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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1994
Stewart V Bowers, III, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kenneth R Piety, Knoxville, TN (US);
William A Davis, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
CSI Technology, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Apparatus which automates the collection of motor temperature, flux and shaft current data for proactive motor maintenance. Motor speed is determined by an analysis of the flux frequency spectrum, and motor load is determined based on speed, from which a normalized thermal parameter is then determined. From a spectrum analysis of magnetic flux signals a set of peaks each characterized by a frequency and an amplitude is found, and a subset of peaks is identified in accordance with predetermined identity criteria for purposes of comparison. Temperature, magnetic flux and shaft current data are trended to provide early indications of degradation, as well as for recognizing faults.