Automatic data logging kit and method
First Claim
1. An automatic data logging kit for use with a hydraulic integrity test skid for testing a liquid cooled stator bar system, the automatic data logging kit comprising:
- a spool piece including end connectors attachable between the liquid cooled stator bar system and the hydraulic integrity test skid and a plurality of sensor receptacles;
at least one temperature sensor insertable within an interior of the liquid cooled stator bar system and having an output connector operatively securable in a first of the sensor receptacles;
at least one pressure sensor operatively securable in a second of the sensor receptacles; and
a control unit receiving output from the at least one temperature sensor and the at least one pressure sensor, the control unit calculating a leak rate based on the received sensor output.
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Abstract
An automatic data logging kit is used with a hydraulic integrity test kit for testing a liquid cooled stator bar system. The automatic data logging kit includes a spool piece having end connectors attachable between the liquid cooled stator bar system and the hydraulic integrity test kit as well as a plurality of sensor receptacles. At least one temperature sensor insertable within an interior of the liquid cooled stator bar system is coupled with an output connector operatively securable in the first of the sensor receptacles in the spool piece. At least one pressure sensor is also operatively securable in one of the spool piece sensor receptacles. A control unit receives output from the sensors and calculates a leak rate based on the received sensor output. The automatic data logging kit provides automatic data logging capabilities for pressure-decay and vacuum-decay cycle tests, increased accuracy of the pressure-decay and vacuum-decay data and reduced cycle time in determining the leak rates.
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23 Claims
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1. An automatic data logging kit for use with a hydraulic integrity test skid for testing a liquid cooled stator bar system, the automatic data logging kit comprising:
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a spool piece including end connectors attachable between the liquid cooled stator bar system and the hydraulic integrity test skid and a plurality of sensor receptacles;
at least one temperature sensor insertable within an interior of the liquid cooled stator bar system and having an output connector operatively securable in a first of the sensor receptacles;
at least one pressure sensor operatively securable in a second of the sensor receptacles; and
a control unit receiving output from the at least one temperature sensor and the at least one pressure sensor, the control unit calculating a leak rate based on the received sensor output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23)
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15. An automatic data logging kit for use with a hydraulic integrity test skid for testing a liquid cooled stator bar system, the automatic data logging kit comprising:
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a spool piece including end connectors attachable between the liquid cooled stator bar system and the hydraulic integrity test skid, the spool piece comprising a plurality of sensor receptacles through an exterior surface;
an elongated temperature probe insertable within an interior of the liquid cooled stator bar system and having an output connector operatively securable in a first of the sensor receptacles;
at least one pressure sensor operatively securable in a second of the sensor receptacles; and
a control unit receiving output from the at least one temperature sensor and the at least one pressure sensor, the control unit calculating a leak rate based on the received sensor output. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of automatically logging data for testing a generator cooling system, the method comprising:
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(a) logging data concerning temperature and pressure within the generator cooling system, the data being received from sensor outputs operatively coupled with the generator cooling system; and
(b) automatically calculating a leak rate based on the logged data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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