1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of andor processing (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal, the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
sensor information to determine at least one emergency condition;
at least one determination of the sensor information from one or more sensors associated with at least one vehicle, one or more other sensors associated with the at least one key, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more sensors associated with the at least one vehicle and the one or more other sensors associated with the at least one key exchange the sensor information via one or more short range communication means; and
an initiation of at least one emergency call via the at least one key in response to the at least one emergency condition,
wherein the at least one key is configured with one or more emergency phone functionalities.
2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
at least one determination of a decision to initiate the at least one emergency call from at least one vehicle, the at least one key, or a combination thereof.
3. A method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
at least one determination of the decision to initiate the at least one emergency call at the at least one key if an emergency system associated with the at least one vehicle is unavailable.
4. A method of claim 1, wherein the initiation of the at least one emergency call is performed by the at least one key if one or more other emergency phone functionalities associated with at least one vehicle is unavailable.
5. A method of claim 1, wherein the sensor information includes, at least in part, location information, the method further comprising:
at least one determination of the location information based, at least in part, on cellular information associated with the one or more emergency phone functionalities of the at least one key.
6. A method of claim 1, wherein the sensor information includes, at least in part, location information, the method further comprising:
at least one determination of the location information from the one or more sensors of the at least one vehicle by causing, at least in part, a transmission of the location information from the one or more sensors to the at least one key if the at least one key is within a communication range of the at least one vehicle.
7. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data andor (2) information andor (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:
at least one determination of telematics information associated with the at least one emergency condition; and
a storage of the telematics information at the at least one key.
8. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one key is configured with at least one speaker, at least one microphone, or a combination thereof to support the one or more emergency phone functionalities.
9. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
process andor facilitate a processing of sensor information to determine at least one emergency condition;
determine the sensor information from one or more sensors associated with at least one vehicle, one or more other sensors associated with at least one key, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more sensors associated with the at least one vehicle and the one or more other sensors associated with the at least one key exchange the sensor information via one or more short range communication means; and
cause, at least in part, an initiation of at least one emergency call via the at least one key in response to the at least one emergency condition,
wherein the at least one key is configured with one or more emergency phone functionalities.
10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine a decision to initiate the at least one emergency call from at least one vehicle, the at least one key, or a combination thereof.
11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine the decision to initiate the at least one emergency call at the at least one key if an emergency system associated with the at least one vehicle is unavailable.
12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the initiation of the at least one emergency call is performed by the at least one key if one or more other emergency phone functionalities associated with at least one vehicle is unavailable.
13. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the sensor information includes, at least in part, location information, the method further comprising:
determine the location information based, at least in part, on cellular information associated with the one or more emergency phone functionalities of the at least one key.
14. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the sensor information includes, at least in part, location information, the method further comprising:
determine the location information from the one or more sensors of the at least one vehicle by causing, at least in part, a transmission of the location information from the one or more sensors to the at least one key if the at least one key is within a communication range of the at least one vehicle.
15. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine telematics information associated with the at least one emergency condition; and cause, at least in part, a storage of the telematics information at the at least one key.
16. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one key is configured with at least one speaker, at least one microphone, or a combination thereof to support the one or more emergency phone functionalities.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for measuring the quality of steam flowing through a conduit including
a steam dryness meter having a throttling calorimeter, at least one sensor for sensing a thermodynamic condition of the steam upstream of the calorimeter, at least one other sensor for sensing the condition of the steam sample in the calorimeter, and a controllable heat input for applying heat to the steam sample;
a non-condensable gases meter including, a cooler for condensing a superheated steam sample, and a reservoir including an inverted bucket where the condensate and non-condensable gases separate and are entrapped, at least one sensor operably connected to the inverted bucket, at least one other sensor operably connected to the reservoir; and
a computer operably connected to the sensors in the steam dryness meter and the non-condensable gases meter for periodically receiving the data signals corresponding to the sensed steam sample conditions in each of the steam dryness meter and the non-condensable gases meter, the computer including first logic for determining the dryness of the steam sample based upon the sensed steam sample conditions and second logic for determining the ratio of water to non-condensable gases in the condensed steam sample based on the sensed steam sample conditions in the inverted bucket and the reservoir.
2. The system of claim 1 further including a display for displaying the derived dryness and NCG ratio data on a periodic basis.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the dryness meter includes a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure of the steam upstream of the calorimeter, and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the steam sample in the calorimeter.
4. The system of claim 1 the controllable heater in the dryness meter is an electric resistance heater.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the sensor operably connected to the inverted bucket is a pressure sensor, and the sensor operably connected to the reservoir is another pressure sensor.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the computer is a single programmable logic controller.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the dryness meter includes a calibrated orifice through which the diverted steam sample enters from the conduit without working, the at least one sensor for sensing a thermodynamic condition of the steam upstream of the calorimeter is a pressure sensor, the at least one other sensor for sensing a condition of the steam sample in the calorimeter is a temperature sensor, and the controllable heater is an electric resistance heater.
8. A system for measuring the quality of steam flowing through a conduit includes (1) a diverter for diverting a sample of the steam from the conduit, (2) a steam dryness meter having, a throttling calorimeter including a calibrated orifice through which the diverted steam sample enters from the conduit without working, a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure of the steam upstream of the calorimeter, a first temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the steam sample in the calorimeter, and a controllable heat input for heating the steam sample, (3) a non-condensable gas meter including a cooler for condensing the superheated steam sample, an injector for injecting the condensed steam into a reservoir including an inverted bucket where the condensed liquid and non-condensable gases are separated and entrapped, a first pressure sensor operably connected to the inverted bucket for measuring the pressure of the entrapped gases, a second pressure sensor operably connected to the reservoir for measuring the pressure of the entrapped condensate, (4) a computer operably connected to the pressure sensor and the temperature sensor in the steam dryness meter and the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor in the non-condensable gas meter for periodically receiving the data signals corresponding to the sensed steam sample conditions in the steam dryness meter and the collected condensed water and non-condensable gases in the non-condensable gas meter, the computer including first logic for determining the dryness of the steam sample based upon the sensed steam sample conditions and second logic for determining the ratio of condensate to non-condensable gases in the condensed steam sample, and (5) a display for displaying the derived dryness and NCG ratio data, either on a periodic or continuous basis, as desired.
9. A method for measuring the quality of steam flowing through a conduit including the steps of:
determining the dryness of the steam by sensing a thermodynamic condition of a diverted sample of the steam upstream of a throttling calorimeter, diverting the steam sample into a throttling calorimeter, sensing the condition of the steam sample in the calorimeter, and controllably heating the steam sample, and determining the dryness of the steam sample based upon the sensed steam sample conditions;
determining the ratio of non-condensable gases to condensate in the steam by condensing the steam sample, separating and collecting the condensate and non-condensable gases, and determining the ratio of the volume of non-condensable gases to condensate in the collected steam sample, and
displaying the derived dryness and NCG ratio data, either on a periodic or continuous basis, as desired.