US 11,725,973 B2
Oil monitoring system and method and a rotary meter with oil monitoring system
Lezhong Lin, Mississauga (CA); Brent Collver, Mississauga (CA); and Andrew Smich, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to ROMET LIMITED, Mississauga (CA)
Filed by ROMET LIMITED, Mississauga (CA)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/242,114.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/018,116, filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0341329 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G01F 23/00 (2022.01); G01F 15/14 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 23/0007 (2013.01) [G01F 15/14 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oil monitoring system comprising:
at least one oil sensing unit to provide at least one oil condition signal from at least one location within a rotary meter to be monitored, the at least one location comprising one or both of a magnetic meter chamber and a thrust chamber of the rotary meter;
one or more alarm signaling interfaces; and
a main control unit configured to be coupled to at least one oil condition sensing unit and the one or more alarm signaling interfaces;
wherein the main control unit is configured to:
detect a condition of oil at the at least one location using the at least one oil condition sensing unit, the condition of oil comprising any one or more of clarity, colour, or aeration; and
control at least one of the one or more alarm signaling interfaces to provide an alarm in response to the condition of oil detected.