System and method for conditioned-based monitoring of a bearing assembly
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring the condition of a bearing assembly subject to increasing vibrational movement at characteristic frequencies indicative of bearing assembly faults, the system comprising:
- (a) a sensor for detecting vibrational movement of the bearing assembly and capable of generating signals indicative of the amplitude and frequency of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly;
(b) a processor, in communication with the sensor, receiving the signals generated by the sensor and generating spectral data representative of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly with respect to the amplitude and frequency of the bearing vibrational movement;
(c) a database, in communication with the processor, comprising data representative of at least one predetermined amplitude threshold for a potential bearing fault associated with at least one predetermined frequency, wherein said amplitude threshold and said predetermined frequency for the potential bearing fault is obtained from an analysis of spectral data representative of the vibrational movement of a population of like bearing assemblies; and
, (d) said processor comparing said spectral data and the amplitude threshold for said predetermined frequency, determining whether the data exceeds said amplitude threshold and generating a signal indicative of the condition of the bearing assembly.
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Abstract
The present invention is for a system (11) or method for conditioned based monitoring of a bearing assembly. The system (11) comprises a sensor (13) placed in proximity to a bearing assembly (12). The sensor (13) generates a signal indicative of the amplitude and frequency of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly. A process (14) in communication with the sensor (13) receives the signal from the sensor (13) and generates spectral data representative of the bearing vibrational movement. A database (15) comprises data representative of an amplitude threshold, for at least one predetermined frequency, characteristic of a bearing fault. The processor (15) compares the spectral data to the amplitude threshold and generates a signal indication of the bearing assembly.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring the condition of a bearing assembly subject to increasing vibrational movement at characteristic frequencies indicative of bearing assembly faults, the system comprising:
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(a) a sensor for detecting vibrational movement of the bearing assembly and capable of generating signals indicative of the amplitude and frequency of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly;
(b) a processor, in communication with the sensor, receiving the signals generated by the sensor and generating spectral data representative of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly with respect to the amplitude and frequency of the bearing vibrational movement;
(c) a database, in communication with the processor, comprising data representative of at least one predetermined amplitude threshold for a potential bearing fault associated with at least one predetermined frequency, wherein said amplitude threshold and said predetermined frequency for the potential bearing fault is obtained from an analysis of spectral data representative of the vibrational movement of a population of like bearing assemblies; and
,(d) said processor comparing said spectral data and the amplitude threshold for said predetermined frequency, determining whether the data exceeds said amplitude threshold and generating a signal indicative of the condition of the bearing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for monitoring the condition of a bearing assembly, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one amplitude threshold for a bearing fault;
(b) collecting spectral data, including peaks that are indicative of the amplitude and frequency of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly;
(c) counting the peaks, of the spectral data, having an amplitude that exceed said amplitude threshold and are associated with at least one predetermined frequency indicative of a bearing fault; and
,(d) generating a signal responsive to the number of peaks counted, and indicative of an overall condition of the bearing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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16. A method for monitoring the condition of a bearing assembly, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one amplitude threshold for a bearing fault associated with each of a plurality of a bearing components;
(b) collecting spectral data, including peaks, that is indicative of the amplitude and frequency of the vibrational movement of the bearing assembly;
(c) counting the peaks, of the spectral data, having an amplitude that exceed said amplitude threshold and are associated with at least one predetermined frequency indicative of a bearing fault associated with each bearing component; and
,(d) generating a signal responsive to the number of peaks counted with respect to each bearing fault and indicative of a condition of the respective bearing components.
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