Universal Programmable Portable Measurement Device for Diagnostics and Monitoring of Industrial Fluid Power Systems

This paper presents a new universal programmable portable measuring device (PMD) as a complete, accurate, and efficient solution for monitoring and technical diagnostics of industrial fluid power systems. PMD has programmable functions designed for recording, processing, and graphical visualization of measurement results at the test stand or the place of operation of fluid power systems. PMD has a built-in WiFi communication module for transferring measurement data via Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology for online remote monitoring of fluid power systems. PMD can be programmed for a variety of measuring tasks in servicing, repairing, diagnosing, and monitoring fluid power systems. For this purpose, the fluid dynamic quantity, mechanical quantity, and electrical quantity can be measured. The adjustment of the PMD to the indirect measurement of leakage flow rate in a compressed air system (CAS) is presented in detail. Measuring instruments and PMDs were connected to a branch of the pipeline. The tests used the measurement system to estimate the leakage flow rate through air small nozzles, as well as other CAS indicators.