Richard B Card

US Patent:

20040150529, Aug 5, 2004

Filed:

Jan 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/354579

Inventors:

Jeffrey Benoit - Willington CT, US
Balkrishna Annigeri - Glastonbury CT, US
Richard Card - Woodbury CT, US
Fanping Sun - Glastonbury CT, US
Bhalchandra Tulpule - Farmington CT, US
Howard Winston - Woodbury CT, US

International Classification:

G08B021/00

US Classification:

340/679000, 340/693100, 340/870160, 340/539300

Abstract:

A sensor system includes a power harvesting subsystem, a control subsystem, a sensor subsystem and a communication subsystem. Electromechanical systems generate and dissipate multiple forms of waste energy as a by-product of system operation. Waste energy in the system may lead to destructive side effects which adversely affect the life of system elements. The sensor system is powered above a predetermined level and communicates the sensed information to a remote processor for system diagnosis.