Self-powered in-pipe fluid meter and piping network comprising a plurality of such fluid meters
US8299937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/063
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-powered in-pipe fluid meter to be mounted inside of a pipe carrying a fluid therein. The fluid meter comprises at least one sensing unit capable of measuring one or more parameters of the fluid inside of the pipe; a telemetric data transmission unit capable of telemetrically transmitting data including a measured fluid parameter to a host terminal and/or another fluid meter; and at least one fluid-driven power source unit capable of generating power from the fluid flow within the pipe and supplying power to the sensing unit and/or the transmission unit.
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