Joint approach of out-of-range detection and fault detection for power plant monitoring
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring sensors comprising:
- determining whether the sensor is an independent sensor or a dependent sensor;
establishing a first selected operating range for each independent sensor;
comparing a reading from the sensor with the first selected operating range if the sensor is an independent sensor;
using a reading from each independent sensor to determine a second selected operating range for each dependent sensor if the reading from the independent sensor is within the first selected operating range; and
comparing a reading from the sensor with the second selected operating range if the sensor is a dependent sensor.
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Abstract
A joint approach of out-of-range detection and fault detection for power plant monitoring. The method initially determines whether a sensor is an independent sensor or a dependent sensor. If the sensor is an independent sensor, then an operating range is established for each independent sensor. A reading from each independent sensor is then compared with the operating range that has been established. If the reading is out-of-range, an alarm may be activated. If the reading is not out-of-range, then this reading is used to determine an expected operating range for each dependent sensor. A reading from each dependent sensor is then compared with the predicted operating range. Again, if the reading from the dependent sensor is out of the expected range, an alarm may be sounded.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring sensors comprising:
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determining whether the sensor is an independent sensor or a dependent sensor; establishing a first selected operating range for each independent sensor; comparing a reading from the sensor with the first selected operating range if the sensor is an independent sensor; using a reading from each independent sensor to determine a second selected operating range for each dependent sensor if the reading from the independent sensor is within the first selected operating range; and comparing a reading from the sensor with the second selected operating range if the sensor is a dependent sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium embodying instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for monitoring sensors, the method steps comprising:
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determining whether the sensor is an independent sensor or a dependent sensor; establishing a first selected operating range for each independent sensor; comparing a reading from the sensor with the first selected operating range if the sensor is an independent sensor; using a reading from each independent sensor to determine a second selected operating range for each dependent sensor if the reading from the independent sensor is within the first selected operating range; and comparing a reading from the sensor with the second selected operating range if the sensor is a dependent sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for detecting fault in a sensor comprising:
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a determinator for determining whether the sensor is an independent sensor or a dependent sensor; a first system for determining a first selected operating range; a first mechanism for comparing a reading from the sensor with the first selected operating range if the sensor is an independent sensor; a second system for determining a second selected operating range for each dependent sensor if the reading from the independent sensor is within the first selected operating range; a second mechanism for comparing a reading from the sensor with the second selected operating range if the sensor is a dependent sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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