Abstract:
A method for fault detection includes selecting a measured parameter from a subsurface electrical device and obtaining a plurality of samples for the measured parameter. The method also includes removing at least one invalid sample from the plurality of samples to generate a remaining number of samples. The method further includes computing a diagnostic parameter based on the remaining number of samples, if the remaining number of samples is greater than a predefined threshold number and terminating the method otherwise. The method also includes obtaining a rule from a plurality of rules stored in a database, based on the diagnostic parameter. The rule is indicative of a standard operating condition of the subsurface electrical device. The method further includes evaluating whether the determined diagnostic parameter satisfies the obtained rule, to generate an output and determining a measured operating condition of the subsurface electrical device based on the output.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and to a method of controlling a fluid pump, as well as to a linear compressor and a cooler configured to calibrate the respective functioning at the time of the first use or in cases of problems caused by electric or mechanical failures. According to the teachings of the present invention, the fluid pump is provided with a piston-position sensing assembly, the electronic controller monitoring the piston displacement within the respective cylinder by detecting an impact signal. The impact signal is transmitted by the sensing assembly upon occurrence of an impact of the piston with the stroke end, the electronic controller successively incrementing the piston displacement stroke upon a trigger signal as far as the occurrence of the impact to store a maximum value of piston displacement.
Abstract:
A method of enhancing acoustic pump data for monitoring of pump condition in operation. The enhancement may be in the form of a substantial reduction in the amount of data to be processed by firmware to a much more manageable level. This may be achieved through pre-filtering of acquired acoustic data, computing frequency moments, and by application of a median filter to the acoustic data. Regardless, a binarization technique that uses features vector including but not limited to double-threshold derived from statistics of enhanced amplitudes, may be employed whereby enhanced acoustic data is boiled down to a series of potential acoustic events of particular widths. These widths may represent a duration of each acoustic event and be checked for correlation with the speed of the operating speed of the pump. Acoustic events that correlate with an operating speed of the pump may represent an unhealthy condition of the pump such as where the width is about the duration of one half of a cycle of the pump and a leaky pump valve presents itself for this same period of time.
Abstract:
A sump pump liner or container for a sump pump assembly designed to be automatically activated when the water level within the container, as sensed by an extended float, reaches a predetermined height. The invention resides in means, within the container, for preventing the pump assembly from moving close enough to the container wall to allow contact of the extended float with the wall. The floor of the container is provided with an integral stop member or a stop member insert to prevent movement of the sump pump assembly into contact with the container wall.
Abstract:
A method of enhancing acoustic pump data for monitoring of pump condition in operation. The enhancement may be in the form of a substantial reduction in the amount of data to be processed by firmware to a much more manageable level. This may be achieved through pre-filtering of acquired acoustic data, computing frequency moments, and by application of a median filter to the acoustic data. Regardless, a binarization technique that uses features vector including but not limited to double-threshold derived from statistics of enhanced amplitudes, may be employed whereby enhanced acoustic data is boiled down to a series of potential acoustic events of particular widths. These widths may represent a duration of each acoustic event and be checked for correlation with the speed of the operating speed of the pump. Acoustic events that correlate with an operating speed of the pump may represent an unhealthy condition of the pump such as where the width is about the duration of one half of a cycle of the pump and a leaky pump valve presents itself for this same period of time.
Abstract:
A method for detection of a malfunction related to a fluid affected component of a piston machine (1), where the method includes: - attaching a vibration sensor to or near at least one valve block (14', 14", 14'''), of the piston machine (1); - measuring the vibrations from the valve block (14', 14", 14'''); - presenting the obtained vibration signal from the vibration sensor (16', 16", 16''') for analysis by a human or a computer; and - analyzing the signal with respect to revealing a malfunction related to a fluid affected component of the piston machine (1).
Abstract:
An improved electrical submersible pump is disclosed in which a processor (37) downhole is utilized to monitor one or more subsurface conditions, to record data, and to alter at least one operating condition of the electrical submersible pump (23). Novel uses are described for downhole gas compression, the delivery of particulate matter to wellbore sites, and for the disposal of waste.
Abstract:
A method of monitoring health of a hydraulic pump includes identifying, from performance data received from a sensor coupled to a hydraulic system, intervals of steady state and transient state operation. Dynamic element indicators are determined using data from the interval of steady state operation. Performance indicators are determined using data from both the interval of steady state operation and the interval of transient state operation. One or more state flags are set using the dynamic element indicators and the performance indicators.
Abstract:
A compressor mounted on a vehicle-side mounting section by using through bolts. The area of a first mounting surface of the compressor at which the compressor is mounted on the vehicle-side mounting section is set greater than the area of a second mounting surface where a seat surface for a head of each through bolt is formed. Because both the mounting surfaces have different areas, vibration is suppressed when the compressor is mounted in place. Thus, the simple improvement can effectively reduce vibration when the compressor is mounted on the vehicle-side mounting section using through bolts.