Commissioning and configuring control electronics associated with assets
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring assets comprising:
- sensors disposed on the assets to produce sensor signals corresponding to characteristics of the assets;
control electronics connected to the sensors for receiving and analyzing the sensor signals and for transmitting information and commands; and
a mobile device for communicating with the control electronics and sensors;
the mobile device having an input and being configured and programmed;
a. to receive on-site data from the input, the on-site data corresponding to sensor identity, asset identity and sensor signals,b. to communicate the on-site data to the control electronics, andc. to produce and communicate mobile control signals to the control electronics based on user input provided through the input of the mobile device;
the control electronics being configured and programmed;
a. with asset data corresponding to the identities and locations of the sensors, identities of the assets, acceptable conditions of the assets, and abnormal conditions of the assets,b. for analyzing the sensor signals and determining the condition of the assets based on the asset data,c. for transmitting at least one of (1) commands and (2) information if a determined condition of an asset is an abnormal condition,d. for receiving and analyzing the on-site data and the mobile control signals, ande. for modifying at least one of the (1) transmission of the commands and (2) the analysis of the sensor signals based on one or more of the on-site data and the mobile control signals.
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Abstract
A mobile device is used in conjunction with control electronics and associated assets and sensors to facilitate the setup or modification of programming in the electronics. The mobile device is used to initially commission sensors by collecting data from the field, such as sensor identity, asset identity and measurement points, and uploading the collected data to the electronics. The mobile device may also be used to select programming in the control electronics for analyzing sensor signals from a particular sensor. The mobile device is also used to collect data from the field for use in linearizing sensor signals when they are received by the control electronics and to transmit maintenance commands to the control electronics thereby causing a programming change in the control electronics to prevent the transmission of a type of command or a type of information, such as a shutdown command or an alarm or alert.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for monitoring assets comprising:
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sensors disposed on the assets to produce sensor signals corresponding to characteristics of the assets; control electronics connected to the sensors for receiving and analyzing the sensor signals and for transmitting information and commands; and a mobile device for communicating with the control electronics and sensors; the mobile device having an input and being configured and programmed; a. to receive on-site data from the input, the on-site data corresponding to sensor identity, asset identity and sensor signals, b. to communicate the on-site data to the control electronics, and c. to produce and communicate mobile control signals to the control electronics based on user input provided through the input of the mobile device; the control electronics being configured and programmed; a. with asset data corresponding to the identities and locations of the sensors, identities of the assets, acceptable conditions of the assets, and abnormal conditions of the assets, b. for analyzing the sensor signals and determining the condition of the assets based on the asset data, c. for transmitting at least one of (1) commands and (2) information if a determined condition of an asset is an abnormal condition, d. for receiving and analyzing the on-site data and the mobile control signals, and e. for modifying at least one of the (1) transmission of the commands and (2) the analysis of the sensor signals based on one or more of the on-site data and the mobile control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring assets comprising:
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disposing sensors on the assets to produce sensor signals corresponding to characteristics of the assets; receiving and analyzing the sensor signals with control electronics and transmitting information and commands based on analysis of the sensor signals; communicating with the control electronics and sensors with a mobile device; receiving on-site data into the mobile device, the data corresponding to sensor identity, asset identity and sensor signals; communicating the on-site data from the mobile device to the control electronics; producing and communicating mobile control signals from the mobile device to the control electronics based on user input to the mobile device; analyzing the sensor signals using the control electronics and determining the condition of the assets based on the asset data; transmitting at least one of (1) commands and (2) information if a determined condition of an asset is an abnormal condition; receiving and analyzing the on-site data and the mobile control signals with the control electronics; and modifying at least one of the (1) transmission of the commands and (2) the analysis of the sensor signal based on one or more of the on-site data and the mobile control signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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