Method and apparatus for system diagnostics using accelerometers
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring component health of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising:
- measuring, by an accelerometer associated with at least one component of the HVAC system, of vibration of the at least one component;
receiving, by a controller, actual vibration data reflective of the measured vibration;
determining, using the controller, whether the actual vibration data differs from pre-defined acceptable baseline vibration data by more than an acceptable amount; and
responsive to a positive determination in the determining step, forwarding, by the controller, information regarding the determination to a monitoring device to monitor operation of the component.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring component health of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The method includes measuring, by an accelerometer associated with at least one component of the HVAC system, of vibration of the at least one component, receiving, by a controller, actual vibration data reflective of the measured vibration, determining, using the controller, whether the actual vibration data differs from pre-defined acceptable baseline vibration data by more than an acceptable amount, and responsive to a positive determination in the determining step, forwarding, by the controller, information regarding the determination to a monitoring device to monitor operation of the component.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring component health of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising:
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measuring, by an accelerometer associated with at least one component of the HVAC system, of vibration of the at least one component; receiving, by a controller, actual vibration data reflective of the measured vibration; determining, using the controller, whether the actual vibration data differs from pre-defined acceptable baseline vibration data by more than an acceptable amount; and responsive to a positive determination in the determining step, forwarding, by the controller, information regarding the determination to a monitoring device to monitor operation of the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
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an accelerometer associated with at least one component of the HVAC system, wherein the accelerometer is configured to measure vibration of the at least one component; a controller configured to communicate with the accelerometer; wherein the controller is configured to; receive actual vibration data reflective of the measured vibration; determine whether the actual vibration data differs from pre-defined acceptable baseline vibration data by more than an acceptable amount; and responsive to a positive determination, forward information regarding the determination to a monitoring device to monitor operation of the component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of monitoring component health of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising:
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measuring, by an accelerometer associated with at least one component of the HVAC system, of vibration of the at least one component; receiving, by a controller, actual vibration data reflective of the measured vibration; calculating, using the controller, pre-defined acceptable baseline vibration data; determining, using the controller, whether the actual vibration data differs from the pre-defined acceptable baseline vibration data by more than an acceptable amount; and responsive to a positive determination in the determining step, forwarding, by the controller, information regarding the determination to a monitoring device to monitor operation of the component.
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