Patent ID: 11959569
Assignee: DEUBLIN COMPANY LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  G  Y | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating a rotary device, the method comprising:
providing a housing made from a non-metallic material and including a pocket;
rotatable supporting a rotatable machine component in the housing, the rotatable machine component having a rotatable member associated therewith;
mounting a non-rotating member within the housing adjacent the rotating member;
providing a sensor array in the pocket, the sensor array including a plurality of sensing elements that are integrated with a control device and a wireless communication device;
fluidly isolating the sensor array within the pocket;
monitoring a plurality of operating parameters with the sensor array; and
wirelessly communicating the operating parameters to a central control that is remotely located relative to the housing using electromagnetic waves;
wherein the wireless communication is independent of an orientation of the housing relative to the sensor array and the central control.