Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100089159 | ELECTRONIC STATOR END WINDING ACCELEROMETER SENSOR - An insulated accelerometer assembly is provided for attachment to a vibrated component. A base has a portion for engagement and connection with the vibrated component and to transmit vibration. An accelerometer senses vibration and is located at least partially within the base. A housing at least partially encloses the accelerometer and inhibits voltage discharge, corona damage, and voltage tracking on the accelerometer. The housing is made of an insulating material and has an interior for the accelerometer. The housing has a plurality of raised fins on the exterior. A mounting cap also inhibits voltage discharge, corona damage, and voltage tracking and secures the housing. The mounting cap is made of insulating material and has an exterior that includes a plurality of raised fins. A cable has an electrically conductive wire and has a shield to inhibit electrical noise. | 04-15-2010 |
20100097079 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CLEARANCE IN A ROTARY MACHINE - Systems, methods, and apparatus for monitoring clearance in a rotary machine are provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a method for monitoring clearance between a rotatable member and a stationary member in a rotary machine. The method may include providing a flex circuit capacitance sensor. The flex circuit capacitance sensor may include at least one capacitance sensing layer, at least one shielding layer adjacent to the capacitance sensing layer, at least one ground layer adjacent to the shielding layer, and a set of conducting leads connected to the capacitance sensing layer. Further, the method may include mounting the capacitance sensor between a portion of the rotatable member and a portion of the stationary member. Clearance may be determined between the rotatable member and the stationary member based at least in part on a capacitance indication from the capacitance sensor. | 04-22-2010 |
20100102846 | ROTOR/STATOR RELATIVE POSITION DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A data signal indicative of a gap between a sensor and at least one of a surface of a rotor and a surface of a stator rotating relative to the sensor is sent to a computer processor. The computer implements defining a plurality of lowest values of the data signal over a revolution of relative rotation between the rotor and the stator, and displaying the plurality of lowest values for assessment of the distance between the sensor and a surface of at least one of the rotor and the stator in order to determine a position of the rotor relative to the stator. | 04-29-2010 |
20110049900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A DEVICE - A power harvesting device for use with a machine that includes a fluid intake path is described. The power harvesting device includes at least one blade and a shaft that is coupled to the at least one blade. The shaft and the at least one blade are positioned within the fluid intake path of the machine. The power harvesting device is configured to harvest energy from a fluid flowing through the fluid intake path of the machine. | 03-03-2011 |
20120068822 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF WIRELESS SENSORS - A system and method for determining the location of wireless sensors are disclosed. The system may generally include a plurality of wireless sensor nodes communicatively coupled to a plurality of sensing devices. Additionally, the system may include a paging device configured to wirelessly transmit a page command to at least one of the wireless sensor nodes. Further, the at least one wireless sensor node may be configured to produce a position indicator upon receipt of the page command. | 03-22-2012 |
20120136627 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF MACHINE OPERATION STATE FOR MONITORING PURPOSES - Embodiments of the invention described herein use an output of an energy harvester as an indication of the operating state of the machine, device, or process the energy harvester is associated with. In one aspect, a system is described. The system is comprised of at least one of a machine or process, a processor, and an energy harvesting device associated with the machine or process. The processor is configured to use an output of the energy harvesting device created by the machine or process to determine whether the machine or process is in a first operating state or a second operating state. | 05-31-2012 |
20120249164 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING MATERIALS USING A MICROWAVE EMITTER AND METHOD - A sensor assembly for use in a system is provided. The sensor assembly includes at least one probe for detecting the presence of a material within the system, wherein the probe includes a microwave emitter. The microwave emitter generates at least one electromagnetic field from at least one microwave signal, wherein a loading is induced to the microwave emitter when the material interacts with the electromagnetic field. A data conduit is coupled to the microwave emitter, wherein at least one loading signal representative of the loading is reflected within the data conduit from the microwave emitter. At least one signal processing device is coupled to the microwave emitter via the data conduit. The signal processing device is configured to receive the loading signal and to generate an electrical output that is representative of the presence of the material, wherein the electrical output is usable by an operator and/or the system. | 10-04-2012 |
20120286966 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MACHINES WITH SAME - A monitoring system for use with a system is provided. The monitoring system includes a data management system that includes a database configured to store data representative of at least one operating characteristic of at least one machine. A portable display assembly is coupled to the data management system and includes at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of the machine within a predefined distance from a portion of the display assembly. The display assembly also includes a communication interface that is coupled to the data management system and is configured to receive the data. Moreover, the display assembly includes a display media that is coupled to the communication interface for presenting an output representative of the data to a user of the display assembly such that the user is enabled to view historical data of the machine and/or monitor the machine in real-time. | 11-15-2012 |
20130075463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT MONITORING COMPONENT CONFIGURATION - A system and method for configuring a communications interface between a monitoring apparatus and one or more equipment monitoring components is disclosed. The equipment monitoring components are designed to physically and/or electrically interface with each other while in proximity to equipment being monitored. Each of these components has a proximately disposed unique associated machine readable code. A set of configuration information is also associated with the machine readable code. The codes are scanned and mapped to the configuration information in order to automate configuration of communication between the monitoring apparatus and equipment monitoring components. | 03-28-2013 |
20130107036 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING DATA FROM SENSORS AND VISUAL DISPLAYS | 05-02-2013 |
20140139841 | FIBER OPTIC SENSING APPARATUS INCLUDING FIBER GRATINGS AND METHOD FOR SENSING PARAMETERS INVOLVING DIFFERENT PARAMETER MODALITIES - Optical-based apparatus and method for sensing parameters in connection with an asset, such as a pipeline, are provided. At least two sites in an optical fiber may include a respective fiber grating arranged to have a respective optical response in a wavelength spectrum having a distinguishing feature indicative of a value of a respective local parameter at a respective grating site. The two fiber gratings may be further arranged to form, in combination with a respective portion of the optical fiber which extends between the two sites, respective optical backscatter portions that when combined with one another are effective to sense an optical change in the fiber portion between the sites indicative of a value of a distributed parameter. This is a parameter modality different from a parameter modality of the respective local parameters at the respective grating sites. | 05-22-2014 |
20140162690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF WIRELESS SENSORS - A system and method for determining the location of wireless sensors are disclosed. The system may generally include a plurality of wireless sensor nodes communicatively coupled to a plurality of sensing devices. Additionally, the system may include a paging device configured to wirelessly transmit a page command to at least one of the wireless sensor nodes. Further, the paging device may receive a position indicator as a text string indicating a location of at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes. | 06-12-2014 |