US 12,326,720 B2
Industrial wireless systems with low power wireless sensors
Paul L. Bird, Granite City, IL (US); Shahid Bashir, Katy, TX (US); John W. Gusewelle, Dorsey, IL (US); Scott M. Gallagher, Fulshear, TX (US); and Brendan R. Keuss, Westlake, LA (US)
Assigned to Phillips 66 Company, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,390.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/194,709, filed on May 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/194,642, filed on May 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/194,676, filed on May 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0382256 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 17/318 (2015.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); H04B 13/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01)
CPC G05B 19/4185 (2013.01) [G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 19/4188 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for communicating data within an industrial setting including a central operations location and secondary data center, where the process comprises:
installing at least two groups of wireless sensors in an industrial setting,
wherein each group of wireless sensors contains at least one wireless sensor,
wherein at least one group of wireless sensors is assigned a first specific set of frequency channels for wireless communication,
wherein at least one group of wireless sensors is assigned a second specific set of frequency channels for wireless communication that is different from the first specific set of frequency channels,
installing at least two groups of node communicators in the industrial setting corresponding to the number of groups of wireless sensors,
wherein at least a first group of node communicators contains one or more node communicators and is arranged to communicate with the group of wireless sensors assigned to the first specific set of frequency channels for wireless communications,
wherein at least a second group of node communicators contains one or more node communicators and is arranged to communicate with the group of wireless sensors assigned to the second specific set of frequency channels for wireless communications,
setting the power for each wireless sensor to a maximum signal strength to reduce interference with other wireless sensors.