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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Evoqua Water Technologies Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeffrey P Germait, West Allis, WI (US);
Allen Lepak, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring bearing wear in a circular clarifier drive is provided. The system includes a drive motor comprising at least one gear operatively coupled to at least a bridge platform, skimmer, and header of the circular clarifier drive. The at least one gear is rotatable within a housing of the circular clarifier drive on a plurality of bearings positioned therebetween. The system further includes at least one sensor constructed and arranged to measure a gap between at least one stop block of the housing and the at least one gear and determine if the measured gap is within a predetermined range. Methods of retrofitting a circular clarifier drive including a drive motor operatively coupled to at least one gear disposed within a housing and a plurality of bearings positioned between the at least one gear and the housing are also provided.