Fault Detection Capability - RailBAM reliably distinguishes between fault

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RailBAM Bearing & Wheel Fault Hierarchy System: (Click on yellow o!es elow
"or e!am#les$
RailBAM "ault %etection ca#aility:
& '%enti"ication o" (Running Sur"ace( earing "aults inclu%ing) cone) cu# & roller
s#alls (inner & outer ring$
& '%enti"ication o" looseness*"retting "aults in a!le o! & #ackage earings eg+
loose or s#un cones
& ,etection o" wheel*rail "langing
& ,etection o" -acoustic- wheel "lats
& .arly %etection allowing "ault %e/elo#ment to e tracke%*tren%e% o/er many
0111(s o" kms

RailBAM2 collects acoustic earing "ault & wheel "lat %ata "or trains #assing at
(stea%y( o#erational s#ee%s+
3er"ormance s#eci"ications:
& 4o limit to numer o" a!les (Current ma!imum train si5e monitore% y RailBAM2
System is 661 a!les$
& S#ee% range: 71 to 081 k#h
RailBAM2 i%enti"ies an% rank "aults in un%erway rolling stock+ Common "aults
inclu%e:
& Running Sur"ace "aults & s#alls) water etching) rinnelling) etc on cu# an% cone or
rollers
&9ooseness * Fretting "aults & inclu%ing inner or outer ring wear) loose or s#un
cones) worn seals
:o 9earn more on the "aults that RailBAM can %etect) click here+
RailBAM2:
& ,iscriminates etween "aults on a%;acent a!les
& 3ro/i%es gra%uate% "ault le/els "or isolation & tren%ing o" se/ere an% %e/elo#ing
"aults
RailBAM2 :ren%ing ,ataase:
& 3ro/i%es Automate% %ownloa%ing o" multi#le site "ault %ata to a central Ser/er 3C
at Customer :rain Control
& ,ata automatically im#orte% into RailBAM2 %ataase+ Automate% %e"ect tren%ing
(#er ty#e$ o" i%enti"ie% "aults
& <#erator #asswor% access to only (their( "ault %ata
& 3ro/i%es a train summary re#ort within 01 to 0= minutes o" train the
#ass&y
& 3ro/i%es automate% alarm re#orting "or (se/ere & urgent( "aults
& Sel" checking o" site har%ware systems with automate% "ault alarms
(sensor alarm status accesse% /ia wesite$
& Automatic email generation "or "ailure o" site #ower or communication to analysis
3C
:o 9earn more on the RailBAM2 ,ataase) click here+
c>uisition an% analysis o" the incoming %ata is #er"orme% y C<:S %igital
ac>uisition car%s) mounte% in an in%ustrial&gra%e high #er"ormance com#uter+
Har%ware is rack mounte% insi%e the RailBAM2 Waysi%e .nclosure+ All system %ata
is store% on har% %isc+ 'n the e/ent o" #ower interru#tion) the com#uter
automatically reoots into a -system rea%y- status+ :he RailBAM2 System #ro/i%es
-health- #arameters "or all sensors: wheel %etectors an% shutter #osition sensors
are continuously checke% an% micro#hones are checke% a"ter each train #ass&y+ '"
#rolems are i%enti"ie%) a##ro#riate alarms an% warnings are generate% an%
highlighte% y the Alarm Monitor o" the Wesite+
Results #ro/i%e% y the RailBAM2 System inclu%e "ull :rain Management Re#orts
(all a!les$ an% 3ass By Summary re#orts (a!les with earing "aults an%*or wheel
"lats only$) containing Bearing Faults an% Wheel Flat %iagnostics y a!le an% wagon
an% as a/ailale) tag i%enti"iers+ :hree "ault le/els are #ro/i%e% "or isolation o"
se/ere an% %e/elo#ing earing "lats) with #ro/ision "or a greater numer o" "ault
le/els i" re>uire%+
,ata "rom each train is communicate% /ia 'S,4 line to the customer(s RailBAM2
Ser/er where they are im#orte% into the RailBAM2 :ren%ing ,ataase+ (Microwa/e
