System and method for presenting information in an industrial monitoring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020401302-A1
Application number	US-202016876735-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 18, 2020
Priority date	Aug 2, 2013
Publication date	Dec 24, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system includes a sensing device and an industrial monitor comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device. The processor is configured to receive a measurement of a mechanical system during operation and determine a plurality of parameters of the mechanical system based on the received measurement. The system includes a portable monitoring device configured to individually present a series of screens on a display in response to user input, wherein each of the plurality of parameters is respectively associated with a particular screen of the series of screens, and wherein each particular screen is configured to selectively present a navigational indicator when a parameter that is associated with a different screen has an irregular status, and wherein the navigational indicator has an appearance that indicates the user input that will cause the different screen to be presented on the display of the monitoring device.

First claim

1 - 22 . (canceled)

23 . A modular monitoring system, comprising:
a plurality of industrial monitors, each industrial monitor comprising a display, a memory, one or more data channels, and a processor configured to receive a measurement of a component of a mechanical system during operation and configured to determine a plurality of parameters of the component and/or the mechanical system based, at least in part, on the measurement received via at least one of the one or more data channels; a plurality of sensing devices, each sensing device respectively coupled to the processor of each industrial monitor via the one or more data channels; a power supply supplying power to each industrial monitor; a portable computing device including a display; and a transient data interface communicatively coupling each industrial monitor to the portable computing device.

24 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the at least one sensing device includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, a clearance sensor, a proximity sensor, a flame sensor, a gas composition sensor, a vibration sensor, a current sensor, a proximity sensors, an accelerometer, or a voltage sensor.

25 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the component of the mechanical system includes an axial compressor, a screw compressor, a gear, a turbo-expander, a horizontal centrifugal pump, a vertical centrifugal pump, an electric motor, a generator, a fan, a blower, an agitator, a mixer, a centrifuge, a pulp refiner, a ball mill, a crusher, a pulverizer, an extruder, a pelletizer, a cooling tower, or a heat exchanger.

26 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the mechanical system includes a turbomachine system, a power generation system, a gasification system, a chemical production system, a gas turbine system, a stream turbine system, a combined cycle system, or a power plant.

27 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein each industrial monitor is configured to individually present a series of screens via the display of the portable computing device in response to a user input.

28 . The modular monitoring system of claim 27 , wherein each of the plurality of parameters is respectively associated with a particular screen of the series of screens

29 . The modular monitoring system of claim 28 , wherein each particular screen of the series of screens is configured to selectively present a navigational indicator when a parameter that is associated with a different screen of the series of screens has an irregular status.

30 . The modular monitoring system of claim 29 , wherein the navigational indicator has an appearance that indicates the user input that will cause the different screen to be presented via the display.

31 . The modular monitoring system of claim 30 , wherein the appearance of the navigational indicator is configured to progressively change when other parameters of the plurality of parameters that are associated with other screens of the series of screens have irregular statuses.

32 . The modular monitoring system of claim 27 , wherein each of the series of screens includes a bar graph or line graph.

33 . The modular monitoring system of claim 27 , wherein each screen of the series of screens is configured to display multiple measurements of the associated parameter.

34 . The modular monitoring system of claim 27 , wherein the series of screens are provided in a continuous loop within a graphical user interface provided via the display of the portable computing device, the continuous loop configured to progressively cycle through the series of screens responsive to user input applied to the display.

35 . The modular monitoring system of claim 34 , wherein the series of screens includes a measurement type screen displaying a type of measurement being performed by at least one industrial monitor of the plurality of industrial monitors.

36 . The modular monitoring system of claim 35 , wherein the type of measurement includes one of a thrust measurement, an eccentricity measurement, a radial vibration measurement, or a velocity measurement.

37 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein at least one sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices is coupled to at least one industrial monitor of the plurality of industrial monitors via a wired connection.

38 . The modular monitoring system of claim 37 , wherein the wired connection comprises a coaxial wired connection.

39 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein at least one sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices is coupled to at least one industrial monitor of the plurality of industrial monitors via a wireless connection.

40 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein each industrial monitor of the plurality of industrial monitors comprises at least one light emitting diode that indicates a status of the industrial monitor.

41 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the display of the portable computing device is a touch screen device configured to receive a user input, and wherein the user input comprises a touch screen selection.

42 . The modular monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein each industrial monitor of the plurality of industrial monitors further comprises at least one button configured to receive the user input, and wherein the user input comprises a push of the button.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Fuhrmann Jr Barrett Joseph
• Axness Brian Martin
• Kavanaugh Trevor Shaun

Classifications

• G05B23/0272 Primary

  Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G5/14

  Display of multiple viewports · CPC title

• G06F3/04847 Primary

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title