METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEVICE ANOMALY

• US 20130204552A1
• Filed: 06/12/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Lin, Chung-Wei, Kuo, Lun-Chia, Wen, Jen-Hsiao, Yeh, Yu-Jung
• Application Number:
  US13/494,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20130204552A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/58
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/32 Responding to malfunctions or emergencies
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/38 Failure diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2140/60 Energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/2825 in household appliances or professional audio/video equipment testing LAN's H04L43/50; testing TV systems H04N17/00; testing loudspeakers H04R29/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/2846 using hard- or software simulation or using knowledge-based systems, e.g. expert systems, artificial intelligence or interactive algorithms

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for detecting device anomaly are provided. The apparatus including a database configured to store a plurality of electric power features; a measurement module configured to measure electric power of a device to generate electric power information; a judgment module connected to the database and the measurement module, configured to judge whether the device is abnormal based on the plurality of electric power features and the electric power information; and a detection module connected to the judgment module, configured to detect operation states of a plurality of elements in the device to generate a plurality of state signals when the judgment module judges that the device is abnormal; wherein, the judgment module further judges whether each element of the plurality of elements is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric power information, and the plurality of electric power features.

Claims

1. An apparatus for detecting device anomaly, comprising:

a database configured to store a plurality of electric power features;

a measurement module configured to measure electric power of a device to generate electric power information;

a judgment module connected to the database and the measurement module, configured to judge whether the device is abnormal based on the plurality of electric power features and the electric power information; and

a detection module connected to the judgment module, configured to detect operation states of a plurality of elements in the device to generate a plurality of state signals to the judgment module;

wherein, the judgment module further judges whether each element of the plurality of elements is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric power information, and the plurality of electric power features.

2. The apparatus based on claim 1, the plurality of electric power features comprise real power, reactive power, average current, and relative standard deviation.

3. The apparatus based on claim 1, further comprising:

a correction module connected to the measurement module and the database, configured to receive the electric power information and the plurality of electric power features, and to correct the plurality of electric power features based on the electric power information and the plurality of electric power features preset in the database; and

an adjustment module connected to the database, configured to adjust the plurality of electric power features and the electric power information based on an environment condition.

4. The apparatus based on claim 3, wherein the environment condition includes ambient temperature or variable voltage.

5. The apparatus based on claim 1, wherein the plurality of elements are electric elements.

6. The apparatus based on claim 1, the detection module detects the operation states of the plurality of elements are abnormal by way of polling to generate the plurality of state signals.

7. The apparatus based on claim 1, further comprising:

a control module configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control operation states of the plurality of elements, wherein the operation states having various combinations;

wherein, the detection module generates the plurality of state signals corresponding to the combinations based on the operation states of the plurality of elements, the judgment module sequentially judges whether each element is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric power information, and the electric power features, and a statistical chart is established and stored in the database.

8. The apparatus based on claim 7, wherein if the judgment module judges the plurality of elements in each combination are abnormal and the device further comprises a plurality of non-electric elements, the apparatus further comprising:

a sensing module connected to the judgment module and configured in the device, configured to sense non-electric power information of the device to generate a sensing signal and send the sensing signal to the judgment module;

wherein, the judgment module further judges whether the plurality of non-electric elements are abnormal based on the sensing signal and the electric power features.

9. The apparatus based on claim 1, wherein the database, the measurement module, the detection module, and the judgment module are disposed on the apparatus.

10. The apparatus based on claim 1, the measurement module and the detection module are disposed on the device, the measurement module and the detection module communicate the electric power information and the plurality of state signals in wired or wireless ways.

11. A method for detecting device anomaly, comprising:

measuring electric power of a device to generate electric power information;

obtaining a plurality of electric power features;

judging whether the device is abnormal based on the electric power information and the plurality of electric power features; and

if it is judged that the device is abnormal, detecting operation states of a plurality of elements of the device to generate a plurality of state signals, and judging whether each element of the plurality of elements is abnormal based on the electric power information and the plurality of electric power features.

12. The method based on claim 11, wherein the electric power features includes real power, reactive power, average current, and relative standard deviation.

13. The method based on claim 11, further comprising:

correcting the plurality of electric power features based on the electric power information and the plurality of preset electric power features; and

adjusting the plurality of electric power features and the electric power information based on an environment condition.

14. The method based on claim 13, wherein the environment condition comprises ambient temperature or variable voltage.

15. The method based on claim 11, wherein the plurality of elements are electric elements.

16. The method based on claim 11, wherein the operation states of the plurality of elements are detected by way of polling.

