Remote shock sensing and notification system
Abstract
A low-power shock sensing system includes at least one shock sensor physically coupled to a chemical storage tank to be monitored for impacts, and an RF transmitter which is in a low-power idle state in the absence of a triggering signal. The system includes interference circuitry including or activated by the shock sensor, wherein an output of the interface circuitry is coupled to an input of the RF transmitter. The interface circuitry triggers the RF transmitting with the triggering signal to transmit an alarm message to at least one remote location when the sensor senses a shock greater than a predetermined threshold. In one embodiment the shock sensor is a shock switch which provides an open and a closed state, the open state being a low power idle state.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Alcoa, TN
- Lenoir City, TN
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- ORO (Oak Ridge Operations, Oak Ridge, TN (United States))
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 986102
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,450,023
- Application Number:
- 11/346,867; TRN: US201017%%22
- Assignee:
- UT Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; SHOCK WAVES; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; RF SYSTEMS; ALARM SYSTEMS; STORAGE FACILITIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; STORAGE
Citation Formats
Muralidharan, Govindarajan, Britton, Charles L, Pearce, James, Jagadish, Usha, and Sikka, Vinod K. Remote shock sensing and notification system. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web.
Muralidharan, Govindarajan, Britton, Charles L, Pearce, James, Jagadish, Usha, & Sikka, Vinod K. Remote shock sensing and notification system. United States.
Muralidharan, Govindarajan, Britton, Charles L, Pearce, James, Jagadish, Usha, and Sikka, Vinod K. 2008.
"Remote shock sensing and notification system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/986102.
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title = {Remote shock sensing and notification system},
author = {Muralidharan, Govindarajan and Britton, Charles L and Pearce, James and Jagadish, Usha and Sikka, Vinod K},
abstractNote = {A low-power shock sensing system includes at least one shock sensor physically coupled to a chemical storage tank to be monitored for impacts, and an RF transmitter which is in a low-power idle state in the absence of a triggering signal. The system includes interference circuitry including or activated by the shock sensor, wherein an output of the interface circuitry is coupled to an input of the RF transmitter. The interface circuitry triggers the RF transmitting with the triggering signal to transmit an alarm message to at least one remote location when the sensor senses a shock greater than a predetermined threshold. In one embodiment the shock sensor is a shock switch which provides an open and a closed state, the open state being a low power idle state.},
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year = {Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2008},
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