Apparatus and method for analyzing power plant water chemistry
First Claim
1. A power plant water chemistry analysis apparatus, comprising:
- water chemistry sensors to obtain power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system;
an analytical model processor to generate model predictions for said power plant water system; and
an artificial intelligence processor to process said power plant water chemistry data and said model predictions, which in combination constitute over specified system data with more known power plant water chemistry data than unknown model predictions, said artificial intelligence processor generating power plant water chemistry diagnostic information from said over specified system data.
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Abstract
A power plant water chemistry analysis apparatus and method relies upon water chemistry sensors to obtain power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system. An analytical model processor is used to generate model predictions for the power plant water system. A statistical data fitting processor selects screened data from the power plant water chemistry data that corresponds to the model predictions. The screened data is processed by an artificial intelligence processor to derive power plant water chemistry diagnostic information. The artificial intelligence processor includes an expert system, rule base, plant water chemistry system simulator, and pattern recognition module.
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1. A power plant water chemistry analysis apparatus, comprising:
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water chemistry sensors to obtain power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system; an analytical model processor to generate model predictions for said power plant water system; and an artificial intelligence processor to process said power plant water chemistry data and said model predictions, which in combination constitute over specified system data with more known power plant water chemistry data than unknown model predictions, said artificial intelligence processor generating power plant water chemistry diagnostic information from said over specified system data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable memory to direct a computer to function in a specified manner, comprising:
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power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system; model predictions for said power plant water system; and executable instructions stored in said memory, said executable instructions including instructions to process said power plant water chemistry data and said model predictions, which in combination constitute over specified system data with more known power plant water chemistry data than unknown model predictions, to generate power plant water chemistry diagnostic information from said over specified system data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of analyzing power plant water chemistry, said method comprising the steps of:
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accumulating power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system; generating model predictions for said power plant water system; and deriving power plant water chemistry diagnostic information from said power plant water chemistry data and said model predictions, which in combination constitute over specified system data with more known power plant water chemistry data than unknown model predictions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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