Monitoring System for Turbomachinery

• US 20170038276A1
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated (Caterpillar Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated (Caterpillar Incorporated)
• Inventors: Fabretto, Andrea, Cabella, Fabio, Abruzzo, Dario, Kemp, Frances Julia, Monti, Andrea, De Stefano, Alessio, Canchi, Venkatesh
• Application Number:
  US14/841,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20170038276A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 21/003 Arrangements for testing or measuring for measuring vibrations G01H
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 21/14 responsive to other specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/80 Diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/00 Testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof monitoring of programme-control systems G05B19/048, G05B19/406
• 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: G05B 23/0237 based on parallel systems, e.g. comparing signals produced at the same time by same type systems and detect faulty ones by noticing differences among their responses
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0272 Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user

Abstract

A system for monitoring a plurality of turbomachinery systems is disclosed herein. In embodiments, the system includes a network remote management tools module, and a plurality of monitoring devices. The network remote management tools module includes a diagnostic module and a management module. The diagnostic module monitors the operation of the plurality of turbomachinery systems and the system including the plurality of monitoring devices. The management module updates and maintains the system including the plurality of monitoring devices. A monitoring device of the plurality of monitoring device includes a device remote management module that manages the system through the network remote management tools module.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a plurality of turbomachinery systems, each including a plurality of sensors and a control system that collects sensor data from the sensors periodically, the system comprising:

a monitoring connection system including a connection system module that periodically receives the sensor data and event data from the control system from one of the turbomachinery systems of the plurality of turbomachinery systems;

a monitoring system data provider that periodically receives the sensor data over a network from the monitoring connection system and stores the sensor data in a monitoring system data store;

a plurality of monitoring system servers connected to the monitoring system data provider and located at a data center with the monitoring system data provider;

a fleet data system located at the data center, the fleet data system periodically receives the event data from the monitoring connection system;

a first monitoring device that receives the sensor data from the monitoring system data provider and the event data from the fleet data system including receiving alerts for predetermined events as the events occur;

a network remote management tools module including

a diagnostic module that monitors the operation of the monitoring connection system, the monitoring system data provider, the plurality of monitoring system servers, the fleet data system, and a plurality of monitoring devices that includes the first monitoring device, and

a management module that updates and maintains the monitoring connection system, the monitoring system data provider, the plurality of monitoring system servers, the fleet data system, and the plurality of monitoring devices; and

a second monitoring device including a device remote management module that manages the monitoring connection system, the monitoring system data provider, the plurality of monitoring system servers, the fleet data system, and the plurality of monitoring devices through the network remote management tools module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic module obtains and monitors status details of the monitoring connection systems of the plurality of turbomachinery systems including the connection system module of each, the monitoring system data provider, and the fleet data system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the status details of the monitoring connection systems includes a network connectivity status of the monitoring connection systems, a performance status of the monitoring connection systems and a data acquisition status of the monitoring connection systems.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the management module updates the connection system module by onboarding the update from the network remote management tools module to the monitoring connection system.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the update to the connection system module is provided to the network remote management tools module from the device remote management module.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the diagnostic module is configured to monitor and diagnose each turbomachinery system of the plurality of turbomachinery systems.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the fleet data system includes a network notification module that provides notifications to the plurality of monitoring devices, and wherein recommendations related to at least one of the turbomachinery systems of the plurality of turbomachinery systems is provided to at least one of the monitoring devices of the plurality of monitoring devices.

8. A system for monitoring a plurality of turbomachines, each including a plurality of sensors and a control system that collects sensor data from the sensors periodically, the system comprising:

a plurality of monitoring connection systems, each monitoring connection system of the plurality of monitoring connection systems including a connection system module that receives the sensor data and event data from at least the control system that receives the sensor data and the event data for one of the turbomachines of the plurality of turbomachines;

a monitoring system data provider that periodically receives the sensor data over a network from each monitoring connection system of the plurality of monitoring connection systems and stores the sensor data for each of the turbomachines of the plurality of turbomachines in a monitoring system data store;

a plurality of monitoring system servers connected to the monitoring system data provider and located at a data center with the monitoring system data provider, each of the monitoring system servers of the plurality of monitoring system servers is configured to obtain the sensor data for one of the turbomachines of the plurality of turbomachines and provide the sensor data for the one of the turbomachines to at least one monitoring device of a plurality of monitoring devices;

a network remote management tools module including

a diagnostic module that obtains and monitors status details of each monitoring connection system of the plurality of monitoring connection systems including the connection system module of each, the monitoring system data provider, and the fleet data system, and

a management module that updates and maintains the plurality of monitoring connection systems, the monitoring system data provider, the plurality of monitoring system servers, and the fleet data system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the management module sets up, configures, and updates the plurality of monitoring connection systems.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a monitoring device of the plurality of monitoring device that includes a device remote management module that manages the plurality of monitoring connection systems, the monitoring system data provider, the plurality of monitoring system servers, and the fleet data system by providing setup information, configuration information, and software updates to the network remote management tools module.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the status details of the plurality of monitoring connection systems includes a network connectivity status of each monitoring connection systems of the plurality of monitoring connection systems, a performance status of each of the monitoring connection systems and a data acquisition status of each of the monitoring connection systems.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the management module updates the connection system module of one of the monitoring connection systems of the plurality of monitoring connection systems by onboarding the update from the network remote management tools module to the monitoring connection system.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the diagnostic module is configured to monitor and diagnose each turbomachine of the plurality of turbomachines.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the fleet data system includes a network notification module that provides notifications to the plurality of monitoring devices, and wherein recommendations related to at least one of the turbomachines of the plurality of turbomachines is provided to at least one of the monitoring devices of the plurality of monitoring devices.

15. A method of monitoring a plurality of turbomachinery systems, each including a control system, the method comprising:

a plurality of monitoring connection systems, each periodically receiving sensor data and event data from the control system of a turbomachinery system of the plurality of turbomachinery systems;

a monitoring system data provider periodically receiving the sensor data from the plurality of monitoring connection systems and providing the sensor data for at least one turbomachinery system to at least one monitoring device of a plurality of monitoring devices;

a fleet data system periodically receiving the event data from the plurality of monitoring connection systems, periodically providing the event data for a predetermined period to at least one monitoring device of the plurality of monitoring devices, and sending an alert to the at least one monitoring device when an event has occurred;

a network remote management module obtaining and monitoring status details of the plurality of monitoring connection systems including a connection system module of each, the monitoring system data provider, and the fleet data system; and

the network remote management module updating and maintaining the plurality of monitoring connection systems, the monitoring system data provider, and the fleet data system.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein obtaining and monitoring the status details of the plurality of monitoring connection systems includes monitoring and diagnosing data acquisition including the sensor data and the event data acquisition of the plurality of monitoring connection systems from the from the plurality of turbomachinery systems.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein obtaining and monitoring the status details of the monitoring system data provider and the fleet data system includes monitoring and diagnosing the data posting of the sensor data at the monitoring system data provider and the posting of the event data at the fleet data system.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein updating and maintaining the plurality of monitoring connection systems includes the network remote management module pushing an update to the plurality of monitoring connection systems.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising the network remote management module monitoring and diagnosing the operation of each turbomachinery system of the plurality of turbomachinery systems.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the network remote management module providing a recommendation related to at least one of the turbomachinery systems of the plurality of turbomachinery systems to at least one monitoring device of the plurality of monitoring devices.