links an% Satellite communications systems are also in o#eration+$ Re#orts o"
-se/ere an% urgent - "aults) e+g+ those "aults where it coul% e consi%ere%
imme%iate action is re>uire%) are #ro/i%e% to train o#erators imme%iately /ia e&
mail+
:ren%ing o" i%enti"ie% earing "aults is carrie% out within the RailBAM2 Bearing
Con%ition :ren%ing ,ataase) written with a Microso"t Access user inter"ace ut
using S?9 Ser/er to #ro/i%e higher #er"ormance "or large installations+ :his
%ataase rings together %ata "or all earings with "aults an% allows gra#hical
e!amination o" the history o" any an% all earing "aults+
@ey "eatures o" the RailBAM2 :ren%ing ,ataase inclu%e:
& Automate% an% Manual ,ownloa% o" measure% train %ata to the :ren%ing
,ataase with ca#acity "or %ata storage "or at least two years( trains
& :ren%ing analysis y an in%i/i%ual an%*or class o" earings+
& :ren%ing %ata "or each o" the a"orementione% "aults is a/ailale to e /iewe% y
the o#erators i" re>uire%+ :his %ata inclu%es earing "ault characteristics an%
rankings+
& Soun% "iles are rea%ily a/ailale to enale au%io o" "aults) i" %esire%+
& ,ata can e grou#e% accor%ing to owner or o#erator) while %ata "rom %i""erent
o#erators is secure an% a/ailale only to the owner *o#erator) therey #ro/i%ing
commercial con"i%entiality+
& ,ata "rom any in%i/i%ual o#erator or su&grou# o" o#erators is #resente% in a
statistical an% gra#hical "ormat) inclu%ing: -Most Seen) :o# 44- earings) to
i%enti"y worst o""en%ers where 44 can e any numer ut usually less
than =1 an% o/erall Statistics an% Monthly Statistics "or in%i/i%ual
o#erators an% "or the o/erall network usage+
& :he :ren%ing ,ataase can e interrogate% "or any #ast #erio% "or which %ata
e!ists+
& :he :ren%ing ,ataase caters "or earing remo/al an% untagge% an% (or#han( cars
(where wagon owner to a tagge% wagon has not yet een assigne%$
& .mail Alarms are issue% y the :ren%ing ,ataase to a%/ise * alert to earings
whose tren% in%icates an a##roach to a risk situation+
& ,ata e!#ort is a/ailale+
3rocessing time "or a 811 wagon long train at =1 km*h or more) is less than 01
minutes+
:he AR:C system that has een installe% in the "iel% since ,ecemer 8110 has
system a/ailaility e!cee%ing ABC+
RailBAM2 is locate% in tracksi%e cainets) with one installation ser/ing se/eral
0111km o" track+ :his means that a whole network can e monitore% with only a
"ew strategically locate% RailBAM2 systems+
When a train a##roaches) wheel %etectors trigger the commencement o" the %ata
ac>uisition #rocess+ ,ata is collecte% /ia acoustic sensor arrays (locate% ehin%
automatically o#ening #rotecti/e shutters$ to measure the soun% signatures
emitte% y earings an% wheels+ Wheel %etectors are em#loye% to synchronise
wheel*a!le #osition to the acoustic measurements an% to A.'&tags+ :hese %etectors
also measure train s#ee% an% wheel %iameter+
RailBAM2 i%enti"ies the se/erity o" earing "aults an% also %etects wheel im#acts y
analysing i%enti"iale soun% characteristics+ (:o learn more regar%ing the
monitoring o" the earings #lease rea%: -3re%icti/e Con%ition Monitoring o" Railway
Rolling Stock-) Dsing signal&#rocessing techni>ues) the earings "ault an% wheel "lat
-signatures- are se#arate% "rom e!traneous noise) enaling "ault i%enti"ication an%
