Pump monitoring system and method

A monitoring system for a pumping unit, comprising:

• a collection and communication device disposed in the pumping unit and having one or more processors configured to execute computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the collection and communication device to acquire data from the pumping unit and transmit acquired data to a remote computing system, the collection and communication device comprising:
• a vibration sensor proximate a component of the pumping unit configured to detect vibrations within fluid flowing through the pumping unit and provide vibration data corresponding to a characteristic of the fluid flow through the pumping unit;
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• a communication component configured to transmit the vibration data to the remote computing system;
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• a client device communicatively coupled to the remote computing system,
• wherein the remote computing system has one or more processors configured to execute computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the remote computing system to receive the acquired data, analyze the acquired data with one or more predetermined models, and transmit a health detection notification signal to the client device when the analysis of the acquired data by the remote computing system is indicative of a fault condition in the fluid flow, wherein the analysis of the acquired data utilizes amplitudes of the vibration data and rotational speed data of the pumping unit at least by sorting rotational speed values in the rotational speed data in an ascending or descending order according to the maximum amplitude associated with each rotational speed value, and wherein the client device is configured to receive the health detection notification signal and issue a warning of the fault condition in the fluid flow based on the health detection notification signal.

A system for detecting a condition of a pump unit, the system comprising:

• a pump comprising a rotating shaft engaged with a rotating pump head to pump a target fluid;
• a vibration sensor disposed proximate a component of the pump unit to detect fluid vibration of the target fluid and produce vibration data;
• a communication component communicatively coupled with the vibration sensor to transmit the vibration data;
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• a remote computing device disposed remotely from the pump, communicatively coupled to the communication component, and configured to receive the vibration data from the communication component, wherein the remote computing device comprises a processor for processing data and instructions, and memory comprising instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the remote computing device to determine a health condition of the pump unit based at least on amplitudes of the vibration data and rotational speed data of the component of the pump unit and provide the health condition of the pump unit to an end user device remotely coupled with the remote computing device, the end user device configured to issue a warning based on the provided health condition,
• wherein the health condition of the pump unit is indicative of a fault condition in the target fluid flowing through the pump, and
• wherein to determine the health condition, the instructions, when executed by the processor, at least cause the remote computing device to at least sort rotational speed values in the rotational speed data in an ascending or descending order according to the maximum amplitude associated with each rotational speed value.