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ON-LINE MONITORING THE EFFICIENT WAY

The Results

Too much data and not enough time
… the typical scenario: you’re responsible for maintaining multiple machines and the condition monitoring systems
you have provide lots of data, but you don’t have the time to evaluate which ones need attention, so what are your
options:
• Hire an expert to analyze the data
• Send the data from each condition monitoring system to the supplier for a report
• Use an integrated system that will notify you when there is a problem and then an application to access
the data to show the reason for the alert … such as the Guard II+

Active Alerts through your existing DCS (SCADA) system
… with a single Guard II+ system connected to your existing DCS system you can avoid hassles with network
security and duplicity of systems. The Guard II+ system outputs in real-time, the information from all four
(4) of the technologies in ModBus 16-bit format that can easily be imported into any existing system. That
way you can have active alerts and notifications when further investigation is required. DCS analysis can
be simple – threshold alerts only, or perhaps combined with trends, or more elaborate to alert you what is
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Remote Access
… once your DCS system has displayed an alert, then the Guard II+ system can
be remotely accessed over ethernet using the Iris Application Manager
software enabling you to further investigate the source of the alert. Because
the icons display issues, you will be able to quickly see the machines in your
plant that have problems and why. Click on the icons to access the data plots
for further identification of the issues.

Within the Databases
… though the Guard II+ instrument continuously monitors, data is
stored only when there is a reason, such as a change in condition,
or perhaps at time-based intervals. These “smart” triggers ensure
that the issues are documented without overloading the database.
PD measurements include the trigger reason in the database for
easy filtering and investigation of problems, as shown PD High,
Upward trend for C1, Upward trend for C2 for C-phase.