Method and system for analyzing hydraulic turbine vibrations
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing turbine noise vibrations comprising the steps of:
- receiving at an expert site recorded noise information relating to noise of a hydraulic turbine recorded at a remote site either during turbine operation at the remote site or intentionally produced for test purposes at the remote site; and
, analyzing the recorded noise information at the expert site.
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Abstract
A method and system for analyzing hydraulic turbine noise vibrations involves recording the noise of a hydraulic turbine either during operation or intentionally produced for testing from a remote site. A standard laptop computer is utilized by personnel at the turbine site to record the sound at different power outputs as specified by turbine experts with a standard Windows sound recording program that produce sound files. The sound files are compressed at the site and sent to the expert office location via Email. Once received at the expert location, the sound files are uncompressed and analyzed immediately by the turbine experts without the experts having had to travel to the remote site. The analysis is done with a software sound analyzer. The analyzed signals are used to diagnose the machine and address any unusual recorded noise.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing turbine noise vibrations comprising the steps of:
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receiving at an expert site recorded noise information relating to noise of a hydraulic turbine recorded at a remote site either during turbine operation at the remote site or intentionally produced for test purposes at the remote site; and
,analyzing the recorded noise information at the expert site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The method for analyzing turbine noise vibrations comprising the steps of:
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recording noise of a hydraulic turbine either during turbine operation at a remote site or intentionally produced for test purposes from the remote site to produce recorded noise information;
forwarding the recorded noise information from the remote site via a communication link to an expert site; and
,analyzing the recorded noise information at the expert site. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for analyzing turbine noise vibrations comprising:
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an expert site for receiving from a communication link recorded noise information relating to noise of a hydraulic turbine recorded at a remote site either during turbine operation at the remote site or intentionally produced for test purposes at the remote site; and
,analyzing tool for analyzing the recorded noise information at the expert office site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 21, 22, 24)
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16. A system for analyzing turbine noise vibrations comprising:
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a remote site recorder for recording the noise of a hydraulic turbine either during turbine operation at a remote site or intentionally produced for test purposes from the remote site to produce recorded noise information;
a communication link for forwarding the recorded noise information from the remote site to an expert site; and
,an analyzing tool for analyzing the recorded noise information at the expert site. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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