METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF A PUMP BASED AT LEAST PARTLY ON PUMP PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

摘要

Signal processor modules configured to compare signaling containing information about historical data related to the performance of a pump, and provide corresponding signaling containing information about predicted maintenance needs of the pump on a real time basis based at least partly on the signaling compared containing information about the historical data related to the performance of the pump. The signal processor modules may be configured to compare over time the hydraulic power generated by the pump and electric power consumed by a motor driving the pump including tracking a ratio of hydraulic to electric power. The signal processor modules may be configured to predict maintenance needs based on an algorithm that takes into account a trade-off between the cost of power consumed by a motor driving the pump and the cost associated with the pump maintenance in order to minimize the total cost of operating the pump.