One embodiment of the present patent application is a method of monitoring a rotating part. The method includes providing a shaft, a sensor, a processor, an energy storage device, and a transmitter. The method further includes mounting the sensor directly on the shaft and mounting said processor, said...http://www.google.com/patents/US8011255?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8011255 - Shaft mounted energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data transmission
