System and method for health determination of a machine component
First Claim
1. A system for determining health of a fuel pump, the fuel pump having an inlet and an outlet, the system comprising:
- a first temperature sensor associated with the fuel pump, the first temperature senor configured to generate first temperature signal indicative of a temperature adjacent the inlet of the fuel pump;
a second temperature sensor associated with the fuel pump, the second temperature sensor configured to generate a second temperature signal indicative of the temperature adjacent the outlet of the fuel pump; and
a controller in communication with the first and second temperature sensors, the controller configured toreceive the first temperature signal from the first temperature sensor;
receive the second temperature signal from the second temperature sensor;
monitor a difference in the temperature between the first and second temperature sensors over a predetermined time period;
compare the difference in the temperature to with a first predetermined threshold;
determine a rate of change of the difference in the temperature over the predetermined time period;
compare the determined rate of change of the difference in the temperature with a second predetermined threshold;
determine the health of the fuel pump based, at least in part, on the comparisons with the first and second predetermined thresholds respectively and one or more additional parameters associated with the fuel pump; and
generate a notification indicative of the determined health of the fuel pump.
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Abstract
A system for determining health of a component is provided. The system includes an operational parameter module associated with the component and in communication with a controller. The controller is configured to receive an operating parameter signal from the operational parameter module. The controller is configured to monitor a change of the operating parameter over a predetermined time period. The controller is configured to compare the monitored operating parameter with a first predetermined threshold. The controller is configured to determine a rate of change of the monitored operating parameter over the predetermined time period. The controller is also configured to compare the determined rate of change with a second predetermined threshold. The controller is further configured to determine the health of the component based, at least in part, on the comparisons with the first and second predetermined thresholds respectively and one or more additional parameters associated with the component.
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1. A system for determining health of a fuel pump, the fuel pump having an inlet and an outlet, the system comprising:
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a first temperature sensor associated with the fuel pump, the first temperature senor configured to generate first temperature signal indicative of a temperature adjacent the inlet of the fuel pump; a second temperature sensor associated with the fuel pump, the second temperature sensor configured to generate a second temperature signal indicative of the temperature adjacent the outlet of the fuel pump; and a controller in communication with the first and second temperature sensors, the controller configured to receive the first temperature signal from the first temperature sensor; receive the second temperature signal from the second temperature sensor; monitor a difference in the temperature between the first and second temperature sensors over a predetermined time period; compare the difference in the temperature to with a first predetermined threshold; determine a rate of change of the difference in the temperature over the predetermined time period; compare the determined rate of change of the difference in the temperature with a second predetermined threshold; determine the health of the fuel pump based, at least in part, on the comparisons with the first and second predetermined thresholds respectively and one or more additional parameters associated with the fuel pump; and generate a notification indicative of the determined health of the fuel pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for determining health of a fuel pump, the fuel pump having an inlet and an outlet, the method comprising:
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receiving a first temperature signal from a first temperature sensor indicative of a temperature adjacent the inlet of the fuel pump; receiving a second temperature signal from a second temperature sensor indicative of a temperature adjacent the outlet of the fuel pump; monitoring a difference in the temperature between the first and second temperature sensors over a predetermined time period; comparing the difference in temperature with a first predetermined threshold; determining a rate of change of the difference in temperature over the predetermined time period; comparing the determined rate of change in the difference in temperature with a second predetermined threshold; determining the health of the fuel pump based, at least in part, on the comparisons with the first and second predetermined thresholds respectively and one or more additional parameters associated with the fuel pump; and generating a notification indicative of the determined health of the fuel pump. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A monitoring and notification system for a fuel pump, the system comprising:
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a first sensor associated with the fuel pump configured to generate first signals indicative of an inlet temperature of the fuel pump; a second sensor associated with the fuel pump configured to generate second signals indicative of an outlet temperature of the fuel pump, and a controller in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, the controller configured to; access a first temperature difference threshold; access a second temperature difference threshold; receive the first signals from the first sensor; receive the second signals from the second sensor; determine a first temperature difference between the first sensor and the second sensor based upon the first signals and the second signals over a first predetermined time period; compare the first temperature difference with the first temperature difference threshold; upon the first temperature difference exceeding the first temperature difference threshold, determine a temperature difference characteristic of the first temperature difference based upon the first signals and the second signals over a second predetermined time period; compare the temperature difference characteristic with the second temperature difference threshold; and generate an alert signal when the second average temperature difference characteristic exceeds the second temperature difference threshold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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