CONTROL DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC USING ACCELEROMETER

A diagnostic device is physically coupled to a control device in a process control system, and includes an accelerometer that determines when a motion or vibration of the control device is greater than a predetermined threshold. When this condition is detected, one or more other components of the di...

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Hauptverfasser:	KEMP, Matthew J, NICHOLAS, Davin Scott, PANTHER, Mitchell S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ACTUATING-FLOATS BLASTING COCKS DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PHYSICS SELECTING SIGNALLING TAPS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILARSIGNALS VALVES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A diagnostic device is physically coupled to a control device in a process control system, and includes an accelerometer that determines when a motion or vibration of the control device is greater than a predetermined threshold. When this condition is detected, one or more other components of the diagnostic device (e.g., processor, communication module, etc.) are activated, and a distress signal is transmitted from the diagnostic device using the activated components. Consequently, the duty cycles of components of the diagnostic device are decreased and optimized, leading to significant power savings. Indeed, in some embodiments, energy harvesting may be sufficient to power the diagnostic device. Further, in some embodiments, the diagnostic device may not require a component processor.