SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DYNAMIC DATA

• US 20080077341A1
• Filed: 09/27/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology, LLC (GE Vernova, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Bush, Ralph Eugene, Gottler, David Anthony, Muolo, Jerry Anthony, Chhabra, Nishchey, Cankurt, Nurettin Tevfik
• Granted Patent: US 7,398,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/66
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/00 Modulated-carrier systems

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for transmitting dynamic data over a network to a computer resource, the system including at least one receiver configured to receive dynamic data and convert dynamic data into a digitized sinusoidal signal, and a computing resource configured for communication with the network and configured to receive the digitized sinusoidal signal from the at least one receiver, the computing resource configured to employ a Fast Fourier Transform to convert the digitized sinusoidal signal into output data that includes phase data, amplitude data, and frequency data of the digitized sinusoidal signal, the output data being transmittable over the network in at least one packet.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting dynamic data over a network to a remote computer resource, the system comprising:

at least one receiver configured to receive dynamic data and convert said dynamic data into a digitized signal; and

a computing resource configured for communication with the network and configured to receive said digitized signal from said at least one receiver, said computing resource configured to employ a Fast Fourier Transform to convert said digitized signal into output data that includes phase data, amplitude data, and frequency data of said digitized signal, said output data being transmittable over the network in at least one packet; and

a data packing and compression resource configured for communication with said computing resource, said data packing and compression resource condensing said output data and providing a complete representation of said output data.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a server configured for communicating with said computing resource, said packing and compression resource, and the network.

4. A system according to claim 2, wherein said output data is storable in said server, and unit convertible from one engineering unit to another in said server.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said dynamic data is analog data.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one packet is multiple packets including said phase data, said frequency data, and said amplitude data.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one packet is one packet including said phase data, said frequency data, and said amplitude data.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one source is positioned to sense operating conditions of at least one machine, and configured to acquire said dynamic data, and transmit said dynamic data to said at least one receiver.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the remote computer resource is configured to employ a second Fast Fourier Transform that converts said output data received from said computing resource into at least one of said digitized signal and said dynamic data.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one receiver is an analog-digital converter.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data packing and compression resource provides a data size reduction of at least 1/300.

15. A system according to claim 8, wherein said at least one source comprises at least one of a sensor and a transducer.

3. (canceled)

11. A method for transmitting dynamic data over a network to a computer resource, the method comprising:

receiving dynamic data from at least one source of dynamic data;

converting said dynamic data into a digitized signal;

transmitting said digitized signal to a computing resource;

converting said digitized signal to output data via a Fast Fourier Transform, said output data including includes phase data, amplitude data, and frequency data of said digitized signal; and

transmitting said output data in packed and compressed form over the network in at least one packet;

wherein said packed and compressed form provides a complete representation of said output data.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein said transmitting via at least one packet includes transmitting said phase data, said frequency data, and said amplitude data via multiple packets.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein said transmitting via at least one packet includes transmitting said phase data, said frequency data, and said amplitude data via on packet.

16. An apparatus adapted for transmitting dynamic data over a network to a remote computer resource, the apparatus comprising:

a machine capable of producing said dynamic data pertaining to an operating condition of said machine; and

a system for transmitting said dynamic data over the network to the remote computer resource, the system comprising;

a source for obtaining said dynamic data from said machine;

a receiver for receiving said dynamic data from said source and converting said dynamic data into a digitized signal;

a computing resource configured for communication with the network and configured to receive said digitized signal from said receiver, said computing resource configured to employ a Fast Fourier Transform to convert said digitized signal into output data that includes phase data, amplitude data, and frequency data of said digitized signal, said output data being transmittable over the network in at least one packet; and

a data packing and compression resource configured for communication with said computing resource, said data packing and compression resource condensing said output data and providing a complete representation of said output data.