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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Matthias Erlwein, Eggolsheim OT Weigelshofen, DE;
Vincent Malik, Munich, DE;
Christian Andreas Wolf Pozzo, Zirndorf, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/045 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a remaining useful life of a bearing having a surface defect includes determining a defect size of the surface defect based on oscillations of the bearing. The method also includes determining, based on the defect size, at least one of the principal stresses or a contact force of the bearing caused by the surface defect. The method also includes determining the remaining useful life of the bearing based on at least one of the principal stresses and/or the contact force.