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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Steven W. Arms, Williston, VT (US);
Chris Pruyn Townsend, Shelburne, VT (US);
David Lawrence Churchill, Burlington, VT (US);
Michael John Hamel, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Steven W. Arms, Williston, VT (US);
Chris Pruyn Townsend, Shelburne, VT (US);
David Lawrence Churchill, Burlington, VT (US);
Michael John Hamel, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A system comprises a sensing node that includes a sensor, a processor, an energy harvesting circuit, a time keeper, a first energy storage device, and a second energy storage device. The energy harvesting circuit is connected for recharging the first energy storage device. The processor is connected for receiving all its power derived from the energy harvesting circuit. The second energy storage device is connected for powering the time keeper.