DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR SYSTEM MONITORING
First Claim
1. A method of tracking operational parameters of a drive system including at least one drive component, the method comprising:
- associating a sensor unit with the drive component, the sensor unit including an integrated local processor and a vibration sensor,the sensor unit converting analog vibration signals from the vibration sensor into digital signal samples;
the integrated local processor performing an FFT operation on the digital signal samples to produce an FFT spectrum;
the integrated local processor generating an alarm based upon analysis of the FFT spectrum.
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Abstract
A method and monitoring system for tracking operational parameters of a drive train of a monitored system includes a sensor unit affixed to the drive train. The sensor unit includes a sensor for generating an analog signal in response to an operating condition of the monitored system and an integrated local processor for processing the analog signal generated by the sensor. Actions of a sensor unit associated that is mounted from movement of a component of the drive system may be initiated via wireless receipt of instructions from another processing unit. FFT analysis may be performed by the sensor unit directly under certain speed conditions for alarm generation.
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1. A method of tracking operational parameters of a drive system including at least one drive component, the method comprising:
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associating a sensor unit with the drive component, the sensor unit including an integrated local processor and a vibration sensor, the sensor unit converting analog vibration signals from the vibration sensor into digital signal samples; the integrated local processor performing an FFT operation on the digital signal samples to produce an FFT spectrum; the integrated local processor generating an alarm based upon analysis of the FFT spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of tracking operational parameters of a drive system including at least one drive component, the method comprising:
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associating a sensor unit with the drive component, the sensor unit including an integrated local processor and a vibration sensor, the sensor unit converting analog vibration signals from the vibration sensor into digital signal samples; the integrated local processor; identifying a drive system speed condition; performing an FFT operation on digital signal samples produced during the drive system speed condition to produce an FFT spectrum; analyzing the FFT spectrum using an alarm band filter associated with the drive system speed condition; and generating an alarm if the analysis indicates the FFT spectrum is outside bounds defined by the alarm band filter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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