Solution

AI Condition Monitoring — Catch Failures Before They Happen

Energy + Vibration + Temperature. One Device. One Dashboard.

AI condition monitoring is the use of energy, vibration, and temperature data — analysed by anomaly-detection algorithms — to predict equipment failures before they happen. It is the sensor layer behind predictive maintenance IoT deployments. Tech OVN's Titan Asset combines all three sensors in a single DIN rail device and feeds the platform's baseline-learning engine for motors, pumps, compressors, and other critical assets.

Titan Asset condition monitoring meter by Tech OVN

The Maintenance Problem

Most facilities maintain critical equipment on a fixed schedule — quarterly inspections, annual rebuilds, time-based replacements. The schedule is conservative because the cost of unplanned failure is high: a single compressor failure can shut down a production line for days. So facilities over-maintain to be safe.

The problem is two-fold. Over-maintenance is expensive — you're replacing parts and paying labour on equipment that doesn't need it yet. And it's not actually safe: equipment still fails between scheduled inspections, because random failures don't read calendars.

Predictive maintenance flips the model. Instead of a calendar, you watch the equipment's actual behaviour — power signature, vibration spectrum, bearing temperature — and intervene only when the data says something is wrong.

The barrier has been hardware cost: traditional vibration probes, thermal cameras, and power quality analysers each cost thousands per asset. Titan Asset combines all three sensors in one DIN rail device — at a price that makes asset-level monitoring practical for the first time.

What Titan Asset Measures

Three sensor channels on the same DIN rail device.

Electrical Signature

Same Class 0.5S metering engine as the Titan base meter: V, I, P, PF, f, harmonics. Motor current signature analysis (MCSA) detects rotor bar issues, eccentricity, and bearing degradation from the electrical side alone.

Vibration (MEMS FFT)

On-device MEMS accelerometer with FFT spectrum analysis. Detects unbalance, misalignment, looseness, bearing faults (BPFO/BPFI/BSF/FTF), gear mesh issues, and resonance — all from vibration.

Temperature

Bearing temperature, winding temperature, ambient — feeding into thermal degradation models. Combined with vibration, temperature trends are a leading indicator of bearing failure.

Titan Asset system architecture — monitored assets connected to Titan Asset, streaming to Tech OVN platform, app, CMMS/SCADA, and third-party systems

How AI Condition Monitoring Works

The meter captures the data. The Energy Intelligence Platform turns it into decisions.

  1. 1

    Baseline Learning

    For the first weeks after installation, the platform records normal operation across all three sensor channels. It learns what 'healthy' looks like for this specific motor, this specific pump, in this specific facility — not a generic textbook baseline.

  2. 2

    Anomaly Scoring

    After the baseline is established, the platform scores every reading against the learned normal. Small deviations trigger watch-list status; large deviations trigger alerts.

  3. 3

    Predictive Alerts

    Alerts are tied to specific failure modes — bearing wear, rotor imbalance, increased winding temperature, power factor drift. Maintenance teams know what to inspect before they get there.

  4. 4

    Fleet-Level Trending

    Across multiple assets, the platform identifies fleet-wide patterns: which model of pump always fails the same way, which compressor brand drifts faster, which vendor's bearings last longer.

Tech OVN Energy Intelligence Platform — condition monitoring dashboard with baseline trends and anomaly alerts

Where It Fits

Five common scenarios from individual motors to OEM equipment packages.

Industrial Motors

Bearing failure detection. Eccentricity. Rotor bar issues. Insulation degradation tracked through power factor and harmonic trends.

Pumps & Compressors

Cavitation detection. Impeller wear. Vibration patterns from flow disruption. Combined with energy data: efficiency decline tracked over time.

HVAC Equipment

Chiller compressor monitoring. Cooling tower fan vibration. Pump health for chilled water and condenser water loops.

Manufacturing Lines

Critical line equipment monitored centrally. Predictive alerts before line stops. Maintenance scheduled into planned downtime.

OEM Pump & Compressor Manufacturers

White-label Titan Asset into your equipment for built-in condition monitoring. Differentiate on uptime data, not just hardware specs.

Why Titan Asset

  • Three sensors, one device — energy, vibration, temperature on one DIN rail card
  • Class 0.5S electrical accuracy — same as the rest of the Titan family
  • MEMS FFT on-device — vibration spectrum without a separate analyser
  • WiFi or Ethernet to the Energy Intelligence Platform
  • Baseline learning + anomaly scoring — AI models on platform-side
  • OEM-ready — white-label for pump and compressor manufacturers

Frequently Asked Questions

Seven common questions about AI condition monitoring, baselines, and OEM integration.

Condition monitoring is the act of measuring equipment health (vibration, temperature, electrical signature). Predictive maintenance is what you do with that data — using it to schedule maintenance based on actual condition rather than a calendar. Titan Asset enables both.
Typically 2–4 weeks of normal operation, depending on duty cycle. Equipment that runs continuously establishes a baseline faster than equipment that cycles.
For continuous monitoring, yes. Titan Asset gives you 24/7 vibration FFT data on every asset, instead of quarterly snapshots from a contractor. For deep-dive root cause analysis on a failed bearing, contractor probes with broader frequency ranges still have a role.
Yes. The CT range (100A to 800A) covers small motors through to large industrial drives. The vibration sensor works regardless of motor size.
Yes. The platform exposes a REST API and webhook events for integration with CMMS, ERP, or work-order systems. When an anomaly triggers, a work order can be created automatically.
It depends on the asset class, but published industry studies typically show 30–50% reduction in unplanned downtime and 10–40% reduction in maintenance cost when predictive maintenance is implemented at scale.
Yes. We provide white-label hardware and an OEM Modbus slave map for integration into pump, compressor, and motor packages. Contact us for OEM details.

Ready to Move From Schedule to Signal?

Talk to our team about Titan Asset for your motors, pumps, compressors, or OEM equipment line.