SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEARING LUBRICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250052277A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18446574

    申请日:2023-08-09

    Abstract: A system for bearing lubrication comprises a bearing; a temperature sensor; a pressure sensor; a lubricant reservoir; a bearing lubrication comprising a pump; a lubricant drainage line; an exhaust fan; and a bearing lubrication controller communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor, the pressure sensor, the pump, and the exhaust fan, wherein the bearing lubrication controller is programmed to execute bearing temperature control logic comprising detecting the temperature from the temperature sensor, determining whether the temperature falls outside an upper pre-defined bound of the temperature, increasing the rate of a lubricant supplied from the pump to the bearing, detecting the fluid pressure from the pressure sensor, determining whether the fluid pressure falls outside an upper pre-defined bound of the fluid pressure within the bearing, and increasing the speed of the exhaust fan to increase a pressure differential along the lubricant drainage line from the bearing to the lubricant reservoir.

    DETECTING EQUIPMENT DEFECTS USING LUBRICANT ANALYSIS

    公开(公告)号:US20220120727A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17072450

    申请日:2020-10-16

    Abstract: A system for automatic detection of a defect in equipment may include a binary classification model trained to classify laboratory analysis results of an oil sample according to a gradient boosting algorithm, and to output a classification indicator of “good” or “defective” for the laboratory analysis results of the oil sample. The system may include a first multiclass classification model trained to classify the laboratory analysis results according to the gradient boosting algorithm if the laboratory analysis results are classified as “defective,” and to output a predicted defect type for the defect in equipment. The system may include a second multiclass classification model trained to classify the laboratory analysis results according to the gradient boosting algorithm and the predicted defect type, and to output a predicted corrective action pertaining to the equipment based on the predicted defect type for the defect in equipment.

    Removing moisture from a lubricant reservoir

    公开(公告)号:US11988330B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17984574

    申请日:2022-11-10

    Abstract: Techniques for managing a lubricant fluid include storing a lubricant fluid that includes liquid water in an interior volume of a reservoir, which includes a vapor space above the lubricant fluid that encloses water vapor; circulating, with a blower, a first airflow from the vapor space to an ambient environment to remove at least a portion of the water vapor to the ambient environment; circulating a second airflow to a heater in fluid communication with the vapor space within the interior volume of the reservoir; heating the second airflow with the heater; circulating the heated airflow into the vapor space to reduce a relative humidity of the vapor space; and releasing at least a portion of the liquid water from the interior volume of the reservoir through a control valve coupled to the reservoir.

    REMOVING MOISTURE FROM A LUBRICANT RESERVOIR

    公开(公告)号:US20240159354A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US17984574

    申请日:2022-11-10

    CPC classification number: F16N39/04 F16N35/00 F16N39/005 F01M2011/033

    Abstract: Techniques for managing a lubricant fluid include storing a lubricant fluid that includes liquid water in an interior volume of a reservoir, which includes a vapor space above the lubricant fluid that encloses water vapor; circulating, with a blower, a first airflow from the vapor space to an ambient environment to remove at least a portion of the water vapor to the ambient environment; circulating a second airflow to a heater in fluid communication with the vapor space within the interior volume of the reservoir; heating the second airflow with the heater; circulating the heated airflow into the vapor space to reduce a relative humidity of the vapor space; and releasing at least a portion of the liquid water from the interior volume of the reservoir through a control valve coupled to the reservoir.

    Systems and methods for bearing lubrication

    公开(公告)号:US12222002B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US18446574

    申请日:2023-08-09

    Abstract: A system for bearing lubrication comprises a bearing; a temperature sensor; a pressure sensor; a lubricant reservoir; a bearing lubrication comprising a pump; a lubricant drainage line; an exhaust fan; and a bearing lubrication controller communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor, the pressure sensor, the pump, and the exhaust fan, wherein the bearing lubrication controller is programmed to execute bearing temperature control logic comprising detecting the temperature from the temperature sensor, determining whether the temperature falls outside an upper pre-defined bound of the temperature, increasing the rate of a lubricant supplied from the pump to the bearing, detecting the fluid pressure from the pressure sensor, determining whether the fluid pressure falls outside an upper pre-defined bound of the fluid pressure within the bearing, and increasing the speed of the exhaust fan to increase a pressure differential along the lubricant drainage line from the bearing to the lubricant reservoir.

    Integrated system and method for automatic rejuvenation of turbine oil for improving equipment reliability

    公开(公告)号:US11639771B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17170000

    申请日:2021-02-08

    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic maintenance of lube oil quality include a storage tank for storing fresh lube oil, a lube oil reservoir containing a volume of operational lube oil, and an oil disposal tank. A first controllable flow system transports lube oil from the reservoir to the oil disposal tank, and a second controllable flow system transports fresh lube oil from the storage tank to the reservoir. Provided are a level transmitter to measure a level of lube oil within the reservoir and an antioxidant sensor to measure a concentration of antioxidant level inside the lube oil reservoir. A control system activates and deactivates the first controllable flow system based upon the concentration of antioxidant measured by the antioxidant sensor, and activates and deactivates the second controllable flow system based upon the level of lube oil measured by the level transmitter.

    INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC REJUVENATION OF TURBINE OIL FOR IMPROVING EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20220252220A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17170000

    申请日:2021-02-08

    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic maintenance of lube oil quality include a storage tank for storing fresh lube oil, a lube oil reservoir containing a volume of operational lube oil, and an oil disposal tank. A first controllable flow system transports lube oil from the reservoir to the oil disposal tank, and a second controllable flow system transports fresh lube oil from the storage tank to the reservoir. Provided are a level transmitter to measure a level of lube oil within the reservoir and an antioxidant sensor to measure a concentration of antioxidant level inside the lube oil reservoir. A control system activates and deactivates the first controllable flow system based upon the concentration of antioxidant measured by the antioxidant sensor, and activates and deactivates the second controllable flow system based upon the level of lube oil measured by the level transmitter.

    Dewatering apparatus, systems, and methods

    公开(公告)号:US12060974B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US18451536

    申请日:2023-08-17

    CPC classification number: F16N7/38 F16N39/06 F16N2270/10

    Abstract: A lubricating oil system includes a reservoir configured to enclose a lubricant oil; a filter assembly that includes at least one filter and is positioned in the reservoir to separate the reservoir into a first oil tank and a second oil tank, where the first oil tank fluidly is coupled to the rotating machine through an oil return line; a system pump fluidly coupled to the reservoir and configured to circulate the lubricant oil from the second oil tank to the rotating machine through an oil supply line; and a circulating pump assembly. The circulating pump assembly includes a conduit that fluidly couples the first oil tank to the second oil tank external to the reservoir, a circulating pump coupled within the conduit and including a suction coupled to the first oil tank and a discharge coupled to the second oil tank, and a media filter coupled within the conduit and between the first oil tank and the second oil tank.

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