Monitoring apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A cyclic system comprising;
- a plurality of cyclic means comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power,transducer means connected to detect one parameter related to the source of power of the cyclic system common to the plurality of cyclic means;
and monitoring apparatus comprising;
means to distinguish a learning mode of the system from a monitoring mode;
receive means to receive the output signal from said transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system;
memory means operable during said learning mode to store values relating to the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle;
means to provide ranges of said values for each said point in the cycle;
calculator means, operable during the monitoring mode, to compare, for each said point in the cycle the value of the output signal detected with the range of values for that point,and indicator means to provide an indication signal if detected values are outside their range.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of cyclic means, comprising measuring a single parameter for the complete cyclic system, and, during a learning mode, cycling the cyclic system a plural number of times, and from the measured value of the parameter, providing a range of acceptable values, and during a subsequent monitoring mode comparing the measured value of said parameter with said range of values, and providing an output signal if the measured value of the parameter is outside said range of values. An apparatus for monitoring such a cyclic system is also provided, including a transducer means connected to detect one parameter of the cyclic system, a means to distinguish a learning mode of the system from a monitoring mode, a receive means to receive the output signal from the transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system, a memory means operable during the learning mode to store values, a means to provide ranges of said values for each point in the cycle, a comparison means operable during the monitoring mode to compare for each point in the cycle the value of the output signals detected with the range of values for that point, and a means to provide a signal if the detected values are outside their range.
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29 Claims
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1. A cyclic system comprising;
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a plurality of cyclic means comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, transducer means connected to detect one parameter related to the source of power of the cyclic system common to the plurality of cyclic means; and monitoring apparatus comprising; means to distinguish a learning mode of the system from a monitoring mode; receive means to receive the output signal from said transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; memory means operable during said learning mode to store values relating to the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle; means to provide ranges of said values for each said point in the cycle; calculator means, operable during the monitoring mode, to compare, for each said point in the cycle the value of the output signal detected with the range of values for that point, and indicator means to provide an indication signal if detected values are outside their range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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15. A method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, said method comprising;
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detecting a parameter related to the source of power of the system at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; during a learning mode cycling the cyclic system a plural number of times, storing values relating to the detected signal at said predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; and
calculating ranges of said values for each point in the cycle, andduring a monitoring mode, comparing for each said predetermined point in the cycle the values of the signals detected with a range of values, and providing a signal if detected values are outside their range.
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- 16. A method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, comprising measuring a single parameter related to the source of power for the complete cyclic system, and, during a learning mode, cycling the cyclic system a plural number of times, and from the measured value of the parameter, providing a range of acceptable values, and during a subsequent monitoring mode comparing the measured value of said parameter with said range of values, and providing an output signal if the measured value of the parameter is outside said range of values.
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21. A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power;
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transducer means connected to detect a parameter related to the source of power of the cyclic system; and monitoring apparatus comprising; means to distinguish a learning mode of the system from a monitoring mode; receive means to receive the output signal from said transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; memory means operable during said learning mode to store values relating to patterns of change of the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle and data relating to faults of the cyclic system related to that change of pattern; calculator means, operable during the monitoring mode, to compare, for each said point in the cycle the pattern of change of the output signal detected with the stored patterns, and indicator means to provide a signal if the patterns of change of detected values are the same or similar to patterns stored in the memory.
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22. A method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, said method comprising;
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detecting a parameter related to the source of power of the system at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; during a learning mode cycling the cyclic system a plural number of times, storing values relating to patterns of change of the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle and data relating to faults of the cyclic system related to that change of pattern, and during a monitoring mode, comparing for each said predetermined point in the cycle the pattern of change of the output signal detected with the stored patterns, and providing a signal if the patterns of change of detected values are the same or similar to patterns stored in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A cyclic system comprising;
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a plurality of cyclic means comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, transducer means connected to detect a parameter related to the source of power of the cyclic system common to the plurality of cyclic means; and monitoring apparatus comprising; receive means to receive the output signal from said transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; memory means operable to store values relating to the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle; means to provide ranges of said values for each said point in the cycle; calculator means, operable to compare, for each said point in the cycle the value of the output signal detected with the range of values for that point, and indicator means to provide an indication signal if detected values are outside their range.
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25. A method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, said method comprising;
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detecting a parameter related to the source of power of the system common to the plurality of cyclic means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; storing values relating to the detected signal at said predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; and
calculating ranges of said values for each point in the cycle, andcomparing for each said predetermined point in the cycle the values of the signals detected with a range of values, and providing a signal if detected values are outside their range.
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26. A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power;
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transducer means connected to detect a parameter related to the source of power of the cyclic system; and monitoring apparatus comprising; receive means to receive the output signal from said transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; memory means operable to store values relating to patterns of change of the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle and data relating to faults of the cyclic system related to that change of pattern; calculator means, operable to compare, for each said point in the cycle the pattern of change of the output signal detected with the stored patterns, and indicator means to provide a signal if the patterns of change of detected values are the same or similar to patterns stored in the memory.
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27. A method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of cyclic means comprising a plurality of separately operable means provided with a common source of power, said method comprising;
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detecting a parameter of the system related to the source of power common to the plurality of cyclic means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; during a learning mode cycling the cyclic system a plural number of times, storing values relating to patterns of change of the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle and data relating to faults of the cyclic system related to that change of pattern, and during a monitoring mode, comparing for each said predetermined point in the cycle the pattern of change of the output signal detected with the stored patterns, and providing a signal if the patterns of change of detected values are the same or similar to patterns stored in a memory.
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28. A method of monitoring a cyclic system comprising a plurality of cyclic means, said method comprising;
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detecting a parameter of the system common to the plurality of cyclic means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; storing values relating to the detected signal at said predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system, and calculating ranges of said values for each point in the cycle; and comparing for each said predetermined point in the cycle the values of the signals detected with a range of values, and providing a signal if detected values are outside their range, said predetermined points being such that said parameter is provided to or by a different combination of said plurality of cyclic means in different proportions whereby to determine which cyclic means are at fault from which point in the cycle the value of the output signal detected is outside the range of values for that point.
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29. A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a cyclic system comprising;
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transducer means connected to detect a parameter of the cyclic system; and monitoring apparatus comprising; receive means to receive the output signal from said transducer means at predetermined points in the cycle of the cyclic system; memory means operable to store values relating to patterns of change of the output signal from said transducer means at said predetermined points in the cycle and data relating to faults of the cyclic system related to that change of pattern; calculator means, operable to compare, for each said point in the cycle the pattern of change of the output signal detected with the stored patterns, and indicator means to provide a signal if the patterns of change of detected values are the same or similar to patterns stored in the memory, said predetermined points being such that said parameter is provided to or by a different combination of said plurality of cyclic means in different proportions so that said calculator means is operable to determine which cyclic means are at fault from which point in the cycle the value of the output signal detected is outside the range of values for that point.
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