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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 12, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James William Fonda, Summerville, SC (US);
Raymond J. Slesinski, Arnold, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a pneumatic system; an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy from a compressed gas in the pneumatic system; a battery connected to the energy harvesting unit; a sensor disposed to detect a first parameter regarding operation of the energy harvesting unit; and a controller connected to the sensor and the energy harvesting unit. The sensor and the controller are powered by the energy harvesting unit. The controller is configured to control the energy harvesting unit and to process measurements for the first parameter detected by the sensor. The controller is further programmed with a learning system configured to diagnose an operational condition of the energy harvesting unit based on the measurements for the first parameter, and to issue a command to the controller based on the operational condition.