System and method for monitoring impact machinery

A system for monitoring an operating condition of an electrostatic precipitator rapper system includes a rapper configured to mechanically actuate to disengage pollutants from a plate of the electrostatic precipitator. The system also includes a sensor configured to obtain and transmit signals repre...

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Main Authors Seeley, Charles Erklin, Delgado, Eladio Clemente, Hershey, John Erik, Tomlinson, Jr, Harold Woodruff, Johnston, David Fulton, Farmer, Terry Lewis
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.11.2010
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Summary:A system for monitoring an operating condition of an electrostatic precipitator rapper system includes a rapper configured to mechanically actuate to disengage pollutants from a plate of the electrostatic precipitator. The system also includes a sensor configured to obtain and transmit signals representative of vibration, motion, or current behavior of the rapper; and a processor configured to receive the signals from the sensor and to detect whether the rapper is mechanically actuated.