IP Library Patent Application 13751630
Patent Application
App. No. 13/751,630

Method, Apparatus, And System For Air Filter Cleaning

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13/751,630
Abstract

Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for generating an alert message based on a determined crossing of a weight threshold of a filter.

Claims (50)

1 . A method comprising:

determining when filter house data crosses a first threshold, the first threshold based on a predetermined weight of a first filter section; and

generating a first alert message based on the determined crossing of the first threshold.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining when filter house data crosses a second threshold, the second threshold based on a predetermined weight of a second filter section;

generating a second alert message based on the determined crossing of the second threshold; and

determining a stratified air flow in a filter house based on analysis including the first alert message and the second alert message.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing instructions to puff the first filter section based on the determined crossing of the first threshold.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein weight of the first filter section is determined by a strain gauge load cell.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first alert message comprises an indication that the first filter section has a filter irregularity.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the filter irregularity comprises an unseated filter.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the filter irregularity comprises a ruptured filter.

8 . A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

determining when filter house data crosses a first threshold, the first threshold based on a predetermined weight of a first filter section; and

generating a first alert message based on the determined crossing of the first threshold.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the memory has executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations further comprising:

determining when filter house data crosses a second threshold, the second threshold based on a predetermined weight of a second filter section;

generating a second alert message based on the determined crossing of the second threshold; and

determining a stratified air flow in a filter house based on analysis including the first alert message and the second alert message.

10 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the first alert message comprises an instruction to puff the first filter section based on the determined crossing of the first threshold.

11 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the first alert message comprises:

a first instruction to puff the first filter section based on the determined crossing of the first threshold; and

a second instruction to stop puffing the first filter section based on crossing a third threshold, wherein the third threshold is based on at least one of a differential pressure or a predetermined duration.

12 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the first alert message comprises an indication that the first filter section has a filter irregularity.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the filter irregularity comprises an unseated filter.

14 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the filter irregularity comprises a ruptured filter.

15 . A system comprising:

a weighing subsystem;

a pulse air subsystem; and

a filter house control subsystem communicatively connected with the weighing subsystem and the pulse air subsystem, wherein the filter house control system comprises:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving weight data of a first filter section from the weighing subsystem;

determining when filter house data including the weight data crosses a first threshold, the first threshold based on a predetermined weight of the first filter section; and

providing instructions to the pulse air subsystem based on the determined crossing of the first threshold.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the memory has executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations further comprising:

determining when filter house data crosses a second threshold, the second threshold based on a predetermined weight of a second filter section;

generating a second alert message based on the determined crossing of the second threshold;

generating a first alert message based on the determined crossing of the first threshold; and

determining a stratified air flow in a filter house based on analysis including the first alert message and the second alert message.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the memory has executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations further comprising:

receiving information comprising a number of puffs from the pulse air subsystem; and

generating an alert message based on the received number of puffs.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the weight data of the first filter section is determined by a strain gauge load cell.

19 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

generating an alert message based on the determined crossing of the first threshold, wherein the alert message comprises an indication that the first filter section has a filter irregularity.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the filter irregularity comprises at least one of an unseated filter or a ruptured filter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2014
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: BHA ALTAIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 034040/0684 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2013
From: SCIPIO, ALSTON ILFORD; TAYLOR, ROBERT WARREN; EKANAYAKE, SANJI; CLARK, JOHN D.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 029704/0741 →