EXCAVATOR SELF-DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150082876A1
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sany Heavy Machinery Limited, Shanghai Huaxing Digital Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Sany Heavy Machinery Limited, Shanghai Huaxing Digital Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Zhu, Chuanbao, Tu, Xiaodan, Deng, Yuan
• Application Number:
  US14/240,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20150082876A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/114.53
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/267 Diagnosing or detecting failure of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 9/00 Measuring volume flow relative to another variable, e.g. of liquid fuel for an engine
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 15/042 by monitoring a single specific parameter not covered by groups G01M15/06 - G01M15/12
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0213 Modular or universal configuration of the monitoring system, e.g. monitoring system having modules that may be combined to build monitoring program; monitoring system that can be applied to legacy systems; adaptable monitoring system; using different communication protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

An excavator self-detection system comprises a controller, a fuel inlet flow meter, a fuel outlet flow meter and a performance self-detection controller. The fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter are deployed at a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet of an engine respectively, and are connected to the performance self-detection controller. The performance self-detection controller is connected to the controller. The performance self-detection controller reads the signal values of the fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter, calculates a fuel consumption value, and reads a machine parameter of the excavator through the controller to determine the performance. A detection method is also provided which uses the above excavator self-detection system. The method comprises performance self-detection, a fuel consumption test, and an efficiency test. The measuring equipment can be set by itself according to different machine types and different communication protocols. The detection device of the present invention aims to the different excavators with different communication protocols setting, therefore it owns strong portability. The condition of people waste is effectively reduced, and by means of the self-detection function, the measurement precision is improved.

Claims

1. An excavator self-detection system, wherein it comprises a controller, a fuel inlet flow meter, a fuel outlet flow meter and a performance self-detection controller, the fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter are deployed at a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet of an engine respectively, and are connected to the performance self-detection controller, the performance self-detection controller is connected to the controller;

the performance self-detection controller reads the signal values of the fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter to calculate a fuel consumption value, and it reads machine parameters of the excavator through the controller to determine the performance.

2. An excavator as disclosed in claim 1, wherein the self-detection controller is connected to the controller via a CAN-bus.

3. A self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 1, wherein it comprises overall performance self-detection, a fuel consumption test, and an efficiency test, wherein:

the overall performance self-detection comprises the following steps;

providing several switch variables for storing different determination values, the determination values comprise the the single-motion time, the rotational speed, the current and the voltage;

performing the test for single-motion time, which comprises that;

the performance self-detection controller determines whether the single-motion of the excavator is generated, if so, timing the single-motion of the excavators from its start to its stop;

comparing the clocked time and the pre-stored data in the controller, if the standard is reached, the corresponding switch goes to “

0”

, if not, the corresponding switch goes to “

1”

;

performing the tests for the rotational speed, the current or the voltage of the excavator self-detection system, it comprises that;

shifting to the required gear, and determining whether the main voltage is greater than the preset main voltage, if so, the performance self-detection controller compares the received values of the excavator speed, current, and voltage with the pre-stored data in the controller, if the standard is reached, the corresponding switch variable goes to “

0”

, if not, the corresponding switch variable goes to “

1”

;

merging all the switch variables into integer quantity, and generating synthetic fault code;

the fuel consumption test comprises the following steps;

the performance self-detection controller calculates the fuel inlet and fuel outlet data upon the feedback signal of the fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter within a predetermined time, then to calculate the differential and to obtain the fuel consumption within the predetermined time;

the efficiency test comprises the following steps;

the performance self-detection controller initiates the timing operation, when the rotation motion is detected and the rotation weight is greater than the preset rotation weight value, the delay process is performed, the counting is started after the delay process so as to prevent the timing caused by the misoperation;

after the test is started, the chronopher rings every 5 minutes as a calling operation and rings frequently in the 30 seconds before the end of the ringing, so as to remind the operator the time is up;

the measurements of the fuel test controller remains unchanged after the set unit time is up.

4. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 3, wherein the amount of the several switch variables is sixteen, which represent different single motion determination values.

5. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 3, wherein the preset value of the main voltage is 34.3 MPa.

6. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 3, wherein the chronopher is a buzzer.

7. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 3, wherein the preset rotation weight value is 5 kg.

8. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 3, wherein if the rotation weight is greater than the preset value, the delay time of the delay process is 30 ms.

9. A self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claims 2, wherein it comprises overall performance self-detection, a fuel consumption test, and an efficiency test, wherein:

the overall performance self-detection comprises the following steps;

providing several switch variables for storing different determination values, the determination values comprise the the single-motion time, the rotational speed, the current and the voltage;

performing the test for single-motion time, which comprises that;

the performance self-detection controller determines whether the single-motion of the excavator is generated, if so, timing the single-motion of the excavators from its start to its stop;

comparing the clocked time and the pre-stored data in the controller, if the standard is reached, the corresponding switch goes to “

0”

, if not, the corresponding switch goes to “

1”

;

performing the tests for the rotational speed, the current or the voltage of the excavator self-detection system, it comprises that;

shifting to the required gear, and determining whether the main voltage is greater than the preset main voltage, if so, the performance self-detection controller compares the received values of the excavator speed, current, and voltage with the pre-stored data in the controller, if the standard is reached, the corresponding switch variable goes to “

0”

, if not, the corresponding switch variable goes to “

1”

;

merging all the switch variables into integer quantity, and generating synthetic fault code;

the fuel consumption test comprises the following steps;

the performance self-detection controller calculates the fuel inlet and fuel outlet data upon the feedback signal of the fuel inlet flow meter and the fuel outlet flow meter within a predetermined time, then to calculate the differential and to obtain the fuel consumption within the predetermined time;

the efficiency test comprises the following steps;

the performance self-detection controller initiates the timing operation, when the rotation motion is detected and the rotation weight is greater than the preset rotation weight value, the delay process is performed, the counting is started after the delay process so as to prevent the timing caused by the misoperation;

after the test is started, the chronopher rings every 5 minutes as a calling operation and rings frequently in the 30 seconds before the end of the ringing, so as to remind the operator the time is up;

the measurements of the fuel test controller remains unchanged after the set unit time is up.

10. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 9, wherein the amount of the several switch variables is sixteen, which represent different single motion determination values.

11. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 9, wherein the preset value of the main voltage is 34.3 MPa.

12. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 9, wherein the chronopher is a buzzer.

13. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 9, wherein the preset rotation weight value is 5 kg.

14. The self-detection method using the excavator self-detection system as disclosed in claim 9, wherein if the rotation weight is greater than the preset value, the delay time of the delay process is 30 ms.