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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Xinlin Qing, Cupertino, CA (US);
Irene J. LI, Stanford, CA (US);
Chang Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Acellent Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A self-sufficient structural health monitoring system that can monitor a structure without need for external power input. Embodiments of the invention provide a structural health monitoring system with a power supply integrated within, so that the system relies on itself for operational power. Systems with such an on-board electrical power source, independent of an external power source (and in particular, independent of the power system(s) of the structure being monitored), are much more self-contained and self-sufficient.