Data Collection Device And Associated System For Monitoring And Storing Performance And Maintenance Data Related To A Component Of An Electrical System
First Claim
1. A data collection device for use with a component of an electrical system, the data collection device comprising:
- a memory configured to store data associated with the component and selected from the group consisting of maintenance data, test data, fleet name, vehicle number, technician comments and a health analysis based upon a comparison of current data to historical data;
an antenna;
electronics configured to communicate offboard from the data collection device via the antenna, wherein the electronics are configured to provide for at least one of reception or transmission of the data associated with the component; and
an encasement at least partially surrounding the memory, the antenna and the electronics, wherein the encasement is configured to be carried by the electrical component.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for testing and storage of information related to a component. A data collection device having a memory is fixedly connected to the component. A test device communicates with the data collection device to store test data concerning the component in the data collection device. The test device also performs analysis of the test data and provides information concerning the health and maintenance history of the component. The present invention also provides systems and methods for determining the current drawn or supplied by electrical components connected in parallel in an electrical system. A current sensor located between the electrical components determines the current supply or draw of one of the electrical components, while a current sensor between the electrical components and the remainder of the electrical system determine a cumulative current draw or supply by both the electrical components.
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27 Claims
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1. A data collection device for use with a component of an electrical system, the data collection device comprising:
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a memory configured to store data associated with the component and selected from the group consisting of maintenance data, test data, fleet name, vehicle number, technician comments and a health analysis based upon a comparison of current data to historical data; an antenna; electronics configured to communicate offboard from the data collection device via the antenna, wherein the electronics are configured to provide for at least one of reception or transmission of the data associated with the component; and an encasement at least partially surrounding the memory, the antenna and the electronics, wherein the encasement is configured to be carried by the electrical component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a component of an electrical system; and a data collection device carried by the component, wherein the data collection device comprises; a memory configured to store data associated with the component and selected from the group consisting of maintenance data, test data, fleet name, vehicle number, technician comments and a health analysis based upon a comparison of current data to historical data; an antenna configured to provide for communications of the data associated with the component offboard from both the data collection device and the component; and an encasement at least partially surrounding the memory, the antenna and the electronics. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In combination with a component of an electrical system, a data collection device comprising:
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a memory configured to store data associated with the component and selected from the group consisting of maintenance data, test data, fleet name, vehicle number, technician comments and a health analysis based upon a comparison of current data to historical data; an encasement at least partially surrounding the memory, wherein the encasement is configured to be carried by the component, wherein the data collection device is configured to communicate at least some of the data associated with the component offboard the data collection device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a data collection device carried by a component of an electrical system, wherein the data collection device comprises; a memory configured to store data associated with the component and selected from the group consisting of maintenance data, test data, fleet name, vehicle number, technician comments and a health analysis based upon a comparison of current data to historical data; an antenna configured to provide for communications of the data associated with the component offboard from both the data collection device and the component; and an encasement at least partially surrounding the memory, the antenna and the electronics; and a test device configured to perform a test operation on the component and to store information concerning the test operation in the memory of the data collection device such that the information concerning the test operation are resident with the component. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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