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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Joy Global Underground Mining Llc, Warrendale, PA (US);
Edward F. Niederriter, Fryburg, PA (US);
Philip Rosenstern, Aliquippa, PA (US);
Shawn Franklin, Emlenton, PA (US);
Troy Amsler, Shippenville, PA (US);
JOY GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MINING LLC, Warrendale, PA (US);
Abstract
An industrial machine including a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of a fluid of the industrial machine. Wherein the characteristic is indicative of a contaminant level. The controller has an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the contaminant level, compare the contaminant level to a threshold, and upon the contaminant level crossing the threshold perform at least one selected from a group consisting of output an alert, and commence a shutdown procedure of the industrial machine.