公开(公告)号：US10591044B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15800968

申请日：2017-11-01

申请人： THERMO KING CORPORATION

发明人： Srikanth Kanduri ,  Swanand Umesh Bhargav ,  Shivamurthi Gouda Kotagi ,  Sriram Krishnamoorthy ,  Akhil Ramesh Hamsagar ,  Eanna Padraic Connolly

IPC分类号： F16H57/01 ,  F16H7/12 ,  G05B23/02

摘要： Methods and systems for monitoring belt tension and determining belt lifespan in a TRS are disclosed. An embodiment of a self-tensioner can include a sensor connected to a self-tensioner in a belt driven system and a magnet that passes over the sensor to generate a signal. The sensor detects the signal, and the signal in conjunction with an angle of the magnet is converted into a voltage value. The method can include a controller connected to the self-tensioner, the controller converts the voltage value into a tension value, and stores the tension value among a plurality of premeasured tension values in a memory, where the controller compares the tension value and the plurality of premeasured tension values to determine a belt tension condition of the belt in the belt-driven system.