Food processing monitoring system
AssigneeHollymatic Corporation
InventorsErik Bauer, Victor Guynn
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Abstract
Food processing monitoring systems and method thereof are provided. A method includes obtaining first temperature data from a first temperature sensor at an inlet of a food processing machine; obtaining second temperature data from a second temperature sensor at an outlet of the food processing machine; obtaining current data from a current sensor that is configured to measure current of a motor of the food processing machine; determining presence of food product at the inlet based on a peak current, of the current data at a time the motor starts, being greater than a first current threshold; and logging a temperature of the first temperature data based on the peak current being greater than the first current threshold.
Claims18
A food processing monitoring system comprising:
- a food processing machine comprising:
- an inlet configured to receive food product;
- an outlet configured to receive the food product after being processed;
- a processing chamber that is connected to the inlet and the outlet;
- a rotatable shaft that is within the processing chamber;
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- a motor that is configured to rotate the rotatable shaft such as to cause the food product to be processed in the processing chamber;
- a first temperature sensor provided at the inlet;
- a second temperature sensor provided at the outlet;
- a current sensor configured to measure current of the motor;
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- a computer system comprising memory and at least one processor, the computer system configured to:
- obtain first temperature data from the first temperature sensor;
- obtain second temperature data from the second temperature sensor;
- obtain current data from the current sensor;
- determine presence of the food product at the inlet based on a peak current, of the current data at a time the motor starts, being greater than a first current threshold;
- log a temperature of the first temperature data based on the peak current being greater than the first current threshold;
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- determine wear of components of the food processing machine using weighted averages based on operating time, the current data, and at least one from among the first temperature data and the second temperature data.
A method performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:
- obtaining first temperature data from a first temperature sensor at an inlet of a food processing machine;
- obtaining second temperature data from a second temperature sensor at an outlet of the food processing machine;
- obtaining current data from a current sensor that is configured to measure current of a motor of the food processing machine;
- determining presence of food product at the inlet based on a peak current, of the current data at a time the motor starts, being greater than a first current threshold;
- logging a temperature of the first temperature data based on the peak current being greater than the first current threshold;
- controlling operation of the food processing machine based on the temperature of the first temperature data;
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- determining wear of components of the food processing machine using weighted averages based on operating time, the current data, and at least one from among the first temperature data and the second temperature data.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer code that is configured to, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- obtain first temperature data from a first temperature sensor at an inlet of a food processing machine;
- obtain second temperature data from a second temperature sensor at an outlet of the food processing machine;
- obtain current data from a current sensor that is configured to measure current of a motor of the food processing machine;
- determine presence of food product at the inlet based on a peak current, of the current data at a time the motor starts, being greater than a first current threshold;
- log a temperature of the first temperature data based on the peak current being greater than the first current threshold;
- control operation of the food processing machine based on the temperature of the first temperature data;
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- determine wear of components of the food processing machine using weighted averages based on operating time, the current data, and at least one from among the first temperature data and the second temperature data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.