System and method for estimating turbine engine deterioration rate with noisy data
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring engine performance, comprising:
- sampling exhaust gas temperature data associated with a turbine engine over an interval of operational time of the turbine engine;
applying a first test to identify statistical outliers on the sampled exhaust gas temperature data;
removing identified statistical outliers from the sampled exhaust gas temperature data;
applying a second test to identify step changes in slope of the exhaust gas temperature data;
dividing the interval of operational time into one or more segments based upon the identified step changes;
determining a slope for each segment; and
combining the segments to obtain a rate of performance deterioration of the turbine engine.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring engine performance includes sampling exhaust gas temperature associated with a turbine engine over an interval of operational time of the turbine engine. The method further includes applying a first test to identify statistical outliers on the sampled exhaust gas temperature data and removing identified statistical outliers from the sampled exhaust gas temperature data. Subsequently, the method includes applying a second test to identify step changes in slope of the exhaust gas temperature data and dividing the interval of operational time into one or more segments based upon the identified step changes. Finally, the method includes determining a slope for each segment and combining the segments to obtain a rate of performance deterioration of the turbine engine.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring engine performance, comprising:
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sampling exhaust gas temperature data associated with a turbine engine over an interval of operational time of the turbine engine;
applying a first test to identify statistical outliers on the sampled exhaust gas temperature data;
removing identified statistical outliers from the sampled exhaust gas temperature data;
applying a second test to identify step changes in slope of the exhaust gas temperature data;
dividing the interval of operational time into one or more segments based upon the identified step changes;
determining a slope for each segment; and
combining the segments to obtain a rate of performance deterioration of the turbine engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring engine performance, comprising:
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identifying and eliminating any statistical outliers and step changes from exhaust gas temperature data of individual turbine engines;
identifying any X-range gaps in the exhaust gas temperature data of individual turbine engines to segment the exhaust gas temperature data;
obtaining a rate of change of exhaust gas temperature for each turbine engine after identifying and eliminating any statistical outliers and step changes and identifying any X-range gaps; and
combining the rates of change of exhaust gas temperature of individual turbine engines to determine an average rate of change of exhaust gas temperature of a fleet including a plurality of turbine engines. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method, comprising:
scheduling downtime for a turbine engine based on a determination of engine performance deterioration, wherein determination of engine performance deterioration comprises identifying and eliminating statistical outliers and step changes from exhaust gas temperature data of the turbine engine and determining the occurrence of an X-range gap in the exhaust gas temperature data of the turbine engine to obtain a rate of change of exhaust gas temperature for the turbine engine therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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sensors adapted to sense exhaust gas temperature of one or more turbine engines; and
a performance deterioration rate monitoring system configured for identifying and eliminating statistical outliers and step changes from sensed exhaust gas temperature data of individual turbine engines and determining the occurrence of an X-range gap in said exhaust gas temperature data of individual turbine engines to obtain a rate of change of exhaust gas temperature for each turbine engine therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a tangible media;
computer readable code disposed on the tangible media, wherein the computer readable code comprises;
code adapted to identify and remove any statistical outliers in sampled exhaust gas temperature data of a turbine engine;
code adapted to identify any step changes in slope of the exhaust gas temperature data and divide the interval of operational time into one or more segments based upon the identified step changes; and
code adapted to determine a slope for each segment and to combine the segments to obtain a rate of performance deterioration of the turbine engine therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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