Condition Monitoring
ABB Ability™ Digital Powertrain – Condition Monitoring for rotating equipment
The ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor, a key element of the Digital Powertrain, converts traditional motors and general machinery, such as pumps, into smart, wirelessly connected devices.
There are many benefits in monitoring the condition of motor and general machinery, including reduced risk of failure, decreased repair costs, and improved performance. Below are the main ones:
What is monitored:
Overheating
Bearing condition
Overall vibration
Temperature
The ABB Ability™️ Smart Sensor converts traditional motors into smart, wirelessly connected devices.
It is attached to the frame of the motor; no wiring or machining is needed. Using algorithms, based on ABB’s decades of motor expertise, the ABB Ability™️ Smart Sensor relays information about the motor's operation and health via a Bluetooth-gateway or smartphone to a secure server. The ABB Ability™️ Smart Sensor picks up data on vibration, temperature and other parameters that can be used to gain meaningful information on the condition and performance of the motor.
The ABB Ability™️ Smart Sensor for mechanical products is a monitoring solution
That provides an overall health indication of the bearing to let you know when maintenance is needed before its too late. The ABB Ability Smart Sensor for mechanical products is an easy-to-use, wireless sensor which monitors the health of Dodge mounted bearings and gear reducers, allowing users to reduce downtime, improve reliability, and operate safely. The sensor gives warnings on decreasing health status, which allows you to plan maintenance before there is a problem and the system is down. The ability to monitor mechanical products remotely allows maintenance and other relevant personnel to safely get a health check without touching equipment.
The ABB Ability™️ Smart Sensor helps to convert traditional pumps into smart, wirelessly connected devices.
It measures vibration and temperature from the surface of the pump, and uses this data to gain meaningful information on the pump’s condition and performance. Based on the measurements it calculates health indicators for detecting common problems in pumps, such as cavitation, bearing failure, blade problems, looseness, unbalance or overheating. The ABB Ability™️ Smart Sensor for pumps is an intelligent sensor for pump experts wanting improve their business by identifying inefficiencies within pumping systems and by reducing risks related to operation and maintenance. It provides information that can be utilized by a pump expert to plan maintenance according to actual needs rather than based on generic schedules.
