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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Frederic Boutaud, Lexington, MA (US);
Suresh Nair, Amherst, NH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
An energy-efficient industrial sensor is provided that optimizes power consumption based on characteristics of the requirements of the sensing application in which the sensor is used. Operating parameters of the sensor, such as sensing range, operating frequency, response time, noise immunity, or other such parameters, can be scaled to suit the sensing and response requirements and environmental conditions of the sensing application. This allows the sensor to consume less energy when used in sensing applications that do not require peak sensor performance. In some embodiments, the sensor can measure the environmental or machine operating conditions in its immediate vicinity and dynamically scale its operating parameters based on the measured information. By down-scaling the sensor's operating parameters from their maximum performance levels where appropriate, the overall energy footprint of a network of sensors can be reduced.