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Method for measuring speed
Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
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Filing: 1996-09-27
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2016-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A method for measuring rotational speed in which a plurality of signal sources disposed along the periphery of a rotating system is monitored by a sensor, and the signals generated by the sensor are added by a counter to form a speed signal sum N. An associated time reference value A N is determined for each speed signal sum N, and the speed signal sum N and the time reference value A N for each signal source are saved in pairs in a storage medium. To determine the rotational speed, the time reference value A N-M which had been saved exactly one revolution before along with the speed signal sum N-M is then retrieved from the storage medium by a processor, which determines the difference of the time reference values A N and A N-M (the revolution time for one revolution of the rotating system), and then determines the reciprocal value of the revolution time, which represents the speed.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Hobelsberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:53
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P3/00; G01P3/42; G01P3/44; G01P3/48; G01P3/481; G01P3/489
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for measuring rotational speed of a rotating element having a plurality of signal sources disposed thereon, comprising the steps of: a) detecting each signal source to determine a time reference value based on a cumulative total number of oscillator periods for each detection of each signal source; b) counting each signal source detected by the sensor; c) saving a signal sum N based on the counting of each signal source and an associated time reference value in a storage medium; d) retrieving the time reference value of a first signal source which was saved for a previous revolution together with an associated signal sum from the storage medium; e) calculating the difference of the time reference values for the first signal source at first and second detections to compute the revolution time of the rotating element; and f) calculating the reciprocal value of the revolution time to determine a first speed measurement of the speed of the rotating element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for measuring rotational speed of a rotating element having a plurality of signal sources disposed thereon, comprising the steps of: a) detecting each signal source to determine a time reference value based on a cumulative total number of oscillator periods for each detection of each signal source; b) counting each signal source detected by the sensor; c) saving a signal sum N based on the counting of each signal source and an associated time reference value in a storage medium; d) retrieving the time reference value of a first signal source which was saved for a previous revolution together with an associated signal sum from the storage medium; e) calculating the difference of the time reference values for the first signal source at first and second detections to compute the revolution time of the rotating element; and f) calculating the reciprocal value of the revolution time to determine a first speed measurement of the speed of the rotating element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: determining a second speed measurement for a second signal source according to steps d)-f).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the previous revolution is an immediately preceding revolution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor is an induction coil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the storage medium has a storage capacity sufficient to store signal sums and associated time reference values for at least one more than a total number of signal sources in a complete revolution of the rotating element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the step of saving further includes overwriting the oldest signal sum N and its associated time reference value with the newest signal sum N and its associated time reference value in the storage medium when the storage capacity of the storage medium is full.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
164 words
A system for measuring rotational speed of a rotating element having a plurality of signal sources disposed thereon, comprising: means for detecting each signal source to determine a time reference value based on a cumulative total number of oscillator periods for each detection of each signal source; means for counting each signal source detected by the sensor; means for saving a signal sum N based on the counting of each signal source and an associated time reference value in a storage medium; means for retrieving the time reference value of a first signal source which was saved for a previous revolution together with an associated signal sum from the storage medium; means for calculating the difference of the time reference values for the first signal source at first and second detections to compute the revolution time of the rotating element; and means for calculating the reciprocal value of the revolution time to determine a first speed measurement of the speed of the rotating system.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
164 words
A system for measuring rotational speed of a rotating element having a plurality of signal sources disposed thereon, comprising: means for detecting each signal source to determine a time reference value based on a cumulative total number of oscillator periods for each detection of each signal source; means for counting each signal source detected by the sensor; means for saving a signal sum N based on the counting of each signal source and an associated time reference value in a storage medium; means for retrieving the time reference value of a first signal source which was saved for a previous revolution together with an associated signal sum from the storage medium; means for calculating the difference of the time reference values for the first signal source at first and second detections to compute the revolution time of the rotating element; and means for calculating the reciprocal value of the revolution time to determine a first speed measurement of the speed of the rotating system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 7, further comprising: means for determining a second speed measurement for a second signal source.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the previous revolution is an immediately preceding revolution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the sensor is an induction coil.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the storage medium has a storage capacity sufficient to store signal sums and associated time reference values for at least one more than a total number of signal sources in a complete revolution of the rotating element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the storage medium is a cyclic storage system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system of claim 12 further comprising means for overwriting the oldest signal sum N and its associated time reference value with the newest signal sum N and its associated time reference value in the storage medium when the storage capacity of the storage medium is full.
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