Apparatus monitoring for abnormalities
US9285341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M5/0075
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a monitoring apparatus that monitors abnormalities in a system including a plurality of components or products. The plurality of components or products respectively include a plurality of types of microcapsules that release, due to specific causes, a plurality of marker chemical substances respectively, the marker chemical substances having respectively different ion mobilities. The monitoring apparatus includes an ion mobility sensor that detects the plurality of marker chemical substances. By detecting the marker chemical substances, the monitoring apparatus is capable of identifying the occurrence of an abnormal state, the type of abnormal state, the occurrence location, the extent of the abnormal state, and the like.
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