Machine and/or monitoring
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring the status of a rotating machine and/or of a process run on the machine, the method comprising:
- measuring and storing a plurality of parameters containing information about the status of the machine and/or process, wherein said plurality of measured parameters contains information about the mechanical condition of a moving part of the machine, and wherein said moving part is a bearing of the machine and said plurality of measured parameters include vibrations in said bearing;
sensing said vibrations and producing corresponding vibration signal data;
determining a loading of the machine by measuring at least one signal representing an operating condition of the machine and/or a parameter of a process run on the machine;
measuring said at least one signal simultaneously with said vibration signal data;
storing said at least one measured signal together with said vibration signal data;
selecting for further processing for monitoring purposes said vibration signal data related to said measured operating condition and/or process parameter according to a first predetermined criterion;
extracting from a database a corresponding plurality of stored reference values for said measured parameters according to a second predetermined criterion; and
comparing said plurality of measured parameters with said corresponding plurality of stored reference values for determining the status of the machine and/or the process.
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Abstract
In a method of monitoring the status of a machine and/or a process run on the machine a plurality of parameters (v) containing information about the status of the machine and/or the process is measured and stored. From a database (24) a corresponding plurality of stored reference values for the parameters are extracted according to a predetermined criteria, and the plurality of measured parameters are compared with the plurality of corresponding reference values for determining the status of the machine and/or the process. A corresponding system for automatic on-line monitoring includes at least one sensor for sensing a plurality of parameters (v) containing information about the status of the machine and/or of a process run on the machine. Extracting unit (22) are provided for extracting from a database (24) a corresponding plurality of stored reference values for said parameters according to predetermined criteria. A comparator compares the plurality of measured parameters with the plurality of corresponding reference values for determining the status of machine and/or process.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring the status of a rotating machine and/or of a process run on the machine, the method comprising:
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measuring and storing a plurality of parameters containing information about the status of the machine and/or process, wherein said plurality of measured parameters contains information about the mechanical condition of a moving part of the machine, and wherein said moving part is a bearing of the machine and said plurality of measured parameters include vibrations in said bearing; sensing said vibrations and producing corresponding vibration signal data; determining a loading of the machine by measuring at least one signal representing an operating condition of the machine and/or a parameter of a process run on the machine; measuring said at least one signal simultaneously with said vibration signal data; storing said at least one measured signal together with said vibration signal data; selecting for further processing for monitoring purposes said vibration signal data related to said measured operating condition and/or process parameter according to a first predetermined criterion; extracting from a database a corresponding plurality of stored reference values for said measured parameters according to a second predetermined criterion; and comparing said plurality of measured parameters with said corresponding plurality of stored reference values for determining the status of the machine and/or the process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for automatic on-line monitoring of the status of a machine and/or a process run on the machine, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor for measuring a plurality of parameters containing information about the status of the machine and/or the process run on the machine, wherein said sensor is configured to sense a plurality of parameters containing information about a mechanical condition of at least one moving part of the machine, wherein said machine has at least a rotating component and said at least one moving part is a bearing of said rotating component of said machine, and wherein said at least one sensor is mounted for sensing vibrations in said bearing and producing a corresponding vibration signal; measuring means for determining a loading of said machine by measuring at least one signal representing an operating condition of said machine and/or a parameter of a process run on said machine simultaneously with the sensing of said vibration signal; data storing means for storing said vibration signal data together with said simultaneously measured operating condition and/or parameter data; selecting means for selecting stored vibration signal data depending on values of stored simultaneously measured operating condition and/or process parameter data; further signal processing means for further signal processing of said selected vibration signal data for monitoring purposes; a database having a plurality of stored reference values for said measured parameters; means for extracting from said database the corresponding reference values according to a predetermined criterion; and a comparator for comparing said plurality of measured parameters with said plurality of corresponding reference values for determining the status of the machine and/or the process. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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