METHOD OF MONITORING A HEALTH STATUS OF A BEARING WITH A WARNING DEVICE IN A PERCENTAGE MODE
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a condition of at least one rotating component of a rotating machine, the method comprising steps of:
- installing a machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device (100) onto a rotating machine (410) (block 710), said device (100) comprising;
a sensor housing comprising a base subassembly (120) and an upper enclosure (110),a printed circuit assembly (200) comprising components assembled to a printed circuit board (202) defining an operational circuit, said components include a microprocessor (210), a digital memory component (210), a portable power supply (212), at least one condition sensor (220, 222, 224), and an instruction set (embedded within 210), wherein said instruction set directs operation of said circuit by said microprocessor (210);
obtaining at least one data point of at least one operating characteristic of the respective rotating component to determine an initial baseline of each of the at lease one operating characteristic of said rotating machine (410) (block 722);
establishing a threshold, wherein the threshold is calculated as a percentage difference from the respective baseline;
storing said initial baseline (524, 624) within said memory component (210) (block 724);
monitoring each respective at least one operating characteristic of said rotating component during operation of said rotating machine (410) (block 730);
comparing a currently obtained operating condition data point of each said respective at least one operating characteristic of said respective rotating component against said calculated threshold (524, 624) to determine if the currently obtained condition is one of approaching an alarm condition and exceeding an alarm condition (decision block 732); and
based upon said output of said comparison between said currently obtained condition data point and said respective stored baseline data value, proceeding with one of;
in a condition where said percentage difference is less than said calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device continues to monitor conditions of said respective rotating component, andin a condition where said percentage difference is greater than said calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device indicates an alarming condition.
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Abstract
A rotational element monitoring process (700) utilizing a machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device (100) adapted to a rotating machine (410). The process (700) monitors at least one operating characteristic of a rotating element of a rotating machine. The operating characteristics can include velocity (500), acceleration (500), temperature (600), etc. The process (700) establishes a baseline value (524, 624) for each operating characteristic. An alarm threshold (530, 630) is determined by either a predetermined percentage difference (540) or a predetermined quantified delta (640). The device establishes a measurement schedule (740) retaining the device in a sleep mode (740) and pulsing a condition investigation in accordance with a frequency. The frequency increases (742) when approaching or exceeding an alarm condition. The device (100) indicates an alarm condition by illuminating an alarm indicating light (220, 222, 224).
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23 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a condition of at least one rotating component of a rotating machine, the method comprising steps of:
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installing a machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device (100) onto a rotating machine (410) (block 710), said device (100) comprising; a sensor housing comprising a base subassembly (120) and an upper enclosure (110), a printed circuit assembly (200) comprising components assembled to a printed circuit board (202) defining an operational circuit, said components include a microprocessor (210), a digital memory component (210), a portable power supply (212), at least one condition sensor (220, 222, 224), and an instruction set (embedded within 210), wherein said instruction set directs operation of said circuit by said microprocessor (210); obtaining at least one data point of at least one operating characteristic of the respective rotating component to determine an initial baseline of each of the at lease one operating characteristic of said rotating machine (410) (block 722); establishing a threshold, wherein the threshold is calculated as a percentage difference from the respective baseline; storing said initial baseline (524, 624) within said memory component (210) (block 724); monitoring each respective at least one operating characteristic of said rotating component during operation of said rotating machine (410) (block 730); comparing a currently obtained operating condition data point of each said respective at least one operating characteristic of said respective rotating component against said calculated threshold (524, 624) to determine if the currently obtained condition is one of approaching an alarm condition and exceeding an alarm condition (decision block 732); and based upon said output of said comparison between said currently obtained condition data point and said respective stored baseline data value, proceeding with one of; in a condition where said percentage difference is less than said calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device continues to monitor conditions of said respective rotating component, and in a condition where said percentage difference is greater than said calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device indicates an alarming condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring a condition of at least one rotating component of a rotating machine, the method comprising steps of:
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installing a machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device (100) onto a rotating machine (410) (block 710), said device (100) comprising; a sensor housing comprising a base subassembly (120) and an upper enclosure (110), a printed circuit assembly (200) comprising components assembled to a printed circuit board (202) defining an operational circuit, said components include a microprocessor (210), a digital memory component (210), a portable power supply (212), at least one condition sensor (220, 222, 224), and an instruction set (embedded within 210), wherein said instruction set directs operation of said circuit by said microprocessor (210); obtaining at least one data point of at least one operating characteristic of the respective rotating component to determine an initial baseline of at least one of a velocity (524), acceleration (524), and a temperature (624) of a respective rotating component of said rotating machine (410) (block 722); storing said initial baseline (524, 624) within said memory component (210) (block 724); establishing a threshold, wherein the threshold is calculated as a percentage difference from the respective baseline; monitoring said at least one of said velocity, said acceleration, and said temperature of said respective rotating component during operation of said rotating machine (410) (block 730); comparing currently obtained condition data of said at least one of said velocity, said acceleration, and said temperature of said respective rotating component against said calculated threshold (530, 630) for each of said at least one of said velocity, said acceleration, and said temperature of said respective rotating component to determine if said currently obtained condition is one of approaching said alarm condition and exceeding said alarm condition (decision block 732); and based upon said output of said comparison between said currently obtained condition data and said respective stored baseline data, proceeding with one of; in a condition where said percentage difference is less than said calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device continues to monitor conditions of said respective rotating component, and in a condition where said percentage difference is greater than said calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device indicates an alarming condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a condition of at least one rotating component of a rotating machine, the method comprising steps of:
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installing a machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device (100) onto a rotating machine (410) (block 710), said device (100) comprising; a sensor housing comprising a base subassembly (120) and an upper enclosure (110), a printed circuit assembly (200) comprising components assembled to a printed circuit board (202) defining an operational circuit, said components include a microprocessor (210), a digital memory component (210), a portable power supply (212), at least one accelerometer (224), and an instruction set (embedded within 210), wherein said instruction set directs operation of said circuit by said microprocessor (210); obtaining at least one data point of at least one of a velocity (524) and acceleration (524) to determine an initial baseline of at least one of a velocity (524) and an acceleration (524) of a respective rotating component of said rotating machine (410) (block 722); storing said initial baseline (524, 624) within said memory component (210) (block 724); establishing a threshold, wherein the threshold is calculated as a percentage difference from the respective baseline; monitoring said at least one of said velocity, said acceleration, and said temperature of said respective rotating component during operation of said rotating machine (410) (block 730); comparing currently obtained condition data of said at least one of said velocity and said acceleration of said respective rotating component against said calculated threshold (530) for each of said at least one of said velocity and said acceleration of said respective rotating component to determine if the currently obtained condition is one of approaching an alarm condition and exceeding an alarm condition (decision block 732); and based upon said output of said comparison between said currently obtained condition data and said respective stored baseline data, proceeding with one of; in a condition where said quantified difference is less than v, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device continues to monitor conditions of said respective rotating component, and in a condition where said quantified difference is greater than the calculated threshold, said machine condition indicating sensor and monitoring device indicates an alarming condition. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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