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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Joerg Ostrowski, Zurich, CH;
Patrik Reto Kaufmann, Baden, CH;
Stephan Wildermuth, Laudenbach, DE;
Ralf Gitzel, Manheim, DE;
Kai Koenig, Walldorf, DE;
Joerg Gebhardt, Mainz, DE;
Boguslaw Samul, Cracow, PL;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a device includes a temperature sensor, a processing unit, and an output unit. The temperature sensor acquires a temperature measurement during a heat-up phase of a component and provides a temperature measurement to the processing unit, which selects a simulated transient temperature distribution of the simulated component of the simulated device from a plurality of simulated transient temperature distributions of the simulated component of the simulated device. The selection comprises a comparison of the at least one temperature measurement with the plurality of simulated transient temperature distributions at an equivalent time point in the simulated heat-up to a time point at which the temperature measurement was acquired. When a hot spot is developing an output unit outputs an indication of a fault associated with the component.