System and method for determining a health status of a tank

A system for determining a health status of a tank, the system comprising:

• a hydraulic system including the tank and at least one hydraulic actuator, the hydraulic actuator coupled in fluid communication with a fluid within the tank;
• one or more sensors coupled to the tank, the one or more sensors including a fluid level sensor and a pressure sensor;
• a breather valve coupled to the tank;
• and
• a controller connected in electronic communication with an operator console display unit and the one or more sensors coupled to the tank, the controller configured to:
• receive a signal indicative of a volume of the fluid within the tank from the fluid level sensor;
• determine an estimated pressure of the fluid within the tank based on the signal indicative of the volume of the fluid within the tank received from the fluid level sensor and a breather performance curve associated with the breather valve;
• receive a signal indicative of a pressure of the fluid within the tank from the pressure sensor;
• compare the estimated pressure with the pressure of the fluid within the tank;
• determine the health status of the tank based, at least in part, on the comparison;
• and
• actuate one or more of the operator console display unit and the at least one hydraulic actuator based upon the determined health status of the tank.

A method for determining a health status of a tank, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal indicative of a temperature of a fluid within the tank from a temperature sensor;
• receiving a signal indicative of a volume of the fluid within the tank from at least one sensor coupled to at least one hydraulic actuator;
• determine an estimated pressure of the fluid within the tank based on the signal indicative of a temperature of the fluid within the tank received from the temperature sensor and the signal indicative of the volume of the fluid within the tank received from the at least one sensor coupled to the at least one hydraulic actuator and a breather performance curve associated with a breather valve;
• receiving a signal indicative of a pressure of the fluid within the tank from a pressure sensor;
• comparing the estimated pressure with the pressure of the fluid within the tank;
• determining the health status of the tank based on the comparison;
• and
• actuating one or more of an operator console display unit and the at least one hydraulic actuator based upon the determined health status of the tank.