IP Library Granted Patent US 10,983,514
Granted Patent B2
US 10,983,514 · App. 15/973,388 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Methods and systems for equipment monitoring in an Internet of Things mining environment

Inventors: Charles Howard Cella (Pembroke, MA); Gerald William Duffy, Jr. (Philadelphia, PA); Jeffrey P. McGuckin (Philadelphia, PA); Mehul Desai (Oak Brook, IL)
Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,983,514
App. No.
15/973,388
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus, methods, and systems for data collection in a production environment are described. The system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a first subset of the plurality of input channels are connected to a first set of sensors measuring operational parameters from a production component, a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data, a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data of the production component, and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data and evaluate a first collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data, wherein based on the analyzed collected data the data collector makes a collection routine change.

Claims (35)

1. A monitoring system for data collection in a production environment, the system comprising:

a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a first subset of the plurality of input channels is connected to a first set of sensors measuring operational parameters from a production component;

a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data that correspond to the plurality of input channels, wherein the plurality of collector routes each comprise a different data collection routine including collection of data from the production component;

a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data of the production component, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the first subset of the plurality of input channels; and

a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data from the first of the subset of the plurality of input channels and evaluate a first collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data,

wherein based on the analyzed collected data the data collector makes a collection routine change, wherein the collection routine change is a change from the first collection routine comprising the first subset of the plurality of input channels to a second collection routine comprising a second subset of the plurality of input channels.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the production component is a pump, mixer, agitator, conveyor, motor, source water component, or storage tank.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the collection routine change increases a level of sensor monitoring to the production component.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the level of sensor monitoring is increased to determine a current state, future state, condition, or process stage of the production component.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the level of sensor monitoring is increased to respond to an event that was detected by the data analysis circuit.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the collection routine change adjusts the subset of the plurality of input channels to increase life cycle monitoring, a duty cycle monitoring, operating mode monitoring, or event monitoring.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the collection routine change adjusts a sensor measurement capability.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor measurement capability is an activation or deactivation of a sensor.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor measurement capability is to change a location at which a sensed parameter is measured.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the change in location is executed by changing the input channel connection to a similar sensor in a different location.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of the plurality of input channels and the second subset of the plurality of input channels are connected to sensors located on the production component.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of the plurality of input channels and the second subset of the plurality of input channels are connected to sensors located on similar but distinct production components.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the collection routing change is based in part on a frequency analysis of the collected data from the production component.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the frequency analysis analyzes a peak frequency, a crest factor, or a time waveform associated with the operation of the production component.

15. A computer-implemented method for monitoring data collection in a production environment, the method comprising:

providing a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a first subset of the plurality of input channels is connected to a first set of sensors measuring operational parameters from a production component;

providing a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data that correspond to the plurality of input channels, wherein the plurality of collector routes each comprise a different data collection routine including collection of data from the production component;

providing a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data of the production component, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the first subset of the plurality of input channels; and

providing a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data from the first of the subset of the plurality of input channels and evaluate a first collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data,

wherein based on the analyzed collected data the data collector makes a collection routine change, wherein the collection routine change is a change from the first collection routine comprising the first subset of the plurality of input channels to a second collection routine comprising a second subset of the plurality of input channels.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the production component is a pump, mixer, agitator, conveyor, motor, source water component, or storage tank.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the collection routine change increases a level of sensor monitoring to the production component.

18. A monitoring apparatus for data collection in a production environment, the apparatus comprising:

a data collector component communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a first subset of the plurality of input channels are connected to a first set of sensors measuring operational parameters from a production component;

a data storage component structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data that correspond to the plurality of input channels, wherein the plurality of collector routes each comprise a different data collection routine including collection of data from the production component;

a data acquisition component structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data of the production component, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of the first subset of the plurality of input channels; and

a data analysis component structured to analyze the collected data from the first of the subset of the plurality of input channels and evaluate a first collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data,

wherein based on the analyzed collected data the data collector makes a collection routine change, wherein the collection routine change is a change from the first collection routine comprising the first subset of the plurality of input channels to a second collection routine comprising a second subset of the plurality of input channels.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the production component is a pump, mixer, agitator, conveyor, motor, source water component, or storage tank.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the collection routine change increases a level of sensor monitoring to the production component.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME FROM "STRONGFORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC" TO "STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046530 FRAME 0126. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 23, 2020
From: CELLA, CHARLES HOWARD; DUFFY, GERALD WILLIAM, JR; MCGUCKIN, JEFFREY P.; DESAI, MEHUL
To: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
Reel/Frame 052483/0690 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2018
From: CELLA, CHARLES HOWARD; DUFFY, GERALD WILLIAM, JR; MCGUCKIN, JEFFREY P.; DESAI, MEHUL
To: STRONGFORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
Reel/Frame 046530/0126 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation In Part PCTUS2017031721 · May 9, 2017
Provisional Application 62333589 · May 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62350672 · Jun 15, 2016
Provisional Application 62412843 · Oct 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62427141 · Nov 28, 2016
Provisional Application 62540557 · Aug 2, 2017
Provisional Application 62562487 · Sep 24, 2017
Provisional Application 62583487 · Nov 8, 2017
Related Publication 20180321666A1 · Nov 8, 2018
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