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Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of electromechanical systems

US9459088B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2012
Grant dateOct 4, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2207/01
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program for monitoring the condition of electromechanical systems in which electrical rotating machinery is used. The method includes measuring current and/or voltage signals, measuring an angular position of a rotating shaft of interest of the electromechanical systems or estimating the value of discrete angular position of a rotating shaft, synchronizing the current and/or voltage signals to the scaled angular displacement of the rotating shaft, dividing the synchronous electrical signals into intervals corresponding to each completed rotation of the rotating shaft, averaging a number of intervals of synchronous electrical signals to obtain an average synchronous electrical signal, extracting characteristic data of the magnitude from the values of the average synchronous electrical signal, and comparing the extracted characteristic data with a threshold limit to alarm the user when the limit is exceeded.

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