Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gearbox component and lubricant condition monitoring system
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Application No.: US14861150Application Date: 2015-09-22
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Publication No.: US09732838B2Publication Date: 2017-08-15
- Inventor: Marvin Grendel McKimpson , Richard Andrew Carpenter
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Main IPC: G01M17/00
- IPC: G01M17/00 ; F16H57/01 ; F16H57/04 ; G01N33/28 ; G05B23/02 ; F03D17/00

Abstract:
A monitoring system for a gearbox having at least one rotational component having a design lifetime and at least one design parameter is disclosed. The monitoring system may include a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a speed associated with the at least one rotational component, a second sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a torque associated with the rotational component, and a controller electronically connected to the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to determine a remaining lifetime of the at least one rotational component based on the design lifetime, the at least one design parameter, and the first and second signals over a period of operating time, and generate a maintenance signal based on the remaining lifetime.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170082188A1 GEARBOX COMPONENT AND LUBRICANT CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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