parkerVM600 systems: Integrated machinery protection, condition and performance monitoring

Why monitor your machinery ?

Monitoring is fundamental to Plant Asset Management.

Whether your business is in the power generation, oil

and gas or petrochemical industry, understanding the

mechanical behaviour of rotating machinery brings you

the following benefits:

Safety

Monitoring systems help avoid catastrophic failures

and unplanned outages, protecting your personnel and

your investment.

Return on assets

The financial return delivered by your physical assets

is increased. Monitoring systems help you maximize

the overall productivity of your turbomachinery

through:

• Higher availability (reduced outages,

maintenance optimization)

• Improved machine efficiency

• Lower spare parts inventory and maintenance costs

Emissions and environment

Our performance and emissions monitoring functions

help to reduce fuel consumption as well as CO2 and

NOX emissions, in order to comply with environmental

regulations.

Why choose VM600 

integrated solution ?

One single expandable platform

Vibro-Meter’s VM600 platform truly integrates all protection,

condition and performance monitoring functions in a single

system. It is easily expandable and does not require

additional internal wiring.

One module does all

We are pioneers with our solution based on single modules

processing all parameters (vibration, velocity, displacement,

dynamic pressure, temperature, etc...) used for protection

and condition monitoring.

When you need a new function, it is already included in the

module in your system.

High reliability

All modules are independent and separately protected; they allow continuous system operation

if one has to be replaced. The VM600 has dual, crossed redundancy between power modules

and mains lines, allowing true power supply redundancy.

One source

Request a complete solution from Vibro-Meter! In our Fribourg headquarters (Switzerland),

more than 550 employees combine their expertise and commitment to designing and building

all parts of your system: Sensors for harsh environments (measuring vibration, dynamic

pressure, displacement...), high performance monitoring systems and software. Our sales and

support network delivers outstanding service worldwide.

CMS software

Machinery protection is an absolute must, as the

failure of high capital machinery results in critical

safety issues and significant financial losses. The

VM600 provides on-line protection of vibration, speed,

displacement, temperature, dynamic pressure in GT

combustors and many other machine parameters.

MPS (Machinery Protection System) software has an

easy-to-use graphical user interface for the

protection of critical rotating machinery. It allows

stand-alone hardware configuration and data display

through a serial connection to the VM600.

MPS1 & MPS2 softwares are used for the VM600

configuration (installed modules) and the

programming of functions.

Additionally, the MPS2 tool allows real-time values

(bar graphs and strip charts), trend charts and longterm (data average) charts to be displayed.

Condition-based maintenance is a predictive

methodology that is used to improve your

machinery’s safety, availability and efficiency.

Vibro-Meter’s CMS (Condition Monitoring System)

software is dedicated to the support of operators

and engineers, enabling them to rapidly identify a

problem, evaluate a situation and determine

appropriate actions to take.

CMS software has a truly modular architecture

that comprises of several Monitoring Modules. It

runs under Windows, uses an SQL database and

can be remotely accessed through the web.

For further applications, CMS software provides a

suite of standard Communication Interfaces,

enabling data transfer to/from any third-party

system. Users benefit from the full flexibility and

scalability of the CMS system, because it enables

the correlation of vibration data with other

process parameters.

All rotating machines

• Absolute vibration

• Relative shaft vibration (x,y)

• Absolute shaft vibration +

• Shaft position, displacement

• Displacement (valves, gates, cylinders)

• Static (oil) pressure

• Temperature

• Speed

Gas turbines

• Dynamic (combustor) pressure

Hydro turbines

• Airgap

Steam turbines

• Shaft eccentricity (x,y)

• Absolute expansion

• Differential expansion

• Casing expansion

Example: Gas turbine

Monitoring Modules

• Administrator - Access to all CMS modules

• Configuration Editor - Hardware parameters definition

• Mimic - Machine and data display

• Data Analyser - Data handling & display

• Event Viewer - Recorded events, limit values reached

• Rule Box - Execute actions according to machine conditions

• Air Gap - Hydro generator’s air gap monitoring

• Alert Performance - Operation optimization, fleet management,

emissions monitoring

VM600 Networking

VM600 can be operated as a stand-alone unit configured from a laptop PC or can be networked and integrated

with other control and information systems using “industry standard” protocols. Configuration and display can

be provided by an “applications PC” running Windows operating system

Our expertise

Engineering

Vibro-Meter has a core team of skilled design engineers with vast

experience in designing complex electronics for high precision

measurement applications. High quality analogue signal

acquisition circuitry is integrated with data handling, digital signal