Integrated motor and diagnostic apparatus and method of operating same
First Claim
1. An integrated motor and diagnostic system comprising:
- an electric motor including a rotor, a stator, at least one bearing supporting the rotor, and a plurality of motor lead wires carrying electrical current to the motor; and
,a diagnostic unit integrated into the electric motor, the diagnostic unit including;
at least one sensor on the motor for measuring a first physical condition of the motor and generating a first physical condition signal based on said measured fist physical condition;
a memory element including an FFT based diagnostic algorithm;
a processing unit coupled to said memory element and to said at least one sensor, said processing unit performing a diagnostic assessment of the motor based on said first physical condition signal and the diagnostic algorithm and generating a diagnostic signal; and
,a signal communicating unit coupled to the processing unit for communicating the diagnostic signal from the diagnostic apparatus.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for real-time electric motor diagnostics and condition monitoring. While the motor is energized, dynamic operating parameters are determined and a notification signed is generated if predetermined criterion are satisfied. The diagnostic apparatus is integrated with the motor and includes a set of sensors, a processing unit, a memory and an output interface for communicating alarms, warnings and calculated operating parameter values or the like to a display device and to an external supervisor having wireless paging capability to alert a remote operator or maintenance personnel. In a normal operating mode, the processing unit calculates a general class of derived motor operating parameters such as over-temperature, over-voltage, over-current, excessive vibration, and phase imbalance. When an abnormal condition is observed, the processing unit modifies certain data acquisition parameters as necessary to effect an alternative data acquisition strategy which would more likely lead to data dispositive of the condition of the motor.
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19 Claims
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1. An integrated motor and diagnostic system comprising:
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an electric motor including a rotor, a stator, at least one bearing supporting the rotor, and a plurality of motor lead wires carrying electrical current to the motor; and
,a diagnostic unit integrated into the electric motor, the diagnostic unit including; at least one sensor on the motor for measuring a first physical condition of the motor and generating a first physical condition signal based on said measured fist physical condition; a memory element including an FFT based diagnostic algorithm; a processing unit coupled to said memory element and to said at least one sensor, said processing unit performing a diagnostic assessment of the motor based on said first physical condition signal and the diagnostic algorithm and generating a diagnostic signal; and
,a signal communicating unit coupled to the processing unit for communicating the diagnostic signal from the diagnostic apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated motor and diagnostic system comprising:
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an electric motor including a rotor, a stator, at least one bearing supporting the rotor and, a plurality of motor lead wires carrying electric current to the motor; and
,a diagnostic unit integrated into the electric motor, the diagnostic unit including; at least one sensor measuring a first physical condition of the motor and generating a first physical condition signal based on said measured first physical condition; a memory element including a pattern recognition based diagnostic algorithm; a processing unit coupled to said memory element and to said at least one sensor, said processing unit performing a diagnostic assessment of the motor based an said first physical condition signal and the diagnostic algorithm and generating a diagnostic signal; and
,a display device integrated into the electric motor and adapted to visually display said diagnostic signal of the motor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A integrated motor and diagnostic system comprising:
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an electric motor including a rotor, a stator, at least one bearing supporting the rotor and, a plurality of motor lead wires carrying electric current to the motor; and
,a diagnostic unit integrated into the electric motor, the diagnostic unit including; a plurality of sensors measuring a plurality of physical conditions of the motor and generating a plurality of physical condition signals based on said measured plurality of physical conditions; a memory element including an FFT based diagnostic algorithm; a processing unit coupled to said memory element and to said plurality of sensors, said processing unit performing a diagnostic assessment of the motor based on said plurality of physical condition signals and said diagnostic algorithm and generating a diagnostic signal; and
,a signal communicating unit responsive to the processing unit and adapted to communicate said physical condition signal and said diagnostic signal from the diagnostic apparatus to an operatively associated external device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A motor diagnostic system comprising:
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an electric motor; a diagnostic unit integrated into said motor, said diagnostic unit comprising, at least one sensor measuring a first physical condition of the motor and generating a first physical condition signal based an said first physical condition; a memory element including a motor model based diagnostic algorithm; a processing unit coupled to said memory element and to said at least one sensor, said processing unit performing a diagnostic assessment of the motor based on said first physical condition signal and the diagnostic algorithm and generating a diagnostic signal; and a remote signal communications interface coupled to the processing unit for communicating said diagnostic signal and said first physical condition signal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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