Dynamoelectric machine sealing oil monitoring system, computer program product and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US10429370B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15596543

    申请日:2017-05-16

    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure include a system having: a computing device configured to monitor a sealing oil from a dynamoelectric machine by performing actions including: establish a baseline flow rate for the sealing oil through the dynamoelectric machine for designed operating conditions; calculate a plurality of average flow rates for the sealing oil through the dynamoelectric machine from a set of measured flow rates in each of a plurality of successive designated periods; provide an alert suggesting action in response to at least one of the average flow rates deviating from a threshold flow rate, the threshold flow rate derived from the baseline flow rate to indicate a fault in the sealing oil; and calculate an expected sealing life for the sealing oil based upon a pattern in the plurality of average flow rates for the plurality of successive designated periods.

    TURBOMACHINE LUBRICATING OIL ANALYZER SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20180340924A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-29

    申请号:US15602142

    申请日:2017-05-23

    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention include a system having: at least one computing device at least one computing device configured to monitor a lubrication oil by performing actions including: determining an initial ideal remaining life for the lubrication oil; determining a temperature-based remaining life for the lubrication oil based upon a temperature measurement of the lubrication oil; calculating a contamination factor of the lubrication oil based upon a non-particle count sample of the lubrication oil; determining an updated ideal life remaining for the lubrication oil based upon the contamination factor, the initial ideal remaining life, and the temperature-based remaining life; and determining an actual life remaining for the lubrication oil based upon the updated ideal life remaining and an actual life lost for the lubrication oil.

    DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE SEALING OIL MONITORING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20180335416A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15596543

    申请日:2017-05-16

    CPC classification number: G01N33/28 G01F1/00 G08B21/182 G08B25/10 H02K9/24

    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure include a system having: a computing device configured to monitor a sealing oil from a dynamoelectric machine by performing actions including: establish a baseline flow rate for the sealing oil through the dynamoelectric machine for designed operating conditions; calculate a plurality of average flow rates for the sealing oil through the dynamoelectric machine from a set of measured flow rates in each of a plurality of successive designated periods; provide an alert suggesting action in response to at least one of the average flow rates deviating from a threshold flow rate, the threshold flow rate derived from the baseline flow rate to indicate a fault in the sealing oil; and calculate an expected sealing life for the sealing oil based upon a pattern in the plurality of average flow rates for the plurality of successive designated periods.

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