Portable Pump Data Logger With Integrated Multi-Sensor Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pump test devices are limited in functionality, portability, and user interaction, making it difficult for users to efficiently collect, analyze, and optimize pump performance data in real-time.
Innovation Solution
A data logging apparatus with multiple sensors and improved software that allows for easy transport, real-time data analysis, and two-way communication, featuring specialized processing circuitry for electrical measurements and a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple separate devices are used to obtain data on various metrics, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases and portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensors (vibration, temperature, pressure, flow, electrical) and data processing capabilities into a single integrated data logging apparatus. This consolidation maintains comprehensive measurement precision while eliminating the need for multiple separate devices, thereby reducing device complexity and improving portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The data logging apparatus is designed with universal multi-functionality, capable of measuring various pump performance metrics simultaneously through integrated sensors. The device can evaluate vibration, temperature, pressure, flow rate, and electrical parameters in one unit, replacing multiple specialized devices while maintaining measurement precision across all parameters.
2Measurement precision
If multiple separate devices are used to obtain data on various metrics, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple measurement functions into one apparatus, the system consolidates data collection, processing, and display in a single interface. Users no longer need to manually aggregate data from multiple devices, making information synthesis immediate and intuitive while maintaining comprehensive measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated data logging apparatus acts as an intermediary that automatically processes and presents synthesized information from multiple sensor inputs. The device's processing circuitry and display interface mediate between raw sensor data and user interpretation, eliminating the manual data aggregation step while preserving measurement precision.
3Device complexity
If existing devices display only limited information, then device complexity is reduced, but loss of information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enhances information display by adding temporal and analytical dimensions to the data presentation. The system displays real-time sensor data, historical trends, and processed performance metrics simultaneously, providing comprehensive information visibility without substantially increasing device complexity through efficient use of the display interface.
4Device complexity
If existing devices allow little user input, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The data logging apparatus incorporates feedback mechanisms that allow users to input operational parameters and receive immediate processed information about pump performance. The two-way communication enables users to optimize device operation by adjusting settings based on real-time data feedback, enhancing ease of operation while maintaining manageable device complexity.
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AI summary
A pump performance data logging system is provided. The pump performance data logging system comprises a pump and a plurality of sensors configured to measure at least two different parameters regarding the operation or condition of the pump. The pump performance data logging system also comprises a data logging apparatus having processing circuitry, memory, a case, and a plurality of sensors ports that are configured to receive the plurality of sensors. The case is configured to encase the plurality of sensor ports, the memory, and the processing circuitry, and the data logging apparatus weighs 50 pounds or less.