Generating and/or encoding rotational data for a mechanical element over a digital network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018338192-A1
Application number	US-201815980018-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	May 16, 2017
Publication date	Nov 22, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and techniques to facilitate generating and/or encoding rotational data associated with a mechanical element are presented. A sensor system can measure rotational speed data and phase data associated with a mechanical element that rotates. The sensor system can also encode the rotational speed data and phase data into a digital data packet. Furthermore, the sensor system can transmit the digital data packet associated with the rotational speed data and phase data to one or more sensor devices in communication with the sensor system.

First claim

What we claim is:

1 . A sensor system, comprising:
a memory that stores computer executable components; a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
an analog measurement component that measures rotational speed data and phase data associated with a mechanical element that rotates;
an encoder component that encodes the rotational speed data and phase data into a digital data packet; and
a communication component that transmits the digital data packet associated with the rotational speed data and phase data to one or more sensor devices in communication with the sensor system.

2 . The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analog measurement component determines a set of reference point measurements associated with the mechanical element during a defined interval of time, and wherein the phase data comprises the set of reference point measurements.

3 . The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analog measurement component measures the rotational speed data and the phase data based on a clock signal provided to the sensor system and the one or more sensor devices.

4 . The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the communication component transmits the digital data packet to the one or more sensor devices based on control data received from a control device.

5 . The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the communication component transmits diagnostic data that comprises at least the rotational speed data and the phase data to a display device, and wherein the diagnostic data displayed on the display device in a human interpretable format.

6 . The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analog measurement component generates a tachometer pulse signal based on the rotational speed data and phase data, and wherein the communication component transmits the tachometer pulse signal to an analog measurement device.

7 . The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the communication component transmits the digital data packet associated with the rotational speed data and the phase data to the one or more sensor devices to facilitate measurement of data that is different than the rotational speed data and the phase data.

8 . A method, comprising:
capturing, by a system comprising a processor, a set of rotational measurements associated with a rotating mechanical element; encoding, by the system, the set of rotational measurements into a digital data packet; and transmitting, by the system, the digital data packet associated with the set of rotational measurements to one or more sensor devices in communication with the system.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the capturing the one or more rotational measurements comprises capturing one or more reference point measurements associated with the rotating mechanical element during a defined interval of time.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the capturing the one or more rotational measurements comprises capturing the one or more rotational measurements based on a clock signal provided to the system and the one or more sensor devices.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the digital data packet based on control data received from a control device.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the system, diagnostic data comprising at least the set of rotational measurements to a display device that displays the set of rotational measurements in a human interpretable format.

13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating, by the system, a conditioned tachometer pulse signal based on the set of rotational measurements; and transmitting, by the system, the conditioned tachometer pulse signal to an analog device.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating, by the system, analysis data based on analysis of the set of rotational measurements; and transmitting, by the system, the analysis data to a display device that displays the set of rotational measurements in a human interpretable format.

15 . A computer readable storage device comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
measuring rotational data associated with a rotating mechanical element; encoding the rotational data into a digital data packet; and transmitting the digital data packet that includes the rotational data to one or more sensor devices in communication with the system.

16 . The computer readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the measuring the rotational data comprises measuring rotational speed data and phase data associated with the rotating mechanical element.

17 . The computer readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the measuring the rotational data comprises measuring a set of reference points associated with the rotating mechanical element during a defined period of time.

18 . The computer readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the measuring the rotational data comprises measuring the rotational data based on a clock signal provided to the system and the one or more sensor devices.

19 . The computer readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting diagnostic data comprising at least the rotational data to a display device that displays the rotational data in a human interpretable format.

20 . The computer readable storage device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
conditioning a tachometer pulse signal based on the rotational data.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• North Timothy Robert
• Gilbert Tod Alexander
• Bonnett Steven

Classifications

• G01P3/487 Primary

  delivered by rotating magnets · CPC title

• H04Q9/00 Primary

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• G01P3/488

  delivered by variable reluctance detectors · CPC title

• H04L67/12 Primary

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G01P3/00 Primary

  Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds (G01P5/00 - G01P11/00 take precedence; {direction and speed indication G01P13/045}; counting mechanisms G06M) · CPC title