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METHOD OF CONTROLLING BEARING LUBRICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20160178122A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2014
  • Published: 06/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing a bearing housing configured to house a bearing, the bearing housing enclosing a free volume for receiving lubricant;

    providing a quantity of the lubricant in the free volume;

    providing a sensor configured to measure at least one parameter affecting a degradation rate at which the lubricant will degrade and to produce at least one output signal indicative of the measured at least one parameter;

    providing a pump for pumping lubricant into the bearing housing;

    providing a controller configured to receive the at least one output signal from the sensor and configured to control the pump based the received at least one output signal; and

    controlling the pump based on a function of the received at least one output signal.

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