SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT LIFE ESTIMATION
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1. A method to predict equipment life comprising:
- making available a set of input parameters, wherein the making available comprises making available an operating condition, a degraded abnormal health condition, and a deterioration condition;
executing a computational model with the set of input parameters to define at least one modeled operation attribute margin;
comparing the modeled operation attribute margin defined using the set of input parameters absent the degraded abnormal health condition with a corresponding modeled operation attribute margin defined using the set of input parameters comprising the degraded abnormal health condition to develop a normalized operation attribute margin;
defining a health index based upon the normalized operation attribute margin;
defining a model of a health of the equipment as a function of the set of input parameters;
receiving at least one signal representative of a respective one of an actual sensor output relating to an actual operation attribute margin of the equipment;
predicting a remaining useful equipment life based upon a sequence of outputs of the model of the health of the equipment; and
generating a signal corresponding to the remaining useful equipment life.
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Abstract
A method to predict equipment life is disclosed. The method includes making available a set of input parameters, and defining a model of a health of the equipment as a function of the set of input parameters. The method continues with receiving at least one signal representative of a respective one of an actual sensor output relating to an actual operation attribute margin of the equipment, predicting a remaining useful equipment life based upon a sequence of outputs of the model of the health of the equipment, and generating a signal corresponding to the remaining useful equipment life.
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1. A method to predict equipment life comprising:
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making available a set of input parameters, wherein the making available comprises making available an operating condition, a degraded abnormal health condition, and a deterioration condition; executing a computational model with the set of input parameters to define at least one modeled operation attribute margin; comparing the modeled operation attribute margin defined using the set of input parameters absent the degraded abnormal health condition with a corresponding modeled operation attribute margin defined using the set of input parameters comprising the degraded abnormal health condition to develop a normalized operation attribute margin; defining a health index based upon the normalized operation attribute margin; defining a model of a health of the equipment as a function of the set of input parameters; receiving at least one signal representative of a respective one of an actual sensor output relating to an actual operation attribute margin of the equipment; predicting a remaining useful equipment life based upon a sequence of outputs of the model of the health of the equipment; and generating a signal corresponding to the remaining useful equipment life. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A prediction system for predicting life of equipment, the system comprising:
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a database comprising a set of input parameters; a processor in signal communication with the database; a computational model application for executing on the processor, the computational model performing a method, the method comprising; executing a computational model application with the set of input parameters to define at least one modeled operation attribute margin wherein the set of input parameters comprise an operating condition, a degraded abnormal health condition, and a deterioration comparing the modeled operation attribute margin defined using the set of input parameters absent the degraded abnormal health condition with a corresponding modeled operation attribute margin defined using the set of input parameters comprising the degraded abnormal health condition to develop a normalized operation attribute; defining a health index based upon the normalized operation attribute margin; defining a model of a health of the equipment as a function of the set of input parameters; receiving at least one signal representative of a respective one of an actual sensor output relating to an actual operation attribute margin of the equipment; predicting a remaining useful equipment life based upon a sequence of outputs of the model of the health of the equipment; and generating a signal corresponding to the remaining useful equipment life. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 27, 28)
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