se/erity classi"ication+ :he real&time %ata is analyse% y a com#uterise% %ata
ac>uisition an% analysis unit %uring an% imme%iately a"ter the train has #asse% the
RailBAM2 cainets+ :he signals emitte% y the earings are ranke% into "ault
classes #ro/i%ing an in%ication o" remaining earing li"e o" each in%i/i%ual earing+
Alarms are transmitte% when se/ere "aults are %etecte% to enale the o#erator to
take a##ro#riate action+ :he system com#iles a 3ass&y Summary) a :rain
Management Re#ort) an% automatically trans"ers all measurement %ata to the
RailBAM2 :ren%ing ,ataase where it can e use% "or #re%icti/e maintenance
#lanning+
RailBAM2 o#erates as an in%e#en%ent unit that is connecte% to the rail authority(s
com#uter system /ia communication links through the 'nternet+ :y#ical re#orting
time is = to 0= minutes "rom train #ass y) %e#en%ing on the train consist si5e+ :his
allows a##ro#riate actions) "or cutting&out o" wagons) to e sche%ule% with no
%elay+
RailBAM2 is %esigne% to #ro/i%e a%a#taility an% e!#an%aility) analysis
#arameters) such as alarm threshol%s) can e e%ite% y remote login)
com#lementary measurement systems) out&o"&gauge %etectors) /i%eo ca#ture
systems an% weigh&in&motion units can easily e inter"ace% with RailBAM2+ :he
#ass&y %etection #er"ormance o" RailBAM2) "or la%en an% unla%en con"iguration
an% a /ariety o" earing loa% ca#acities has een success"ully teste% at s#ee%s "rom
71&081km*h in trials) in the DSA an% Australia+
For a more com#rehensi/e %escri#tion o" the RailBAM2 system #lease rea%
-RailBAM2 & A4 A,EA4C., B.AR'4F AC<DS:'C M<4':<R: '4':'A9 <3.RA:'<4A9
3.RF<RMA4C. R.SD9:S-
Benefits:
& Bearing "aults are i%enti"ie% consistently an% ins#ections con"irm the earing
"aults i%enti"ie% y RailBAM2 with no "alse alarms
& Re#orts a/ailale within = minutes a"ter train #ass y
& Fault i%enti"ication assists in the #re/ention o" %erailments an% system -health-
im#ro/ement
& Bearing maintenance #erio%s can e e!ten%e% an% o#timise%
& Sustantial cost sa/ings to rolling stock o#erators an% track owners
Key Features:
& 3re%icti/e maintenance tool
& .arly "ault %etection) se/eral thousan% kilometre (G one thousan% miles$ warning
& '%eal "or long %istance train lines
& Caters "or all commonly use% earing ty#es
& <#erates in mi!e% tra""ic an% ca#ti/e "leets o/er a wi%e range o" train s#ee%s
& ,ataase "or integration an% tren%ing o" in%i/i%ual earings as well as -Statistical-
%ata) with "ilters "or wagon owner) earing ty#e) "ault ty#e) -Most Seen-
& Remote re#orting to multi#le locations /ia customer ': 4etwork
,e/elo#ing "aults can e i%enti"ie% early+ 'ntegrate% :ren%ing ,ataase enales
tracking to see how "ault signatures increase or change o/er time+ An -o#en-
system allows %ata to e:
0+ Fuse% with other o#erations in"ormation+
8+ Comine% with other RailBAM2 systems
7+ Comine% with com#limentary waysi%e Monitoring System /ia the Waysi%e
Monitoring Alliance Faulty earings can now e sche%ule% "or remo/al
6+ 'm#ro/e% health o" the earing #o#ulation an% re%uce% earing relate%
%erailments+
<#erator Foals:
0+ 'm#ro/e% safety through re%uce% earing relate% %erailments an% un#lanne%
train sto##ages
8+ 'm#ro/e% reenues through increase% asset a/ailaility+
7+ Re%uce% wear to track an% rolling stock
6+ Re%uce% costs through im#ro/e% o#erations