Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Estimating the remaining useful life for cooling fans based on a wear-out index analysis
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Application No.: US16260082Application Date: 2019-01-28
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Publication No.: US11307568B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Kenny C. Gross , Anton A. Bougaev , Aleksey M. Urmanov , David K. McElfresh
- Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood Shores
- Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood Shores
- Agency: Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP
- Main IPC: G05B23/02
- IPC: G05B23/02 ; G06F1/3215 ; G06F11/30 ; H05K7/20

Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that estimates a remaining useful life (RUL) for a fan. During operation, the system receives telemetry data associated with the fan during operation of the critical asset, wherein the telemetry data includes a fan-speed signal. Next, the system uses the telemetry data to construct a historical fan-speed profile, which indicates a cumulative time that the fan has operated in specific ranges of fan speeds. The system then computes an RUL for the fan based on the historical fan-speed profile and empirical time-to-failure (TTF) data, which indicates a TTF for the same type of fan as a function of fan speed. Finally, when the RUL falls below a threshold, the system generates a notification indicating that the fan needs to be replaced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200241520A1 ESTIMATING THE REMAINING USEFUL LIFE FOR COOLING FANS BASED ON A WEAR-OUT INDEX ANALYSIS Public/Granted day:2020-07-30
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