Wireless condition monitoring sensor with near field communication commissioning hardware

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10555058-B2
Application number	US-201816019635-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2018
Priority date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A condition monitoring sensor including an attachment component and a housing is provided. The housing includes a contact surface, at least one sensor, a data collector, and data transmission electronics. The contact surface includes an outward facing portion of the housing that receives a commissioning device. The data collector includes a processor and a memory. The data transmission electronics include a near field communication transponder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A condition monitoring sensor comprising:
an attachment component attached to a housing and affixed to an axel box;
a center axis providing an orientation relative to a center of a vibration source of the axel box; and
the housing comprising:
a contact surface comprising an outward facing portion of the housing that is contacted by a commissioning device,
at least one sensor for measuring conditions of the axel box,
a data collector comprising a processor and a memory for storing the measured conditions and data, and
data transmission electronics comprising a first near field communication transponder for transmitting the data.

2. The condition monitoring sensor of claim 1 , wherein operations of the condition monitoring sensor rely on an orientation of the condition monitoring sensor.

3. The condition monitoring sensor of claim 2 , wherein the orientation is a vertical orientation with respect to a ground.

4. The condition monitoring sensor of claim 1 , wherein the attachment component comprises bracket or flange that attaches the condition monitoring sensor to the axel box.

5. The condition monitoring sensor of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor measures vibrations or temperatures of the axel box.

6. The condition monitoring sensor of claim 1 , wherein the data transmission electronics wirelessly transmit static or dynamic data to devices, servers, or systems external to the condition monitoring sensor.

7. The condition monitoring sensor of claim 1 , wherein the memory or the near field communication transponder stores a unique sensor identifier.

8. A system comprising: the condition monitoring sensor of claim 1 ; and the commissioning device comprising a second near field communication transponder and an inclinometer.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the commissioning device procures a unique sensor identifier of the condition monitoring sensor via a near field communication transaction when placed on the contact surface of the housing.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the commissioning device executes a read of internal X, Y, and Z angles using the inclinometer to secure an orientation of the condition monitoring sensor relative to a vibration source of the axel box.

11. A method for executing a commissioning operation of a condition monitoring sensor comprising a first near field communication transponder and a memory, a method executable by a commissioning device comprising a second near field communication transponder and an inclinometer comprising:
detecting, by the second near field communication transponder, a near field communication transponder of the condition monitoring sensor affixed to an axel box;
procuring, by the commissioning device, a unique sensor identifier stored in the memory or the near field communication transponder of the condition monitoring sensor; and
executing, by the inclinometer, a read of internal X, Y, and Z angles to secure an orientation of the condition monitoring sensor relative to a vibration source of the axel box, a center axis of the condition monitoring sensor providing the orientation relative to a center of the vibration source of the axel box.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the commissioning device generates a data package comprising the unique sensor identifier and the orientation of the condition monitoring sensor.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein operations of the condition monitoring sensor rely on an orientation of the condition monitoring sensor.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the orientation is a vertical orientation with respect to a ground.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the commissioning operation associates a data package with measurement data procured and communicated by the condition monitoring sensor to the commissioning device.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the commissioning device receives a selection of a selection of a bolt configuration and a securing bolt of the mechanical system via a user interface provided by a display of the commissioning device.

Assignees

• Skf Ab

Inventors

• Pinkerton Alexander

Classifications

• G01M17/10

  Suspensions, axles or wheels · CPC title

• G01M17/08 Primary

  Railway vehicles · CPC title

• G01C9/00

  Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G01D21/02

  Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass · CPC title