MALFUNCTION PREDICTION FOR COMPONENTS AND UNITS OF TECHNICAL ENTITIES
First Claim
1. Method for predicting a malfunction of a mechanical or electrical component of a unit comprising the steps of:
- measuring a current value of a parameter of the component;
in an apparatus, determining a conditional probability distribution of the parameter for a future point in time given the current value of the parameter based on the current value of the parameter;
in the apparatus, determining a conditional probability for a malfunction at the future point in time given the current value of the parameter based on the conditional probability distribution of the parameter for the future point in time given the current value of the parameter and on a conditional probability distribution for the malfunction given the parameter, andpredicting the malfunction of the component on the basis of the conditional probability for a malfunction at the future point in time given the current value of the parameter.
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Abstract
Predicting a malfunction of a component of a unit includes providing a transition matrix of a parameter of the component, wherein the transition matrix includes for a number of discrete value states of the parameter probabilities to switch from one discrete value state to another within a certain time period; providing the conditional probability distribution for the malfunction given the discrete value states; providing a current discrete value state of the parameter; determining a conditional probability distribution of the discrete value states given the current discrete value state for a future point in time based on the current discrete value state and on the transition matrix by use of a Markov chain; and determining a probability for the malfunction for the future point in time based on the conditional probability distribution of the discrete value states for the future point in time and the conditional probability distribution for the malfunction.
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21 Claims
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1. Method for predicting a malfunction of a mechanical or electrical component of a unit comprising the steps of:
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measuring a current value of a parameter of the component; in an apparatus, determining a conditional probability distribution of the parameter for a future point in time given the current value of the parameter based on the current value of the parameter; in the apparatus, determining a conditional probability for a malfunction at the future point in time given the current value of the parameter based on the conditional probability distribution of the parameter for the future point in time given the current value of the parameter and on a conditional probability distribution for the malfunction given the parameter, and predicting the malfunction of the component on the basis of the conditional probability for a malfunction at the future point in time given the current value of the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. (canceled)
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21. Apparatus for predicting a malfunction of a mechanical or electrical component of a unit comprising:
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a parameter value prediction section for determining a conditional probability distribution of a parameter of the component for a future point in time given the current value of the parameter based on the current value of the parameter; a component malfunction prediction section for determining a conditional probability for a malfunction at the future point in time given the current value of the parameter based on the conditional probability distribution of the parameter for the future point in time given the current value of the parameter and on a conditional probability distribution for the malfunction given the parameter.
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