User interface system and method for diagnosing a rotating machine condition not based upon prior measurement history
First Claim
1. An instrument for measuring vibrations and diagnosing a rotating machinery fault, comprising:
- a user interface configured to graphically show at least one of;
(1) a sensor placement and orientation relative to a machine, wherein the sensor placement and orientation are provided by a user;
(2) one or more locations on the machine identified by the user where measurements with the sensor have been taken, and (3) one or more locations on the machine identified by the user where measurements with the sensor still need to be taken; and
an engine coupled to the user interface and configured to;
receive data from a vibration sensor; and
diagnose the machinery fault based on parameters about the machine provided by the user and the received data, rather than based on previously taken vibration data.
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Abstract
A vibration data collection and rotating machinery fault diagnostic instrument includes a machine setup engine, a measurement engine, a diagnostic engine, a measurement user interface module, a machine setup user interface module, and a diagnostic user interface module. The machine setup engine requests and receives parameters about the machinery through the machine setup user interface module. The measurement engine requests and receives sensor placement locations through the measurement user interface module and keeps track of locations that have been measured and locations that still need to be measured. The diagnostic engine diagnoses machinery faults and presents the information to the user through the diagnostic user interface module using an intuitive graphical severity scale.
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20 Claims
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1. An instrument for measuring vibrations and diagnosing a rotating machinery fault, comprising:
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a user interface configured to graphically show at least one of;
(1) a sensor placement and orientation relative to a machine, wherein the sensor placement and orientation are provided by a user;
(2) one or more locations on the machine identified by the user where measurements with the sensor have been taken, and (3) one or more locations on the machine identified by the user where measurements with the sensor still need to be taken; andan engine coupled to the user interface and configured to; receive data from a vibration sensor; and diagnose the machinery fault based on parameters about the machine provided by the user and the received data, rather than based on previously taken vibration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of diagnosing a fault of a rotating machine, comprising:
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receiving, by a diagnostic instrument, parameters about components of the rotating machine; receiving, by the diagnostic instrument, a selected vibration measurement location; taking vibration measurements with the sensor at the selected vibration measurement location; diagnosing, by the diagnostic instrument, the fault of the rotating machine based on the vibration measurements taken with the sensor and the parameters rather than based on previously taken vibration measurements; determining, by the diagnostic instrument, a severity of the fault; and displaying, by the diagnostic instrument, the severity of the fault on a displayed severity scale, wherein the displayed severity scale includes a severity indicator located on the severity scale that indicates a level of severity for the diagnosed fault. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for measuring vibrations and diagnosing a rotating machinery fault, comprising:
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graphically showing, by an instrument, at least one of;
(1) a sensor placement and orientation relative to a machine, wherein the sensor placement and orientation are provided by a user;
(2) one or more locations on the machine identified by the user where measurements with the sensor have been taken, and (3) one or more locations on the machine identified by the user where measurements with the sensor still need to be taken;receiving, by the instrument, data from a vibration sensor; and diagnosing, by the instrument, the machinery fault based on the parameters about the machine provided by the user and the received data, rather than based on previously taken vibration data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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