may be wirelessly connected to node and may include software and/or hardware that is adapted to process information output by the sensor and relayed to the computer via the node.

摘要翻译： 用于感测与过程或事物相关的条件或特性的感测系统。 感测系统包括一个或多个能量转换器和耦合到过程或物体的传感器。 节点耦合到传感器和能量转换器，并且节点由能量转换器的输出供电。 在更具体的实施例中，节点包括实现一个或多个例程的控制器，用于基于预定条件选择性地为节点的无线发射机供电。 预定条件可以指定传感器输出值在预定范围内或低于或高于预定阈值。 或者，预定条件可以指定从能量转换器输出的电能低于预定阈值。 远程计算机可以无线地连接到节点，并且可以包括适于处理由传感器输出并经由节点中继到计算机的信息的软件和/或硬件。

公开(公告)号：US20090065041A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US12269756

申请日：2008-11-12

申请人： James William Evans ,  Michael Harris Schneider ,  Daniel Artemis Steingart ,  Paul K. Wright ,  Donald P. Ziegler

发明人： James William Evans ,  Michael Harris Schneider ,  Daniel Artemis Steingart ,  Paul K. Wright ,  Donald P. Ziegler

IPC分类号： H01L35/30

CPC分类号： C25C3/20

摘要： A sensing system for sensing conditions or characteristics associated with a process or thing. The sensing system includes one or more energy converters and a sensor, which are coupled to the process or thing. A node is coupled to the sensor and the energy-converter, and the node is powered by output from the energy converter. In a more specific embodiment, the node includes a controller that implements one or more routines for selectively powering a wireless transmitter of the node based on a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may specify that sensor output values are within a predetermined range or are below or above a predetermined threshold. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may specify that electrical energy output from the energy converter is below a predetermined threshold. A remote computer may be wirelessly connected to node and may include software and/or hardware that is adapted to process information output by the sensor and relayed to the computer via the node.

摘要翻译： 用于感测与过程或事物相关的条件或特性的感测系统。 感测系统包括一个或多个能量转换器和耦合到过程或物体的传感器。 节点耦合到传感器和能量转换器，并且节点由能量转换器的输出供电。 在更具体的实施例中，节点包括实现一个或多个例程的控制器，用于基于预定条件选择性地为节点的无线发射机供电。 预定条件可以指定传感器输出值在预定范围内或低于或高于预定阈值。 或者，预定条件可以指定从能量转换器输出的电能低于预定阈值。 远程计算机可以无线地连接到节点，并且可以包括适于处理由传感器输出并经由节点中继到计算机的信息的软件和/或硬件。

公开(公告)号：US07466240B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-16

申请号：US11335019

申请日：2006-01-18

申请人： James William Evans ,  Michael Harris Schneider ,  Daniel Artemis Steingart ,  Paul K. Wright ,  Donald P. Ziegler

发明人： James William Evans ,  Michael Harris Schneider ,  Daniel Artemis Steingart ,  Paul K. Wright ,  Donald P. Ziegler

IPC分类号： G08C19/12

CPC分类号： C25C3/20

摘要： A sensing system for sensing conditions or characteristics associated with a process or thing. The sensing system includes one or more energy converters and a sensor, which are coupled to the process or thing. A node is coupled to the sensor and the energy-converter, and the node is powered by output from the energy converter. In a more specific embodiment, the node includes a controller that implements one or more routines for selectively powering a wireless transmitter of the node based on a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may specify that sensor output values are within a predetermined range or are below or above a predetermined threshold. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may specify that electrical energy output from the energy converter is below a predetermined threshold. A remote computer may be wirelessly connected to node and may include software and/or hardware that is adapted to process information output by the sensor and relayed to the computer via the node.

摘要翻译： 用于感测与过程或事物相关的条件或特性的感测系统。 感测系统包括一个或多个能量转换器和耦合到过程或物体的传感器。 节点耦合到传感器和能量转换器，并且节点由能量转换器的输出供电。 在更具体的实施例中，节点包括实现一个或多个例程的控制器，用于基于预定条件选择性地为节点的无线发射机供电。 预定条件可以指定传感器输出值在预定范围内或低于或高于预定阈值。 或者，预定条件可以指定从能量转换器输出的电能低于预定阈值。 远程计算机可以无线地连接到节点，并且可以包括适于处理由传感器输出并经由节点中继到计算机的信息的软件和/或硬件。