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Data-centric monitoring method

  • US 20070220368A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2006
  • Published: 09/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. ) A data-centric monitoring method for detecting, isolating, and predicting abnormal conditions in a system comprising the steps of:

  • a) acquiring measured data relating to at least one part or piece of the system;

    b) filtering bad or corrupt data;

    c) deriving a baseline for each monitored variable;

    d) calculating a residual from the baseline for each data point;

    e) calculating a trend line based on the residuals of each monitored variable;

    f) detecting data points whose residuals fall outside a normal operating limit for each monitored variable;

    g) detecting data points whose residuals violate one or several rules for abnormal conditions for each monitored variable;

    h) detecting any rapidly changing trend line slope or shape;

    i) issuing one or multiple alerts or warnings for any violations of the above; and

    j) consolidating multiple alerts or warning that correspond to the same cause into a single alert or warning of fault or faults;

    k) estimating the severity of each fault;

    l) estimating the effect of each fault on each system capability;

    m) analyzing each system capability variation of trend;

    n) extrapolating data along the trend line;

    o) detecting when data points will be outside operating limits;

    p) detecting when data points will violate abnormal condition rules;

    q) issuing one or multiple alerts or warnings for any detected violations of steps “

    o” and



    p”

    ; and

    r) consolidating multiple alerts or warning that correspond to the same cause into a single alert or warning;

    s) estimating fault severity and system capability over a future time window of interest.

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