SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN OPERATIVE CONDITION OF A MACHINE

• Main Authors: BALASUBRAMANIAM, Mahalakshmi Shunmugham, JAGADEESHA, Sachidananda Chinagudi, ZHANG, Jingjun, WORDEN, Bret Dwayne, KUMAR, Ajith Kuttannair, COYNE, Jennifer Lynn
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 02.03.2022
• Subjects: BLASTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LUBRICATING; MEASURING; MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METERING BY VOLUME; PHYSICS; SELECTING; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A system includes a sensor, one or more processors, a transmitter, and a capacitance control structure. The sensor is configured to contact a fluid and measure a characteristic of the fluid. The one or more processors are operably coupled to the sensor. The one or more processors are configured to generate one or more data signals representative of the characteristic of the fluid that is measured by the sensor. The transmitter is operably coupled to the one or more processors. The transmitter is configured to wirelessly communicate the one or more data signals to a remote reader. The capacitance control structure is configured to one or more of reduce or isolate sensor capacitance of the sensor 108 from the one or more processors.