| US 7,550,068 B2 | ||
| Wireless electrolytic cell monitoring powered by ultra low bus voltage | ||
| Eugene Yanjun You, Salt Lake City, Utah (US); Antonio Berges-Dreyfous, Papua (Indonesia); David B. George, Salt Lake City, Utah (US); Roger Roth, Salt Lake City, Utah (US); Keming Zhou, Salt Lake City, Utah (US); and Minyan Ruan, Salt Lake City, Utah (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, Magna, Utah (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 17, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/82,685. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/553899, filed on Mar. 17, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0217999 A1, Oct. 06, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. C25B 9/04 (2006.01); C25B 15/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 204—229.8 [204/230.2; 204/228.6; 204/228.1; 204/228.2; 204/228.3; 204/228.4; 205/574] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An electrolytic cell monitoring system, comprising:
a first electronic device electrically attached to current rails of the electrolytic cell, and powered using electrical potential
imposed across current rails of the electrolytic cell, the first electronic device in communication with one or more sensors
that monitor respective one or more properties of the electrolytic cell, and
a second electronic device in wireless communication with said first electronic device for receiving data signals from said
first electronic device, said first electronic device and said second electronic device being physically remote from one another.
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