NIP PRESS SENSING SYSTEM INCLUDING A SENSOR STRIP HAVING SENSOR INTERFACE ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME.

摘要

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a system for determining characteristics of two rolls configured in a nip press includes a strip configured to be placed in the nip press. A plurality of sensors embedded in the strip is configured to generate signals representative of the pressure and/or the nip width between the two rolls. Interface circuitry facilitates addressing of individual ones of the plurality of sensors via a data processing system.