Method of Detecting Lubricant Degradation in an Electrical Machine

    公开(公告)号:US20240044449A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18257634

    申请日:2020-12-22

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A method of detecting degradation of a lubricant in a bearing of an electrical machine, including: a) obtaining a first outer bearing ring temperature, b) changing the speed of the electrical machine, c) obtaining a second outer bearing ring temperature when the speed has changed, d) determining a thermal response value of the outer bearing ring based on the first outer bearing ring temperature and the second outer bearing ring temperature, e) comparing the thermal response value with a reference thermal response value for the same speed change as in step b), and f) in case the thermal response value differs from the reference thermal response value, concluding that the performance of the lubricant has degraded.

    Method of Monitoring the Enclosure Cooling
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230349848A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18306725

    申请日:2023-04-25

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G01N25/18 G06F1/206 G01K17/08

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a thermal load in an enclosure including at least one electric device, the apparatus being configured to receive temperature data on a temperature outside the enclosure, temperature data on a temperature inside the enclosure and data indicative of heat generated by the at least one electric device into the enclosure, to determine a thermal resistance of the enclosure and/or a thermal capacitance of the enclosure on the basis of the received data, and to determine a cooling status of the enclosure on the basis of the determined thermal resistance of the enclosure and thermal resistance reference data and/or on the basis of the determined thermal capacitance of the enclosure and thermal capacitance reference data.

    Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Thermal Load

    公开(公告)号:US20230349772A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18306691

    申请日:2023-04-25

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G01K3/10

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a thermal load in an enclosure comprising at least one electric device, the apparatus being configured to receive temperature data on a temperature inside the enclosure, to receive data indicative of heat generated by the at least one electric device into the enclosure, to associate and record the data indicative of the heat generated by the at least one electric device into the enclosure with the temperature data over at least one period of time, and to determine a thermal load caused by the at least one electric device in the enclosure on the basis of the data recorded over said at least one period of time.

    DRIVE CONDITION MONITORING
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240280503A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18426428

    申请日:2024-01-30

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for condition monitoring of an industrial drive. According to an aspect, the method includes: obtaining an image of a component surface of the industrial drive, wherein the image includes a first number of pixels; determining, using the image and at least one reference image for the component surface, a contamination index of the image, wherein the at least one reference image includes the first number of pixels; and triggering, in response to the contamination index being above a pre-determined first threshold, a maintenance warning.

    Method of Updating a Thermal Model of an Electric Motor

    公开(公告)号:US20240213905A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18566765

    申请日:2022-06-02

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: H02P29/64 H02P6/34 H02P29/62

    Abstract: A method of updating a thermal model describing the thermal behaviour of an electric motor having a stator provided with stator windings, the method including: a) injecting a current into the stator windings to heat the stator windings, b) obtaining temperature measurements over time from each of a plurality of temperature sensors distributed in the electric motor while step a) is being performed and the stator windings are heating up, or after step a) has been terminated or the current has been decreased, and the electric motor is cooling down, and c) updating parameter values of the thermal model based on the temperature measurements.

    REMOTE MONITORING
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210103277A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-08

    申请号:US17061794

    申请日:2020-10-02

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: To provide a status information also to one or more industrial devices for which no process data is available, a machine learning model is trained by using process data of a subset of industrial devices, corresponding product data, and statuses obtained by performing remote monitoring analysis to the process data. When user input including first information, which at least indicate at least one industrial device type is received, product data of one or more industrial automation devices, which are of the same indicated industrial device type is retrieved and inputted to the trained model, which outputs one or more estimated statuses.

    Remote monitoring
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11899440B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17061794

    申请日:2020-10-02

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G05B23/0283 G06F16/90335 G06N20/00

    Abstract: To provide a status information also to one or more industrial devices for which no process data is available, a machine learning model is trained by using process data of a subset of industrial devices, corresponding product data, and statuses obtained by performing remote monitoring analysis to the process data. When user input including first information, which at least indicate at least one industrial device type is received, product data of one or more industrial automation devices, which are of the same indicated industrial device type is retrieved and inputted to the trained model, which outputs one or more estimated statuses.

    EXTRAPOLATING MOTOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION BASED ON DIGITAL TWIN

    公开(公告)号:US20230152768A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US18055625

    申请日:2022-11-15

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G05B19/042 G05B2219/2639

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising obtaining a set of process data associated with an industrial process, wherein the set of process data includes measured values associated with the industrial process over a time period; estimating at least an energy consumption of each motor of a plurality motors over the time period based at least partly on the set of process data and a plurality of digital twins associated with the plurality of motors, wherein the plurality of digital twins includes at least a first digital twin of a first motor and a second digital twin of a second motor different to the first motor; extrapolating at least the energy consumption of each motor of the plurality of motors over an expected total useful lifetime of each motor; and indicating at least the extrapolated energy consumption of each motor of the plurality of motors.

    PREDICTION OF FAULTY BEHAVIOUR OF A CONVERTER BASED ON TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION WITH MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM

    公开(公告)号:US20220382269A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17772553

    申请日:2020-10-15

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for predicting a faulty behaviour of an electrical converter. The method includes receiving an operation point indicator of the electrical converter indicative of an actual operation point of the electrical converter, where the electrical converter is connected to a rotating electrical machine; receiving a measured device temperature of a power semiconductor device of the electrical converter indicative of an actual temperature of the power semiconductor device; inputting the operation point indicator as input data into a machine learning algorithm trained with historical data comprising operation point indicators and associated device temperatures, where the historical data was recorded during normal operation of a power semiconductor device; estimating an estimated device temperature with the machine learning algorithm, where the estimated device temperature represents a device temperature during a normal operation; and predicting the faulty behaviour by comparing the estimated device temperature with the measured device temperature.

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