Patent ID: 8299937
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G01F,G01N

Abstract:
1. A self-powered in-pipe water quality meter to be mounted inside of a pipe carrying water or a mixture containing water as a fluid therein, comprising: at least one sensing unit configured to measure one or more water quality parameters of the fluid inside of the pipe; a telemetric data transmission unit configured to telemetrically transmit data including a measured water quality parameter to a host terminal and/or another fluid meter; and at least one fluid-driven power source unit configured to generate power from the fluid flow within the pipe and supplying power to the sensing unit and/or the transmission unit; and at least one battery storage charged by the fluid-driven power source; wherein the at least one sensing unit is configured to extract a sample of the fluid inside the pipe and expose the sample to said at least one sensing unit.