Lifeometer for measuring and displaying life systems/parts

A device for determining the useful life remaining for components of a system comprising:

• a) at least one computing device that is connectable to at least one component of a system, said measuring, recording, and computational device further comprising,
• i) at least one digital processor,
• ii) at least one display system in communication with the at least one digital processor, said display system for displaying information to a user,
• iii) at least one manual data input system in communication with the at least one digital processor, said manual data input system for entering data into the computer system,
• iv) at least one internal parameter measuring device in communication with the at least one digital processor, said at least one internal parameter measuring device for measuring internal operating parameters of the system,
• b) said computer system further being capable of
• i) connecting the device to at least one component of the system;
• ii) entering an optimal lifespan for each of the at least one component of the system into the device;
• iii) measuring at least one internal parameter of the system with the device;
• iv) communicating the measured value for the at least one internal parameter;
• v) recording the at least one internal parameter with a time history measurement into the device;
• vi) calculating a life used value, according to a predetermined algorithm using weighted factors in the calculation, using the recorded measured value of the at least one internal parameter and the recorded time history measurements using the device;
• Vii) displaying a value for at least one of the values selected from the group comprising optimal lifespan, life used, life remaining or rate of usage;
• viii) comparing the calculated life of the component to the optimal span provided and recorded and determining, using a predetermined algorithm, a value for whether the component needs to be serviced or replace, according to a predetermine service or replacement work scope, using the device;
• ix) if the device does not provide a value requiring the servicing or replacement of the component, then returning to step b) iii) above;
• x) if the device provides a value requiring the service of replacement of the component, then servicing or replacing the component, according to a predetermine service or replacement work scope;
• xi) if the component is serviced or replaced then restarting the process from step b) ii) above;
• and
• xii) wherein the computing device further has at least one external parameter measuring device in communication with the at least one digital processor, said at least one internal parameter measuring device for measuring internal operating parameters of the system and said computing device is further capable of measuring at least one external parameter of the system with the device, said step of measuring at least one external parameter of the system accomplished either previous to, simultaneously, or subsequent to, the said step of measuring the at least one internal parameter of the system and communicating the measured value for the at least one external parameter, said step of communicating the measured value of the at least one external parameter of the system accomplished either previous to, simultaneously, or subsequent to, the said step of communicating the measured value of the at least one internal parameter of the system and recording the at least one external parameter, said step of recording the measured value of the at least one external parameter of the system accomplished either previous to, simultaneously, or subsequent to, the said step of recording the measured value of the at least one internal parameter of the system and further calculating the life used value, according to the predetermined algorithm, including the recorded measured value of the at least one external parameter using the device,
• wherein the weighting factor for the external parameters is calculated using the equation:
• WEP=WWind*WExt.Temp*WParticulates*WPressure*WMoisturer, wherein WEP is a weighted factor for external operating parameters, WWind relates to wind velocity, WExt.Temp relates to external temperature, WParticulates relates to external particulates, WPressure relates to external pressure, and WMoisture relates to external moisture, and the weighting factor for the internal parameters is calculated using the equation:
• WIP=WTemp*WL*WS*WD, wherein WIp is an internal weighted factor for internal operating parameters, WTemp relates to internal operating temperature, WL relates to operating load, WS relates to operating speed, WD relates to the operating distance, and
• c) said computing device further being sufficient to calculate values of algorithms using as parameters to the algorithms at least some of the data received from the at least one internal parameter measuring device.