Condition monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring condition of a railways installation such as a points machine, said system including:
- a plurality of sensors associated with elements of said installation for monitoring parameters indicative of operating capability of said installation; and
means for processing said monitored parameters to determine whether said parameters are changing relative to reference values and to determine whether the changes are indicative of an increased risk of a malfunction in said installation.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for monitoring condition of a railways installation such as a points machine. The system includes a plurality of sensors (S1, S2, S3 - - - SN) associated with elements of the installation for monitoring parameters indicative of operating capability of the installation. The system includes means (12, 23) for processing the monitored parameters to determine whether the parameters are changing relative to reference values and to determine whether the changes are indicative of an increased risk of malfunction in the installation. The processing means may include a digital computer programmed with condition monitoring and fault detection software. A method of monitoring condition of a railways installation is also disclosed.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring condition of a railways installation such as a points machine, said system including:
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a plurality of sensors associated with elements of said installation for monitoring parameters indicative of operating capability of said installation; and
means for processing said monitored parameters to determine whether said parameters are changing relative to reference values and to determine whether the changes are indicative of an increased risk of a malfunction in said installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring condition of a railways installation such as a points machine said method including the steps of:
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monitoring with a plurality of sensors parameters indicative of operating capability of said installation; and
processing the monitored parameters to determine whether said parameters are changing relative to reference values and to determine whether the changes are indicative of an increased risk of a malfunction in said installation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for monitoring condition of a railways installation substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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28. A method for monitoring condition of a railways installation substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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