Distributed strain and temperature sensing system
US6380534B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D5/35364
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature and strain within a structure consists in having optical fibres incorporated in the structure, passing pulses of light down the fibre and detecting the backscattered light.
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