Monitoring system for electrical equipment failure and method
AssigneeScadata, Inc.
InventorsKEVIN STOCK, JOE AHDEL
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Abstract
A computerized monitoring system and method for detecting electrical equipment failure. The system includes a sensor that detects a sound level representative of ultrasonic emissions radiating from electrical equipment to be monitored. A computer system in communication with the sensor is programmed to determine whether the electrical equipment is experiencing one or more of arcing, tracking, or corona based on the sound level detected by the sensor. In some embodiments, the computer system continuously monitors for these conditions based on the sound level detected by the sensor.
Claims20
A computerized monitoring system for detecting electrical equipment failure, the system comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a sound level representative of ultrasonic emissions radiating from electrical equipment to be monitored;
- and
- a computer system in communication with the sensor, wherein the computer system is programmed to determine whether the electrical equipment is experiencing one or more of arcing, tracking, or corona based on the sound level detected by the sensor.
A computerized monitoring system for detecting electrical equipment failure, the system comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a sound level representative of ultrasonic emissions radiating from electrical equipment to be monitored;
- an interface device in communication with the sensor, wherein the interface device is configured to convert the sound level into computer-readable data;
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program code stored thereon;
- a processor in communication with the computer-readable memory and the interface device, wherein the processor is configured to carry out instructions in accordance with the computer program code, wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
- establishing a threshold sound level using the sensor;
- continuously querying the sensor to determine a current sound level;
- determining whether the current sound level exceeds the threshold sound level;
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- sending an alert message responsive to a determination that the current sound level exceeds the threshold sound level.
A computerized method of monitoring for electrical equipment failure, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a threshold sound level using a sensor configured to detect a sound level representative of ultrasonic emissions radiating from electrical equipment to be monitored, wherein the threshold sound level is representative of the electrical equipment operating in good working order;
- periodically querying the sensor to determine a current sound level using a computer;
- determining whether the electrical equipment is experiencing one or more of arcing, tracking, or corona by comparing the current sound level with the threshold sound level using a computer;
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- sending an alert message responsive to a determination that the current sound level exceeds the threshold sound level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.