Commissioning and condition monitoring of industrial processes using a wireless sensing device

A method comprising:

• maintaining, in a memory of a wireless computing device, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive, wherein the wireless computing device is one of
• a remote computing device configured to communicate with a wireless sensing device and the drive via a communications network,
• a local computing device configured to communicate with the wireless sensing device via a second wireless communication link and to the drive via a third wireless communication link and
• an internal control unit of the drive configured to communicate with the wireless sensing device via a first wireless communication link;
• receiving, by the wireless computing device, results of a plurality of measurements performed by the wireless sensing device using one or more sensors of the wireless sensing device and being detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system when the moving element is in motion, wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more kinematic sensors;
• and
• during the receiving, comparing, by the wireless computing device, the results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicating, by the wireless computing device, with the drive to adjust one or more drive parameters of the drive based on the comparing to achieve the one or more desired movement properties for the moving element.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory of a wireless sensing device including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to
• maintain, in the memory of the wireless sensing device, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive, wherein the wireless sensing device comprising one or more sensors and being configured to communicate wirelessly with the drive over at least one wireless communication link, the one or more sensors comprising one or more kinematic sensors;
• perform, by the wireless sensing device being detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system when the moving element is in motion, a plurality of measurements using the one or more sensors;
• and
• during the performing, comparing, by the wireless sensing device, results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicating, by the wireless sensing device, with the drive over said at least one wireless communication link to adjust one or more drive parameters of the drive based on the comparing to achieve the one or more desired movement properties for the moving element.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory of a wireless computing device including computer program code,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to
• maintain, in the memory of the wireless computing device, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive, wherein the wireless computing device is one of
• a remote computing device configured to communicate with a wireless sensing device and the drive via a communications network,
• a local computing device configured to communicate with the wireless sensing device via a second wireless communication link and to the drive via a third wireless communication link and
• an internal control unit of the drive configured to communicate with the wireless sensing device via a first wireless communication link;
• receive, by the wireless computing device, results of a plurality of measurements performed by the wireless sensing device using one or more sensors of the wireless sensing device and being detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system when the moving element is in motion, wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more kinematic sensors;
• and
• during the receiving, compare, by the wireless computing device, the results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicating, by the wireless computing device, with the drive to adjust one or more drive parameters of the drive based on the comparing to achieve the one or more desired movement properties for the moving element.

A non-transitory computer readable media, comprising:

• instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to
• maintain, in a memory of a wireless sensing device, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive, wherein the wireless sensing device comprises the computing device including one or more sensors and being configured to communicate wirelessly with the drive over at least one wireless communication link, the one or more sensors comprising one or more kinematic sensors;
• perform, by the wireless sensing device being detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system when the moving element is in motion, a plurality of measurements using the one or more sensors;
• and
• during the performing, compare, by the wireless sensing device, results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicating, by the wireless sensing device, with the drive over said at least one wireless communication link to adjust one or more drive parameters of the drive based on the comparing to achieve the one or more desired movement properties for the moving element.

A non-transitory computer readable media, comprising:

• instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a wireless computing device, cause the wireless computing device to
• maintain, in a memory of the wireless computing device, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive, wherein the wireless computing device is one of
• a remote computing device configured to communicate with a wireless sensing device and the drive via a communications network,
• a local computing device configured to communicate with the wireless sensing device via a second wireless communication link and to the drive via a third wireless communication link and
• an internal control unit of the drive configured to communicate with the wireless sensing device via a first wireless communication link;
• receive, by the wireless computing device, results of a plurality of measurements performed by the wireless sensing device using one or more sensors of the wireless sensing device and being detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system when the moving element is in motion, wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more kinematic sensors;
• and
• during the receiving, compare, by the wireless computing device, the results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicating, by the wireless computing device, with the drive to adjust one or more drive parameters of the drive based on the comparing to achieve the one or more desired movement properties for the moving element.