Unified data acquisition system and method
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1. A unified data acquisition system (UDAS) comprising a portable computer configured to:
- monitor data from a system installation selected from the group consisting of gas turbine, steam turbine, combined cycle, and power generation system installations;
log both raw and processed data from a plurality of data sources at said system installation; and
permit relocation and reconfiguration of said UDAS at a different system installation for monitoring and logging of data at said different system installation, said UDAS is reconfigurable utilizing a graphical user interface to utilize a plurality of data acquisition instrumentation from a predefined list of said data acquisition instrumentation.
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Abstract
A unified data acquisition system (UDAS) includes a portable computer configured to monitor data from a system installation. The system installation may be a gas turbine, steam turbine, combined cycle, or power generation system installation. The UDAS is also configured to log both raw and processed data from a plurality of data sources at the system installation, and to permit relocation and reconfiguration of the UDAS at a different system installation for monitoring and logging of data at the different system installation.
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1. A unified data acquisition system (UDAS) comprising a portable computer configured to:
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monitor data from a system installation selected from the group consisting of gas turbine, steam turbine, combined cycle, and power generation system installations; log both raw and processed data from a plurality of data sources at said system installation; and permit relocation and reconfiguration of said UDAS at a different system installation for monitoring and logging of data at said different system installation, said UDAS is reconfigurable utilizing a graphical user interface to utilize a plurality of data acquisition instrumentation from a predefined list of said data acquisition instrumentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for acquiring data for thermal performance testing, said method comprising:
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utilizing a portable data acquisition system to monitor data from plurality of data sources at a system installation selected from the group consisting of gas turbine, steam turbine, combined cycle, and power generation system installations, wherein said portable data acquisition system comprises a personal computer relocatable and reconfigurable for monitoring and logging of data from different system installations; logging both raw and processed data from the monitored system installation; and reconfiguring said personal computer via a graphical user interface to utilize a plurality of data acquisition instrumentation from a prefined list of said data acquisition instrumentation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine readable medium having recorded thereon instructions executed by a processor for executed by a processor acquiring data for thermal performance testing, said instructions configured to:
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instruct a portable data acquisition system to monitor data from plurality of data sources at a system installation selected from the group consisting of gas turbine, steam turbine, combined cycle, and power generation system installations, wherein said portable data acquisition system comprises a personal computer, and said instructions include instructions for monitoring and logging of data from different system installations; log both raw and processed data from the monitored system installation; reconfigure the personal computer via a graphical user interface to utilize a plurality of data acquisition instrumentation from a predefined list of said data acquisition instrumentation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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