Method for monitoring a mechanical system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJohannes Barth, Ralf Huck
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts, preferably a valve system, wherein the system is preferably part of a technical plant, in particular a production plant, and wherein the system has at least one mechanically movable part, in particular a valve, where the method comprises a) acquiring indicators, which can be used for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via technical devices configured for the acquisition of the indicators and b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged outside the system to determine a technical status of the system.
Claims25
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts to initiate maintenance measures for the system based on a determined technical status of the system, the system forming part of a technical plant, and the system including at least one mechanically movable part, the method comprising:
- a) acquiring indicators, which are usable for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via a technical device configured to acquire the indicators;
- b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged in an external cloud environment outside the system of the technical plant to determine the technical status of the system;
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- c) initiating maintenance measures for the system based on the determined technical status of the system;
- wherein the indicators are transferred from a plurality of systems into the evaluation unit;
- and wherein the evaluation unit undertakes a categorization of the systems allocated to the evaluation unit to identify systematic errors in the systems;
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- wherein the evaluation unit compares indicators which have been acquired and recorded in the evaluation unit with maintenance statuses to determine, from a change in a maintenance status, associated limit values for one of (i) the indicators and (ii) a combination of indicators for a respective category of the system, and to record said associated limit values in the evaluation unit.
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts to initiate maintenance measures for the system based on a determined technical status of the system, the system forming part of a technical plant, and the system including at least one mechanically movable part, the method comprising:
- a) acquiring indicators, which are usable for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via a technical device configured to acquire the indicators;
- b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged in an external cloud environment outside the system of the technical plant to determine the technical status of the system;
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- c) initiating maintenance measures for the system based on the determined technical status of the system;
- wherein the indicators are transferred from a plurality of systems into the evaluation unit;
- and wherein the evaluation unit undertakes a categorization of the systems allocated to the evaluation unit to identify systematic errors in the systems;
- wherein a maintenance status of the at least one mechanically movable part is transferred to the evaluation unit;
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- wherein the evaluation unit compares indicators which have been acquired and recorded in the evaluation unit with maintenance statuses to determine, from a change in a maintenance status, associated limit values for one of (i) the indicators and (ii) a combination of indicators for a respective category of the system, and to record said associated limit values in the evaluation unit.
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts to initiate maintenance measures for the system based on a determined technical status of the system, the system forming part of a technical plant, and the system including at least one mechanically movable part, the method comprising:
- a) acquiring indicators, which are usable for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via a technical device configured to acquire the indicators;
- b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged in an external cloud environment outside the system of the technical plant to determine the technical status of the system;
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- c) initiating maintenance measures for the system based on the determined technical status of the system
- wherein a maintenance status of the at least one mechanically movable part is transferred to the evaluation unit;
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- wherein the evaluation unit compares indicators which have been acquired and recorded in the evaluation unit with maintenance statuses to determine, from a change in a maintenance status, associated limit values for one of (i) the indicators and (ii) a combination of indicators for a respective category of the system, and to record said associated limit values in the evaluation unit.
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts to initiate maintenance measures for the system based on a determined technical status of the system, the system forming part of a technical plant, and the system including at least one mechanically movable part, the method comprising:
- a) acquiring indicators, which are usable for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via a technical device configured to acquire the indicators;
- b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged in an external cloud environment outside the system of the technical plant to determine the technical status of the system;
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- c) initiating maintenance measures for the system based on the determined technical status of the system;
- wherein the acquired indicators relate to at least one of (i) a structure-borne sound value, (ii) an airborne sound value and (iii) a pressure value within the system;
- wherein the technical device configured for the acquisition of at least one of (i) the structure-borne sound, (ii) the airborne sound and (iii) the pressure value comprise sensors;
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- wherein the sensors are further configured to identify changes in an electrical supply network which supplies the system to identify a start point of one of (i) a closing procedure and (ii) an opening procedure of the system.
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts to initiate maintenance measures for the system based on a determined technical status of the system, the system forming part of a technical plant, and the system including at least one mechanically movable part, the method comprising:
- a) acquiring indicators, which are usable for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via a technical device configured to acquire the indicators;
- b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged in an external cloud environment outside the system of the technical plant to determine the technical status of the system;
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- c) initiating maintenance measures for the system based on the determined technical status of the system;
- wherein the acquired indicators relate to at least one of (i) a structure-borne sound value, (ii) an airborne sound value and (iii) a pressure value within the system;
- wherein the technical device configured for the acquisition of at least one of (i) the structure-borne sound, (ii) the airborne sound and (iii) the pressure value comprise sensors;
- wherein the sensors include at least one of (i) an autonomous power source for providing a supply power necessary for the acquisition of the indicators and (ii) an electrical connection to an electrical supply network supplying the system;
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- wherein the sensors are further configured to identify changes in an electrical supply network which supplies the system to identify a start point of one of (i) a closing procedure and (ii) an opening procedure of the system.
A method for monitoring a system with mechanically movable parts to initiate maintenance measures for the system based on a determined technical status of the system, the system forming part of a technical plant, and the system including at least one mechanically movable part, the method comprising:
- a) acquiring indicators, which are usable for a technical characterization of a movement procedure of the mechanically movable part, via a technical device configured to acquire the indicators;
- b) transferring the acquired indicators to an evaluation unit arranged in an external cloud environment outside the system of the technical plant to determine the technical status of the system;
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- c) initiating maintenance measures for the system based on the determined technical status of the system;
- wherein the acquired indicators relate to at least one of (i) a structure-borne sound value, (ii) an airborne sound value and (iii) a pressure value within the system;
- wherein the technical device configured for the acquisition of at least one of (i) the structure-borne sound, (ii) the airborne sound and (iii) the pressure value comprise sensors;
- wherein an idle state of the sensors is terminated by a switching procedure of the system to initiate the acquisition of the indicators;
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- wherein the sensors are further configured to identify changes in an electrical supply network which supplies the system to identify a start point of one of (i) a closing procedure and (ii) an opening procedure of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.