Method and apparatus for determining weighted average of process variable
First Claim
1. A method for converting sensor signals into a combined sensor signal which is a weighted average of three input sensor values corresponding to a single process variable under control of a processor, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining which of the three input sensor values is a median input value, the input sensor values other than the median input value being first and second input values;
(b) calculating first and second weighting factors based on a predetermined median weighting factor and the three input sensor values; and
(c) producing the combined sensor signal by calculating a weighted average based on the first and second weighting factors, the predetermined median weighting factor, the first and second input values and the median input value.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining a weighted average of three input values under the control of a processor includes a step of determining which of the three input values is the median value, with the remaining input values being first and second values. Then, first and second weighting factors are calculated based on a predetermined median weighting factor and the three input values. Finally, a weighted average is calculated based on the first and second weighting factors, the predetermined median weighting factor, the first and second input values and the median input value. The three input values may be sensed values provided by a temperature sensor in a nuclear power plant.
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1. A method for converting sensor signals into a combined sensor signal which is a weighted average of three input sensor values corresponding to a single process variable under control of a processor, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining which of the three input sensor values is a median input value, the input sensor values other than the median input value being first and second input values; (b) calculating first and second weighting factors based on a predetermined median weighting factor and the three input sensor values; and (c) producing the combined sensor signal by calculating a weighted average based on the first and second weighting factors, the predetermined median weighting factor, the first and second input values and the median input value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for converting sensor signals into a combined sensor signal which is a weighted average of three input sensor values corresponding to a single process variable, comprising:
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means for providing the three input sensor values; and a processor for receiving the three input sensor values, for determining which of the three input sensor values is a median input value, the input sensor values other than the median input value being first and second input values, said processor for calculating first and second weighting factors based on a predetermined median weighting factor and the three input sensor values, and for producing the combined sensor signal by calculating a weighted average based on the first and second weighting factors, the predetermined median weighting factor, the first and second input values, and the median input value. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. Apparatus for converting sensor signals into a combined sensor signal which is a weighted average of a process variable for a nuclear power plant, comprising:
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first, second and third sensors for measuring a process variable corresponding to operation of a portion of the nuclear power plant, and for generating respective sensed values; and a processor for receiving the sensed values, for determining which of the sensed values is a median value, the sensed values other than the median value being first and second sensed values, said processor for calculating first and second weighting factors based on a predetermined median weighting factor and the second values, and for producing the combined sensor signal by calculating a weighted average based on the first and second weighting factors, the predetermined median weighting factor, the first and second sensed values and the median value.
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