IP Library Granted Patent US 7,523,651
Granted Patent B2
US 7,523,651 · App. 11/792,542 · Granted Apr 28, 2009

Method for monitoring the state of turbines based on their coasting time

Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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Patent No.
US 7,523,651
App. No.
11/792,542
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for monitoring the condition of turbines using their coasting time. The aim of the invention is to ensure that the monitoring process is as sensitive as possible with low resource requirements. To achieve this, the measured coasting time (t measured ) is corrected by a correction member, in which the temperature of the medium (T medium ) in the turbine that has likewise been measured, is taken into consideration and compared with a reference value.

Claims (9)

1. A method for monitoring a state of a turbine, comprising:

measuring a coasting time of the turbine;

measuring a temperature of a medium in the turbine;

comparing the medium temperature with a reference value; and

correcting the measured coasting time using a correction element, where the correction element takes into account the comparison of the medium temperature with a reference value.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reference value for the coasting time is corrected using the temperature of the medium in the turbine.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the correction is effected in that the temperature of the medium in the turbine is multiplied by a correction factor and added to the measured coasting time.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the correction factor is determined automatically.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the reference value for the coasting time is determined automatically.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2007
From: BODE, ANDREAS
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 019433/0681 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 04029099 · Dec 8, 2004 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080049887A1 · Feb 28, 2008