Patent ID: 9261424
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60L,F02B,G01B,G01L,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented by a computing device for determining an energy efficiency indicator respective to a coupling provided between adjacent rotating machines, the computing device comprising a microprocessor, a digital data storage device, a user input interface configured to receive data, a display configured to provide information, circuitry configured to provide operable interconnectivity between components of the computing device, comprising determining a first offset between a pair of coupled shafts of the adjacent rotating machines by automatically detecting and monitoring a first initial torque of a first mounting hardware of a first shaft of the pair of coupled shafts and automatically detecting and monitoring a second initial torque of a second mounting hardware of a second shaft of the pair of coupled shafts, the first offset being in an as found condition; providing an alignment, as the information, between the pair of coupled shafts causing the pair of coupled shafts to be placed into a correct condition; in response to the providing of the alignment, determining a second offset between the pair of coupled shafts by automatically detecting and monitoring a first subsequent torque of the first mounting hardware of a first shaft of the pair of coupled shafts and automatically detecting and monitoring a second subsequent torque of the second mounting hardware of a second shaft of the pair of coupled shafts, the second offset being in the corrected condition; and determining the energy efficiency indicator by determining a percentage difference between the second offset in the corrected condition and the first offset in the as found condition.