METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT & SYSTEM
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1. A method for monitoring a bearing comprising the step of:
- obtaining data concerning one or more factors that influence the residual life of said bearing using at least one sensor,wherein said at least one sensor, comprises an acoustic emission sensor and a temperature sensor, and said method also comprises the steps of;
obtaining identification data uniquely identifying said bearing,transmitting data at least one of to and from the at least one sensor using an industrial wireless protocol, andrecording said data concerning one or more of the factors that influence the residual life of said bearing and said identification data as recorded data in a database.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a bearing comprising the step of obtaining data concerning one or more of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing using at least one sensor, such as a load sensor. The at least one sensor comprises an acoustic emission sensor and a temperature sensor. The method also comprises the steps of obtaining identification data uniquely identifying the bearing, transmitting data to and/or from the at least one sensor, using an industrial wireless protocol, and recording the data concerning one or more of the factors that influence the residual life of the bearing and the identification data as recorded data in a database.
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1. A method for monitoring a bearing comprising the step of:
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obtaining data concerning one or more factors that influence the residual life of said bearing using at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor, comprises an acoustic emission sensor and a temperature sensor, and said method also comprises the steps of; obtaining identification data uniquely identifying said bearing, transmitting data at least one of to and from the at least one sensor using an industrial wireless protocol, and recording said data concerning one or more of the factors that influence the residual life of said bearing and said identification data as recorded data in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising a computer program containing computer program code arranged to cause one of a computer or a processor to execute steps of a method, wherein the steps comprise:
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obtaining data concerning one or more factors that influence the residual life of said bearing using at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor, comprises an acoustic emission sensor and a temperature sensor, and said method also comprises the steps of; obtaining identification data uniquely identifying said bearing, transmitting data at least one of to and from the at least one sensor using an industrial wireless protocol, and recording said data concerning one or more factors that influence the residual life of said bearing and said identification data as recorded data in a database, wherein the computer program code is stored on one of a computer-readable medium or a carrier wave.
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12. A system for monitoring a bearing comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to obtain data concerning one or more factors that influence the residual life of said bearing, wherein said at least one sensor comprises an acoustic emission sensor and a temperature sensor and said system also comprises; at least one identification sensor configured to obtain identification data uniquely identifying said bearing, transmission means configured to transmit data at least one of to and from the at least one sensor using an industrial wireless protocol, and a data processing unit configured to record said data concerning one or more factors that influence the residual life of said bearing, and said identification data as recorded data in a database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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