Systems and methods for providing qualitative indication of vibration severity while recording

• US 9,530,291 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2014
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC (Baker Hughes Company)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Leigh, Nigel Trevor
• Primary Examiner(s): GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
• Application Number:
  US14/491,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20160086455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 340/683, 340/511, 340/5.71, 340/679
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 1/003 of rotating machines G01H1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

A mobile computing system for providing qualitative indication of vibration recordings of a vibrating machine to a user includes a memory, a display device, and at least one processor configured to receive a vibration recording including a vibration level from a sensor computing device. Collection of the vibration recording is initiated by the user while at the vibrating machine. The processor is also configured to determine a plurality of threshold sets applicable to the vibration recording and select, by the processor, a first available threshold set from the plurality of threshold sets. The processor is also configured to compare the vibration level of the vibration recording to the first threshold set and display to the user a visual qualitative indication of the vibration recording using the display device, thereby enabling the user to determine a quality of the vibration recording while at the vibrating machine.

Claims

1. A mobile computing system for providing qualitative indication of vibration recordings of a vibrating machine to a user, the mobile computing system comprising:

a memory;

a display device; and

at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

receive a vibration recording from a sensor computing device, the vibration recording including a vibration level, wherein collection of the vibration recording is initiated by the user while at the vibrating machine;

determine, by the processor, a plurality of threshold sets applicable to the vibration recording, the plurality of threshold sets organized into an ordered list;

select, by the processor, a first threshold set from the plurality of threshold sets based at least in part on being a first available threshold set in the ordered list;

compare the vibration level of the vibration recording to the first threshold set; and

display to the user a visual qualitative indication of the vibration recording using the display device, thereby enabling the user to determine a quality of the vibration recording while at the vibrating machine.

2. The mobile computing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a first threshold set associated with a first pre-defined frequency range and a second threshold set associated with a second pre-defined frequency range; and

determine a first alarm level for the first pre-defined frequency range of the vibration recording and a second alarm level for the second pre-defined frequency range of the vibration recording,

wherein selecting a first available threshold set further includes selecting one of the first threshold set and the second threshold set as the first available threshold set based at least in part on comparing the first alarm level to the second alarm level.

3. The mobile computing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to select a first threshold set associated with an overall vibration value of the vibrating machine, wherein the overall vibration value is a pre-determined value for a measurement type associated with the vibration recording and a measurement location associated with the vibration recording.

4. The mobile computing system of claim 1, wherein collection of the vibration recording is performed at a first measurement location, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to compute a first threshold set associated with one of (i) a baseline value and (ii) a prior recording of the vibrating machine associated with the first measurement location.

5. The mobile computing system of claim 1, wherein the visual qualitative indication includes a gauge display representing the first threshold set and a visual indicator of a value of the vibration recording projected relative to the first threshold set.

6. The mobile computing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

compare the vibration recording to a second threshold set; and

display to the user, with the visual qualitative indication, another visual qualitative indication based at least in part on comparing the vibration recording to the second threshold set.

7. A computer-based method for providing qualitative indication of vibration recordings of a vibrating machine to a user, said method uses a mobile computing device including a processor, a memory, and a display device, said method comprising:

receiving, into the memory, a vibration recording from a sensor computing device, the vibration recording including a vibration level, wherein collection of the vibration recording is initiated by the user while at the vibrating machine;

determining, by the processor, a plurality of threshold sets applicable to the vibration recording, the plurality of threshold sets organized in an ordered list;

selecting, by the processor, a first threshold set from the plurality of threshold sets based at least in part on being a first available threshold set in the ordered list;

comparing, by the processor, the vibration level to the first threshold set; and

displaying to the user, using the display device, a visual qualitative indication of the vibration recording using the display device, thereby enabling the user to determine a quality of the vibration recording while at the vibrating machine.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

identifying a first threshold set associated with a first pre-defined frequency range and a second threshold set associated with a second pre-defined frequency range; and

determining a first alarm level for the first pre-defined frequency range of the vibration recording and a second alarm level for the second pre-defined frequency range of the vibration recording,

wherein selecting a first available threshold set further includes selecting one of the first threshold set and the second threshold set as the first available threshold set based at least in part on comparing the first alarm level to the second alarm level.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein selecting a first threshold set further includes selecting a first threshold set associated with an overall vibration value of the vibrating machine, wherein the overall vibration value is a pre-determined value for a measurement type associated with the vibration recording and a measurement location associated with the vibration recording.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein collection of the vibration recording is performed at a first measurement location, wherein selecting a first threshold set further includes computing a first threshold set associated with one of (i) a baseline value and (ii) a prior recording of the vibrating machine associated with the first measurement location.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the visual qualitative indication includes a gauge display representing the first threshold set and a visual indicator of a value of the vibration recording projected relative to the first threshold set.

12. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

comparing the vibration recording to a second threshold set; and

displaying to the user, with the visual qualitative indication, another visual qualitative indication based at least in part on comparing the vibration recording to the second threshold set.

13. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor of a first computing device, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

receive a vibration recording from a sensor computing device, the vibration recording including a vibration level, wherein collection of the vibration recording is initiated by a user while at a vibrating machine;

determine, by the processor, a plurality of threshold sets applicable to the vibration recording, the plurality of threshold sets organized in an ordered list;

select, by the processor, a first threshold set from the plurality of threshold sets based at least in part on being a first available threshold set in the ordered list;

compare the vibration level to the first threshold set; and

display to the user a visual qualitative indication of the vibration recording using a display device, thereby enabling the user to determine a quality of the vibration recording while at the vibrating machine.

14. The computer-readable storage media of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

identify a first threshold set associated with a first pre-defined frequency range and a second threshold set associated with a second pre-defined frequency range; and

determine a first alarm level for the first pre-defined frequency range of the vibration recording and a second alarm level for the second pre-defined frequency range of the vibration recording,

wherein selecting a first available threshold set further includes selecting one of the first threshold set and the second threshold set as the first available threshold set based at least in part on comparing the first alarm level to the second alarm level.

15. The computer-readable storage media of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to select a first threshold set associated with an overall vibration value of the vibrating machine, wherein the overall vibration value is a pre-determined value for a measurement type associated with the vibration recording and a measurement location associated with the vibration recording.

16. The computer-readable storage media of claim 13, wherein collection of the vibration recording is performed at a first measurement location, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to compute a first threshold set associated with one of (i) a baseline value and (ii) a prior recording of the vibrating machine associated with the first measurement location.

17. The computer-readable storage media of claim 13, wherein the visual qualitative indication includes a gauge display representing the first threshold set and a visual indicator of a value of the vibration recording projected relative to the first threshold set.