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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Michael Eller, Hassfurt, DE;
Luk Geens, Lint, BE;
Michael Gierling, Langenargen, DE;
Jens Graf, Schweinfurt, DE;
Charlotte Olivier, Tours, FR;
Johannes Schaefer, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Kris Smolders, Turnhout, BE;
Georg Tenckhoff, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Andre Tubbesing, Uithoorn, NL;
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
In a planetary gear arrangement with a planetary gear which includes a rotating part and a non-rotating part, and with a sensor module for sensing properties of the planetary gear, the sensor module includes a sensor as well as a first sending/receiving unit and a second sending/receiving unit, wherein the sensor and the first sending/receiving unit are coupled and arranged at the rotating part, and wherein the second sending/receiving unit is arranged at the non-rotating part, wherein the first sending/receiving unit and the second sending/receiving unit are configured for being inductively coupled, wherein the first sending/receiving unit includes an energy storage, wherein the energy storage is configured for being charged during each turn of the rotating part for powering the sensor via the first sending/receiving unit in order to perform measurements.