Web based fault detection architecture
First Claim
1. A wide-area network enabled equipment condition monitoring system for remotely located machines and processes, comprising:
- a data acquisition device operable at a remote site to collect sensor signals indicative of operation of at least one machine at the site;
a communications network for conveying the collected signals to an analysis site; and
an analysis server operable at the analysis site responsive to conveyed signals for condition monitoring of the at least one machine using an empirical model to generate estimates of at least one variable reflecting the operation of the at least one machine.
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Abstract
A remote analysis system for equipment condition monitoring and the like, using a data acquisition device operable at the remote site of monitored equipment, a wide area network for communication of data to an analysis server, and an empirical model for analyzing operational performance based on data from the device. An information processor such as a personal computer (PC) or an embedded processor application is coupled to the data acquisition device for collecting signals indicative of the monitored machine or process. A communications network, such as a wireless or telephony network, or a wide area network application such as an intranet or the Internet, facilitates communications to an analysis server for conveying the collected signals to an application service provider (ASP) for analysis of the remotely monitored site. A communications server may also be used for facilitating communications via a number of different communications networks. A notification server is provided responsive to the analysis server for completing a notification procedure for a customer subscribing to the ASP services for remote analysis with the data acquisition device at the process-monitoring site. The customer may be notified through a variety of electronic or telephonic communication methods, including, e-mail, facsimile, telephone calls, or subscriber dial-up and the like.
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25 Claims
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1. A wide-area network enabled equipment condition monitoring system for remotely located machines and processes, comprising:
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a data acquisition device operable at a remote site to collect sensor signals indicative of operation of at least one machine at the site; a communications network for conveying the collected signals to an analysis site; and an analysis server operable at the analysis site responsive to conveyed signals for condition monitoring of the at least one machine using an empirical model to generate estimates of at least one variable reflecting the operation of the at least one machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A condition monitoring system for remote assets such as machines and processes, using data conveyed asynchronously, comprising:
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a data store operable to store data from at least one remote site, said data including sensor data indicative of operation of a plurality of monitored assets, and to accumulate received sensor data in separate logical bins for each monitored asset to which the sensor data corresponds; a batching module for evaluating whether a condition has been met regarding sensor data accumulated in a bin for a monitored asset; an estimation engine responsive to a condition-satisfied evaluation by the batching module for processing the sensor data accumulated in the bin to generate estimates for at least one variable reflecting the operation of the monitored asset; and an alert engine for generating messages indicative of asset condition, responsive to the generated estimates. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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