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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Srikanth Kanduri, Hyderabad, IN;
Swanand Umesh Bhargav, Ambernath, IN;
Shivamurthi Gouda Kotagi, Bangalore, IN;
Sriram Krishnamoorthy, Salem, IN;
Akhil Ramesh Hamsagar, Bangalore, IN;
Eanna Padraic Connolly, Galway, IE;
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
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.