公开(公告)号：US10851002B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16164981

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Zachary Alan Bower ,  David Silverman ,  Patrick Drew Cronin

IPC: C02F3/00 ,  G01L3/10 ,  C02F3/08

Abstract: A system for determining operating conditions of a rotating biological contactor includes a sensor including a first end coupleable to the gearbox assembly of the rotating biological contactor at a radial distance from a rotation axis of a rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft rotates a plurality of media elements about the rotation axis to treat water within a basin of the rotating biological contactor. The sensor also includes a second end coupleable to a brace to prevent rotation of the sensor and the gearbox assembly when the rotatable shaft is rotated. The sensor further includes a body extending between the first end and the second end. The sensor is configured to detect a load on the body when the rotatable shaft is rotated. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a torque of the rotatable shaft based on the load detected by the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20200123034A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-23

申请号：US16164981

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.

Inventor： Zachary Alan Bower ,  David Silverman ,  Patrick Drew Cronin

IPC: C02F3/00 ,  C02F3/08 ,  G01L3/10

Abstract: A system for determining operating conditions of a rotating biological contactor includes a sensor including a first end coupleable to the gearbox assembly of the rotating biological contactor at a radial distance from a rotation axis of a rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft rotates a plurality of media elements about the rotation axis to treat water within a basin of the rotating biological contactor. The sensor also includes a second end coupleable to a brace to prevent rotation of the sensor and the gearbox assembly when the rotatable shaft is rotated. The sensor further includes a body extending between the first end and the second end. The sensor is configured to detect a load on the body when the rotatable shaft is rotated. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a torque of the rotatable shaft based on the load detected by the sensor.