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Apparatus and method for the remote monitoring of machine condition

US5845230A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 1997
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/343
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Vibration data is transmitted from a remote site to a control facility using wireless data transmission. In one embodiment, the vibration signal is conditioned and digitized, and then sent via satellite to a hub satellite receiving station. From the hub satellite receiving station, the data may be sent to the control facility via the public telephone network.

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