Data acquisition system for condition-based maintenance
AssigneeSimmonds Precision Products, Inc.
InventorsEric R. Bechhoefer, John T. Taylor
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Abstract
Generally, a system and method consistent with the present disclosure may provide a relatively low cost, relatively robust data acquisition and analysis system useful for condition-based maintenance. The system may be useful for condition-based maintenance in industrial applications, e.g., of equipment and/or machinery. The industrial monitoring system may be used, for example, to monitor a condition of rotating machinery, e.g., a wind turbine. The system and method may include data analysis that may be useful for anticipating a need for maintenance, repair and/or replacement of one or more components.
Claims15
A data acquisition system for monitoring one or more components of a machine having a plurality of separate components, the data acquisition system comprising:
- a plurality of separate sensor modules, each of the plurality of separate sensor modules being associated with a separate respective component of the plurality of separate components of the machine, each of the plurality of separate components of the machine having a useful life, and including:
- a sensor, configured to:
- detect a parameter of the separate respective component;
- and
- to provide sensor data based on the detected parameter;
- and
- an interface module coupled to the sensor and configured to:
- receive the sensor data from the sensor;
- and
- generate module output data based on the received sensor data, the module output data comprising a representation of a condition of the separate respective component based on the received sensor data;
- a server;
- and
- a data bus, configured to:
- couple the plurality of separate sensor modules to the server;
- and
- allow transmission of the module output data from each of the plurality of separate sensor modules to the server;
- wherein the server is configured to provide a time estimate of remaining useful life of at least one of the separate respective components of the machine at various points throughout the useful life of the at least one of the separate respective components of the machine.
A system comprising:
- a rotating machine;
- and
- a data acquisition system mounted on the rotating machine and configured to monitor components of the rotating machine, the data acquisition system comprising:
- a plurality of separate sensor modules, each of the plurality of separate sensor modules being associated with one of a plurality of separate respective components of the rotating machine, each of the plurality of separate components of the machine having a useful life, and including:
- a sensor configured to detect a parameter associated with a condition of the separate respective component and to provide sensor data based on the detected parameter;
- and
- an interface module directly coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor and to generate module output data based on the received sensor data;
- a server;
- and
- a data bus configured to:
- couple each of the plurality of separate sensor modules to the server;
- and
- allow transmission of module output data from each of the plurality of separate sensor modules to the server;
- wherein the server is configured to provide a time estimate of remaining useful life of a selected one of the separate respective components of the rotating machine to a user based on the module output data at various points throughout the useful life of the at least one of the separate respective components of the machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.