AN ONLINE CONDITION MONITORING-SYSTEM LINKED BY FIBEROPTIC DIGITAL NETWORK

This paper introduces the basis structure and major function of an on- line condition monitoring system linked by a fibre-optic digital netwo rk. Fibre-optic digital networks have obvious advantages to larger ent erprises with various locations for condition monitoring data transmis sion, which not only is an information highway between the main statio n (diagnosis enter) and substation (monitoring locations), but also co mbines the monitoring functions into one system. This is a two-level c ondition monitoring system, The first level monitoring is realized by a sub-station and the second level monitoring is realized by the main station, The system has strong hardware functions and software functio ns, which became a new model of real-time condition monitoring and was used in many oil refineries. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.