Systems and methods for early detection of machine component failure
First Claim
1. A method for early detection of component failure in a hydraulic system comprising:
- monitoring, by a particle detection device implanted in a fluid flow channel associated with a machine, a current particle count associated with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel;
receiving, in a condition monitoring system, data indicative of the current particle count;
analyzing, in the condition monitoring system, historic particle count data collected by the particle detection device;
estimating, in the condition monitoring system, a trend in the historic particle count data based on the analysis; and
updating, by the condition monitoring system, a maintenance schedule associated with the machine based on the estimated trend in the historical particle count data.
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Abstract
A system for early detection of component failure in a hydraulic system comprises a particle detection device disposed in a fluid flow channel of a machine, the particle detection device configured to monitor a current particle count associated with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel. The system further includes a condition monitoring system in wireless data communication with the particle detection device. The condition monitoring system is configured to receive data indicative of the current particle count and analyze historic particle count data collected by the particle detection device. The condition monitoring system is also configured to estimate a trend in the historic particle count data based on the analysis. A failure event associated with one or more components associated with the fluid flow channel is predicted if the data indicative of the current particle count deviates from the trend by a threshold amount.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for early detection of component failure in a hydraulic system comprising:
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monitoring, by a particle detection device implanted in a fluid flow channel associated with a machine, a current particle count associated with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel; receiving, in a condition monitoring system, data indicative of the current particle count; analyzing, in the condition monitoring system, historic particle count data collected by the particle detection device; estimating, in the condition monitoring system, a trend in the historic particle count data based on the analysis; and updating, by the condition monitoring system, a maintenance schedule associated with the machine based on the estimated trend in the historical particle count data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18)
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8. A system for early detection of component failure in a hydraulic system comprising:
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a particle detection device disposed in a fluid flow channel of a machine, the particle detection device configured to monitor a current particle count associated with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel; and a condition monitoring system in wireless data communication with the particle detection device, the condition monitoring system configured to; receive data indicative of the current particle count; analyze historic particle count data collected by the particle detection device; estimate a trend in the historic particle count data based on the analysis; update a maintenance schedule associated with the machine based on the estimated trend in the historical particle count data; and predict a failure event associated with one or more components associated with the fluid flow channel if the data indicative of the current particle count deviates from the trend by a threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A machine, comprising:
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a fluid flow channel for delivering fluid to one or more components associated with the machine; a particle detection device disposed in the fluid flow channel, the particle detection device configured to monitor a current particle count associated with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel; a data collector disposed on-board the machine and communicatively coupled to the particle detection device, the data collector configured to receive the particle count data from the particle detection device; and a condition monitoring system in wireless data communication with the particle detection device, the condition monitoring system configured to; analyze historic particle count data collected by the particle detection device; estimate a trend in the historic particle count data based on the analysis; predict a failure event associated with the one or more components associated with the fluid flow channel if the data indicative of the current particle count deviates from the trend by a threshold amount; update a maintenance schedule associated with the machine based on the estimated trend in the historical particle count data; and generate a failure event notification associated with a predicted failure event. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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