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Interface module apparatus for an electrical machine, for calculating the life of a bearing

  • US 7,712,367 B2
  • Filed: 07/04/2006
  • Issued: 05/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An interface module apparatus for connection to an electrical machine and for outputting a remaining life of a bearing of the electrical machine, said interface module apparatus, comprising:

  • a converter device for conversion of a raw signal from a transmitter to a digital transmitter signal;

    a temperature sensor capable of determining a winding temperature of a winding in the electrical machine;

    a time recording device capable of determining or recording a remaining operating time of the electrical machine;

    a computation device for determining a rotation speed from the digital transmitter signal to thereby ascertain a rotation speed load on the bearing over time, and constructed to ascertain the remaining life of the bearing on the basis of the rotation speed load throughout the entire operating time; and

    a temperature model for allowing estimation of the bearing temperature on the basis of the winding temperature with the assistance of the computation device to thereby to calculate the remaining life of the bearing.

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