BEARING MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

A method for predicting the residual life of a bearing (12) comprising the step of: measuring frequency of occurrence of events that result of high frequency stress waves emitted by rolling contact of said bearing (12), recording said measurement data as recorded data, and predicting the residual life of said bearing (12) using said recorded data and a mathematical residual life prediction model, whereby accumulated fatigue damage is determined from said measurements of the frequency of occurrence of events that result in high frequency stress waves being emitted by rolling contact of said bearing (12).