Patent ID: 9132838
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60W,B60Y,F16D,H02K

Abstract:
1. An assembly for acquiring operational data from a machine including a power generating device and a rotating component interconnected with the power generating device for transmitting power from the power generating device comprising; a sensor assembly for being interconnected with the rotating component for sensing the operational data of the machine, said sensor assembly including a microprocessor for receiving and interpreting said operational data, said sensor assembly further including at least one accelerometer for measuring the rotational speed of the rotating component to determine the horsepower being transmitted through the rotating component and for measuring vibrations of the rotating component, said sensor assembly further including at least one temperature sensor for being interconnected with the rotating component for measuring the temperature of the rotating component, said sensor assembly further including at least one pressure sensor for being interconnected with the rotating component for measuring the fluid pressure adjacent to said joint, said sensor assembly further including at least one strain gauge for being interconnected with the rotating component for detecting the strain on the rotating component, an energy harvesting assembly for being interconnected with the rotating component and electrically connected with said sensor assembly for harvesting energy from the rotating component to provide electric power to said sensor assembly.