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1. An apparatus comprising:
a number of sensors configured to detect a number of parameters; an energy harvesting unit configured to generate electrical energy by converting mechanical energy into the electrical energy, the mechanical energy obtained from at least one of the expansion and the movement of a compressed gas in a pneumatic system, and wherein the electrical energy is in the form of electrical current; an energy storage device configured to receive and store the electrical energy, the energy storage device further configured to distribute the electrical energy to a controller; the controller connected to the number of sensors and the energy harvesting unit, wherein the controller is configured to process measurements for the number of parameters detected by the number of sensors, and wherein the number of sensors and the controller are powered by the energy harvesting unit; and a housing, wherein the number of sensors, the energy harvesting unit, the energy storage device, and the controller are located within the housing, the housing having an input and an output, wherein the input is configured to receive the compressed gas in a first section of a gas line and the output is configured to send the compressed gas into a second section in the gas line; the housing further comprising:
a first channel in communication with the input;a second channel in communication with the output;a third channel in communication with the energy harvesting unit; anda valve connected to the first channel, the second channel, and the third channel, wherein the valve is configured to direct a flow of the compressed gas in the first channel to at least one of the second channel and the third channel, the valve further configured to change a pressure of the compressed gas in the gas line. |
