Abstract: A method of detecting a bearing carbonization failure in a turbine system, the turbine system has a bearing, a turbine rotational speed sensor, and a bearing displacement acceleration sensor. The method includes obtaining individual measurement values from each of the turbine rotational speed sensor and the bearing displacement acceleration sensor, determining, as a first condition, whether the measurement values from the rotational speed sensor exceed or equal a first threshold value during a first period of time, calculating a characteristic value based on the measurement values from the bearing displacement acceleration sensor corresponding to a second period of time, the second period of time being part of the first period of time, determining, as a second condition, whether the calculated characteristic value exceeds a second threshold value, and determining that a bearing carbonization failure has occurred if both the first condition and the second condition are fulfilled.

Abstract: A method of detecting a bearing carbonization failure in a turbine system, the turbine system has a bearing, a turbine rotational speed sensor, and a bearing displacement acceleration sensor. The method includes obtaining individual measurement values from each of the turbine rotational speed sensor and the bearing displacement acceleration sensor, determining, as a first condition, whether the measurement values from the rotational speed sensor exceed or equal a first threshold value during a first period of time, calculating a characteristic value based on the measurement values from the bearing displacement acceleration sensor corresponding to a second period of time, the second period of time being part of the first period of time, determining, as a second condition, whether the calculated characteristic value exceeds a second threshold value, and determining that a bearing carbonization failure has occurred if both the first condition and the second condition are fulfilled.