Assembly, system and method for cable tension measurement
US9389130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L5/103
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tension measurement assembly, for measuring and monitoring a tension force in a cable being deployed from a spooling device on which the cable is spooled, comprises at least one force sensor disposed adjacent the spooling device for sensing a force applied to the spooling device and generating a force signal representing the sensed force, and a processor responsive to the force signal for calculating and monitoring a tension force present in the cable. A cable sensor engages the deployed cable for sensing a spooling/unspooling rate and a length of the cable moving past the cable sensor in a pre-determined time period and generating a spooling signal representing the sensed rate and length to the processor for use in the calculating and monitoring of the tension force.
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