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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Ksb SE & Co. Kgaa, Frankenthal, DE;
Inventor:
Patrick Thome, Frankenthal, DE;
Assignee:
KSB SE & Co. KGaA, Frankenthal, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/04 (2019.01); G01M 3/18 (2006.01); G01M 13/005 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/183 (2013.01); G01M 13/005 (2013.01); G01M 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting damage to one or more components of a fluid-conducting device such as a pump assembly, valve or the like uses at least one odor sensor to detect an odor produced by one of the components and transmit an odor profile to an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit compares the odor profile with one or more characteristic odor profiles to determine whether an odor indicative of a degraded component is present. If the detected odor profile matches a characteristic odor profile match, an output signal is generated in an output unit.