EQUIPMENT COMPONENT MONITORING AND REPLACEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A system for managing replacement components for equipment (300, 400) having a
plurality of components each with a limited useful life has a computer (40)
with a processor (100). The system includes a computer program module for
defining a duty profile (220) comprising a plurality of usage cases for the
equipment (300, 400), each usage case involving two or more of the plurality
of components and specified operating conditions assumed to be experienced by
the involved components during the execution of each of the usage cases. There
are also a computer program module for determining a theoretical useful life
for each component involved in a duty profile (220), the theoretical useful
life being based on component useful life data under the specified operating
conditions; and sensors (302, 402) for determining and monitoring the
occurrence of equipment operation corresponding to a usage case.