SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method for performing vibration analysis of the operation of a circuit breaker to analyze the mechanical condition of the circuit breaker, the method comprising:
- placing an analyzer, which includes at least an accelerometer and a memory, adjacent the circuit breaker to be analyzed;
measuring mechanical vibrations generated during an operational event of the circuit breaker using the accelerometer of the analyzer to measure the mechanical vibrations generated during the operational event of the circuit breaker;
recording the measured mechanical vibrations generated during the operational event of the circuit breaker using the memory of the analyzer;
comparing the recorded mechanical vibrations of the operational event of the circuit breaker to one or more known mechanical vibration signatures of the operational event for a type of circuit breaker similar to that being analyzed; and
determining a status of the circuit breaker based upon the comparison.
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Abstract
An exemplary analyzer, such as a circuit breaker analyzer, method, and system are provided for use in determining the mechanical condition of a device, such as a circuit breaker, appliance, machine, equipment, or other mechanical system. In one embodiment the analyzer is implemented using a smartphone or other smart device to couple to the device being analyzed to measure mechanical vibrations generated at a surface of the device during an operational event using a force detector, such as an accelerometer, and then comparing such measured values to a known, good signature of mechanical vibrations for the same type of operational event for same type of equipment.
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72 Claims
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1. A method for performing vibration analysis of the operation of a circuit breaker to analyze the mechanical condition of the circuit breaker, the method comprising:
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placing an analyzer, which includes at least an accelerometer and a memory, adjacent the circuit breaker to be analyzed; measuring mechanical vibrations generated during an operational event of the circuit breaker using the accelerometer of the analyzer to measure the mechanical vibrations generated during the operational event of the circuit breaker; recording the measured mechanical vibrations generated during the operational event of the circuit breaker using the memory of the analyzer; comparing the recorded mechanical vibrations of the operational event of the circuit breaker to one or more known mechanical vibration signatures of the operational event for a type of circuit breaker similar to that being analyzed; and determining a status of the circuit breaker based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A vibration analysis system for performing vibration analysis of the operation of a circuit breaker to analyze the mechanical condition of the circuit breaker, the vibration analysis system comprising:
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an accelerometer operable to measure the forces of mechanical vibrations along at least two axes that are generated adjacent a surface of the circuit breaker during an operational event of the circuit breaker; a memory configured to receive and store the measurements of the forces of the mechanical vibrations generated at the surface of the circuit breaker during the operational event; a database configured with a known good mechanical vibration signature of the operational event for a type of circuit breaker similar to that being analyzed; and a processor configured to compare the measurements of the forces of the mechanical vibrations generated at the surface of the circuit breaker during the operational event with the known good mechanical vibration signature of the operational event for the type of circuit breaker similar to that being analyzed to determine a mechanical status of the circuit breaker based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for performing vibration analysis of the operation of a device to analyze the mechanical condition of the device, the method comprising:
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placing an analyzer, which includes an accelerometer and a memory, adjacent the device to be analyzed; measuring the mechanical vibrations generated during an operational event of the device using the accelerometer of the analyzer to measure the mechanical vibrations generated during the operational event of the device; recording the measured mechanical vibrations generated during the operational event of the device using the memory of the analyzer; comparing the recorded mechanical vibrations of the operational event of the device to one or more known good mechanical vibration signatures of the operational event for a type of device similar to that being analyzed; and determining a mechanical status of the device based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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