17. The method based on claim 11, wherein the step of detecting operation states of a plurality of elements of the device to generate a plurality of state signals, and judging whether each element of the plurality of elements is abnormal based on the electric power information and the plurality of electric power features, comprising:

generating a plurality of control signals to control the operation states of the plurality of elements, wherein the operation states having various combinations;

detecting the operation states of the plurality of elements to generate the plurality of control signals corresponding to the combinations;

sequentially judging whether each element of the plurality of elements is abnormal based on the state signals, the electric power information, and the plurality of electric power features;

judging whether the plurality of elements in each combination are abnormal; and

if it is judged that the plurality of elements in each combination are normal, establishing a statistical chart.

18. The method based on claim 17, wherein the device further comprising a plurality of non-electric elements, and after the step of judging whether the plurality of elements in each combination is abnormal, the method further comprising:

if it is judged that the plurality of elements in each combination is abnormal, sensing non-electric power information of the device to generate a sensing signal; and

judging whether the plurality of non-electric elements are abnormal based on the sensing signal and the electric power features.

19. An apparatus for detecting device anomaly, comprising:

a database configured to store a plurality of electric power features;

a measurement module configured to measure electric power of a plurality of home appliances in a device to generate electric power information;

a judgment module connected to the database and the measurement module, configured to detect whether the plurality of home appliances in the device is abnormal based on the electric power features and the electric information; and

a detection module connected to the judgment module, configured to detect operation states of the plurality of home appliances in the device to generate a plurality of state signals when the judgment module judges that the device is abnormal;

wherein, the judgment module further judges whether each of the plurality of home appliances is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric information, and the electric power features.

20. The apparatus based on claim 19, the operation states of the plurality of home appliances are detected by way of polling to sequentially generate the plurality of state signals.

21. The apparatus based on claim 19, further comprising:

a control module configured to generate a plurality of control signals to control the operation states of the plurality of home appliances, wherein the operation states having various combinations;

wherein, the detection module detects the operation states of the plurality of home appliances to generate the plurality of state signals corresponding to the combinations, the judgment module sequentially judges whether each of the plurality home appliances is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric information, and the plurality of electric power features, and a statistical chart is established and stored in the database.

22. The apparatus based on claim 19, the judgment module further judges operation state of each of the plurality home appliances by comparing electric power parameter in the electric power information with that in the electric power features.

23. The apparatus based on claim 22, wherein the electric power parameter comprises real power, reactive power, real power variation, reactive power variation, difference between the real power and the reactive power, the difference between the real power variation and the reactive power variation, transient current variation, and harmonic current variation.

24. The apparatus based on claim 19, wherein the database, the measurement module, the detection module and the judgment module are disposed on the apparatus.

25. The apparatus based on claim 19, wherein the measurement module and the detection module are disposed on the device, and the measurement module and the detection module communicate the electric power information and the plurality of state signals in wired or wireless ways.

26. The apparatus based on claim 19, wherein the measurement module is a power meter, and the electric information is the total electric power consumption of the plurality of home appliances.

27. The apparatus based on claim 19, wherein the plurality of home appliances is connected to the device.

28. A method for detecting device anomaly, comprising:

measuring electric power of a plurality of home appliances in a device to generate electric information;

obtaining a plurality of electric power features;

judging whether the plurality of home appliances are abnormal based on the electric information and the plurality of electric power features; and

if it is judged that the device is abnormal, detecting operation states of the plurality of home appliances to generate a plurality of state signals, and judging whether each of the plurality of home appliances is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric information, and the plurality of electric features.

29. The method based on claim 28, wherein the operation states of the plurality of home appliances are detected by way of polling.

30. The method based on claim 28, wherein the step of detecting operation states of the plurality of home appliances to generate a plurality of state signals, and judging whether each of the plurality of home appliances is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric information, and the plurality of electric features comprises:

generating a plurality of control signals to control the operation states of the plurality of home appliances, wherein the operation states having various combinations;

detecting the operation states of the plurality of home appliances to generate the plurality of state signals corresponding to the combinations;

sequentially judging whether each of the plurality of home appliances is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric information, and the plurality of electric features; and

establishing a statistical chart based on whether each of the plurality of home appliances is abnormal.

31. The method based on claim 30, wherein the step of sequentially judging whether each of the plurality of home appliances is abnormal based on the plurality of state signals, the electric information, and the plurality of electric features comprises:

judging operation state of each of the plurality of home appliances by comparing electric power parameter in the electric power information with that in the electric power features.

32. The method based on claim 31, wherein the electric power parameter comprises real power, reactive power, real power variation, reactive power variation, difference between the real power and the reactive power, the difference between the real power variation and the reactive power variation, transient current variation, and harmonic current variation.

33. The method based on claim 28, the electric information is the total electric power consumption of the plurality of home appliances.