SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Solenoid Valve Health Monitoring System (KSC-TOPS-12)
- Notice Date
- 12/6/2019 1:38:40 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 20546 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20546
- Solicitation Number
- T2P-KSC-00018
- Response Due
- 12/5/2020 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 12/20/2020
- Point of Contact
- Kurt Kessel, Technology Transfer Specialist
- E-Mail Address
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kurt.r.kessel@nasa.gov
(kurt.r.kessel@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.THE TECHNOLOGY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeks to license its Solenoid-Controlled Valve Health Monitor system. Developed at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to remotely monitor the health of solenoid valves, this sensor can help lower operational costs and increase reliability by predicting valve failures before they occur. The system monitors solenoid performance by comparing the electrical current profile of each solenoid actuation to a typical current profile. The complete system contains the health-monitoring software, smart current signature sensors, and modules for signal acquisition, signal conditioning, power supply, and calibration.The Solenoid-Controlled Valve Health Monitor was designed to reduce the cost of maintenance for solenoids, which are widely used at KSC. The system measures and analyzes steady state and transient components of the magnetic field and, indirectly, the electric current in a solenoid valve during normal operation. It enables continuous monitoring of the integrity and operational status of solenoid valves without the need for interrupting their operation to conduct frequent inspections. The system can warn of imminent solenoid valve failures so that preventive repairs can be performed.The sensor exploits the fact that unique characteristics (signatures) of the solenoid current, especially current transitions when the solenoid is turned on or off are affected by electrical and mechanical deterioration of the solenoid and its valve parts. Current signatures include characteristic peaks and valleys that repeat at well-defined times during every operating cycle and have well-defined magnitudes and shapes. As electrical or mechanical deterioration occurs, the peaks and valleys change both in time and magnitude; these changes can indicate potential trouble.The Solenoid-Controlled Valve Health Monitor learns what a good signature looks like from good solenoid valves in specific applications. When future signatures are collected, they are compared against the archived good signatures and the current valves condition can be determined and reported based upon its learned behavior and proprietary algorithms.To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/KSC-TOPS-12If you have any questions, please contact Kurt Kessel, Technology Transfer Specialist, Kennedy Space Center at kurt.r.kessel@nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
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