Equipment sound monitoring system and method
US9971667B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3072
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for local collection of sound data from industrial equipment and comparative analysis of the data. A sound detection device includes transducers resiliently mounted to continuously collect sound signals perpendicular to the electromechanical device. A shrouding material situated between the transducers and the electromechanical device dampens physical vibration to the transducers to peak amplitude of ≤0.3 microvolts, and returns the transducers to a zero-degree angle of reference from a mounting position of the sound detection device by means of elastic retention. Digital sound data is transmitted to a remote server, which analyzes the data wherein comparative models of baseline data are associated with an operative status of the electromechanical device. Variations between the collected data and the baseline data may be associated with failure or substandard operation of the electromechanical device, wherein alerts are accordingly generated to notify a respective client user.
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