Magnetic Pipeline Pressure Sensor Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipeline pressure sensors and monitoring systems face a risk of threaded connections failing due to overpressure, posing a danger as they can become projectiles, compromising safety and reliability.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic pipeline pressure sensor/monitor with a pressure sensor transducer and a battery-powered transceiver that wirelessly reports internal pipeline pressure via RF signals, eliminating the need for threaded attachments by using a high-strength permanent magnet for secure magnetic mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If threaded connections are used to mount pressure sensors on pipelines, then the sensors can be securely attached, but the threaded connections may fail under overpressure conditions, creating safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical threaded connection system with a magnetic field-based attachment system. The pressure sensor assembly incorporates a magnet that magnetically attaches to the ferromagnetic pipeline, eliminating threaded mechanical connections entirely. This substitution resolves the contradiction by maintaining secure attachment through magnetic force while eliminating the projectile hazard associated with failed threaded connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the attachment mechanism from mechanical (threaded) to magnetic, fundamentally altering the physical parameter of attachment force. The magnetic field provides a distributed force across the sensor assembly that can withstand overpressure conditions without creating concentrated stress points that would lead to connection failure and projectile formation.
2Loss of information
If wireless transceivers are added to pressure sensors, then remote monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity and power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single compact sensor assembly: pressure sensing, wireless communication, and power management. The transceiver unit combines RF transmission capabilities with the pressure sensor, allowing the device to both measure and wirelessly report pressure data. This multi-functionality approach improves remote monitoring capability while minimizing the increase in device complexity by consolidating functions rather than adding separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless sensor system operates autonomously, with the transceiver automatically transmitting pressure data at configured intervals without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages power consumption by entering low-power states between transmissions and only activating the transceiver when data needs to be reported, thereby reducing the practical impact of increased device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution ensures safe and reliable monitoring by preventing the risk of threaded connections failing under overpressure, thereby avoiding potential hazards to personnel and equipment.
Implementation Method 1
The pressure sensor apparatus is secured to a permanent magnet which, in a preferred embodiment, is a high-strength permanent magnet such as a grade N52 neodymium magnet... The permanent magnet is magnetically attached to the interior side wall of the pipeline
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AI summary
A magnetic pipeline pressure sensor/monitor magnetically mounted on the interior of a pipeline or section thereof by a permanent magnet includes a pressure sensor transducer that senses and monitors pressure inside the pipeline or section thereof, and a battery powered transceiver that monitors and wirelessly reports the sensed internal pipeline pressure to a remote receiver via a wireless RF signal. An external antenna in communication with the pressure sensor apparatus may be attached to the exterior of the pipeline or section thereof to send and receive wireless RF signals between the pressure sensor apparatus and the remote receiver. The pipeline or section thereof may be utilized as a tubular waveguide to conduct the signals through the pipe between the pressure sensor apparatus and an external antenna attached to the exterior of the pipeline or section thereof to send and receive wireless RF signals between the pressure sensor apparatus and the remote receiver.