Motor malfunction monitoring device, drive motor system and motor malfunction monitoring method

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  "publication_number": "US11662384B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Motor malfunction monitoring device, drive motor system and motor malfunction monitoring method",
  "abstract": "The present disclosure relates to a motor malfunction monitoring device, and a drive motor for oilfield operations including: a signal acquisition module configured to acquire operation data of the drive motor, wherein the signal acquisition module comprises a vibration signal acquisition unit and/or an electrical signal acquisition unit, the vibration signal acquisition unit comprises one or more vibration sensors mounted at a component to be detected of the drive motor during use and provided for detecting transverse vibration and/or longitudinal vibration, and/or the electrical signal acquisition unit comprises a voltage sensor and a current sensor for detecting a voltage and a current of the drive motor, respectively; a data storage module storing therein a database of normal operation spectrums created when the drive motor runs normally; and a signal analysis module configured to extract an acquired operation data spectrum of the operation data acquired, compare the acquired operation data spectrum with a respective normal operation data spectrum in the database of normal operation spectrums to obtain a similarity, and determine that the drive motor fails when the similarity is less than a predetermined threshold.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A motor malfunction monitoring device for monitoring a malfunction of a drive motor, comprising: vibration sensors for detecting for one or more components of the drive motor transverse vibration in a direction parallel to a mounting plane of the drive motor and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the drive motor and longitudinal vibration in a direction perpendicular to both the mounting plane and the longitudinal direction of the drive motor; a voltage sensor and a current sensor for detecting a voltage and a current of the drive motor, respectively; and a data storage storing a database of normal operation spectrums of the transverse vibration, the longitudinal vibration, the voltage, and the current during a normal operation of the drive motor; wherein the motor malfunction monitoring device is configured to acquire operation data of the drive motor, extract acquired operation data spectrums of the acquired operation data, compare the acquired operation data spectrums with corresponding normal operation spectrums to obtain a similarity, and when the similarity is lower than a predetermined threshold, determine that the drive motor fails; and wherein the data storage stores a database of known malfunction spectrums of different types of malfunctions of the drive motor, and the motor malfunction monitoring device is further configured to, when determining that the drive motor fails, compare the acquired operation data spectrums with the known malfunction spectrums and determine a malfunction type of the drive motor.",
    "2. The motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the data storage is updated with the acquired operation data spectrums of the drive motor.",
    "3. The motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the data storage expands the database of normal operation spectrums with the acquired operation data spectrums in the normal operation of the drive motor, and expands the database for malfunction spectrums with the acquired operation data spectrums in the malfunction of the drive motor.",
    "4. The motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the motor malfunction monitoring device comprises an alarm device, wherein the alarm device sends out an alarm when the motor malfunction monitoring device determines that the drive motor fails.",
    "5. The motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein the motor malfunction monitoring device comprises an alarm device, wherein the alarm device sends out an alarm when the motor malfunction monitoring device determines that the drive motor fails.",
    "6. The motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein the motor malfunction monitoring device comprises an alarm device, wherein the alarm device sends out an alarm when the motor malfunction monitoring device determines that the drive motor fails.",
    "7. The motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more components to be detected comprise bearings and bases of the drive motor.",
    "8. A drive motor system, comprising: a drive motor, a variable frequency drive for regulating an input current to the drive motor, and a controller, wherein the drive motor system further comprises the motor malfunction monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls, based on a determining result of the motor malfunction monitoring device, the variable frequency drive to regulate the input current to the drive motor.",
    "9. The drive motor system according to claim 8, wherein the controller controls the variable frequency drive to cut off the input current when the motor malfunction monitoring device determines that the drive motor fails.",
    "10. A motor malfunction monitoring method for monitoring a malfunction of a drive motor, comprising: pre-storing a database of normal operation spectrums obtained during a normal operation of the drive motor; detecting for one or more components of the drive motor transverse vibration in a direction parallel to a mounting plane of the drive motor and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the drive motor and longitudinal vibration in a direction perpendicular to both the mounting plane and the longitudinal direction of the drive motor; detecting a voltage and a current of the drive motor, respectively; acquiring operation data of the drive motor, wherein the acquired operation data comprises a transverse vibration signal corresponding to the transverse vibration, a longitudinal vibration signal corresponding to the longitudinal vibration, a voltage signal corresponding to the voltage, and a current signal corresponding to the current; extracting acquired operation data spectrums of the acquired operation data; and comparing the acquired operation data spectrums with corresponding normal operation spectrums in the pre-stored database of normal operation spectrums during the normal operation of the drive motor, to obtain a similarity, when the similarity is lower than a predetermined threshold, determining that the drive motor fails; and when determining that the drive motor fails, comparing the acquired operation data spectrums with known malfunction spectrums stored in a database comprising known malfunction spectrums of different types of malfunctions of the drive motor, and determining a malfunction type of the drive motor.",
    "11. The motor malfunction monitoring method according to claim 10, further comprising: storing the acquired operation data spectrums of the drive motor.",
    "12. The motor malfunction monitoring method according to claim 11, further comprising: expanding the database of normal operation spectrums with the acquired operation data spectrums in the normal operation of the drive motor, and expanding the database for malfunction spectrums with the acquired operation data spectrums in the malfunction of the drive motor."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present disclosure generally relates to an apparatus utilized in the field of oilfield operations, and more specifically, to a motor malfunction monitoring device, a drive motor system and a motor malfunction monitoring method.\n\nAt present, the electrically-driven apparatus is widely used in the field of oilfield operations. For example, the electrically-driven apparatus may be employed for electrically-driven fracturing, electrically-driven mixing, electrically-driven sand mixing, electrically-driven sand transportation, and other engineering operations. An electrically-driven apparatus typically includes a motor for supplying power, equipped with a variable frequency drive (VFD) (also referred to as a drive unit of the motor) regulating the power source for the motor in frequency and voltage. The VFD includes a rectifier, an inverter and a control circuit, where the control circuit detects operation status of the inverter and the rectifier and controls an input from the inverter to the motor to protect electrical components (e.g., the motor and the like) of the circuit. The control circuit of the VFD can monitor parameters on a current, voltage, and the like, of the motor, triggers an alarm when those parameters exceed predetermined normal threshold ranges, and then cuts off the power supply circuit.\n\nThe objective of the present disclosure is to provide an electrically-driven apparatus used in a well site with a motor malfunction monitoring device and a motor control system.",
  "cpc": [
    "G01R 31/343",
    "E21B 41/00",
    "G08B 21/185",
    "H02P 29/024"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "E21B 41/00",
    "G01R 31/34",
    "G08B 21/18",
    "H02P 29/024"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment and Technologies Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Kaishen LIU",
    "Shouzhe Li",
    "Haiping Xing",
    "Zhuqing Mao",
    "Weiwei Liu",
    "Liang Li",
    "Dawei ZHAO",
    "Jun Zhang"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2021-01-22",
  "publication_date": "2023-05-30",
  "grant_date": "2023-05-30",
  "priority_date": "2020-11-13",
  "application_number": "US-202117155966-A",
  "family_id": "81587527",
  "cited_by_count": 44,
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