Principal component analysis based fault classification
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1. A computer implemented method of identifying events in a process, the method comprising:
- running a principal component analysis model on sensor data from the process;
calculating statistics related to the model;
determining if an event is occurring;
finding a nearest cluster of bad actors related to the event to identify the event;
storing the found nearest cluster of bad actors in a storage device; and
further comprising for new bad actors;
identifying a sequence of cluster matches;
correlating the sequence of cluster matches to known events;
determining if a cluster needs to be split when new bad actors are added; and
splitting the cluster into two clusters using a goodness of fit algorithm.
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Abstract
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to model a process, and clustering techniques are used to group excursions representative of events based on sensor residuals of the PCA model. The PCA model is trained on normal data, and then run on historical data that includes both normal data, and data that contains events. Bad actor data for the events is identified by excursions in Q (residual error) and T2 (unusual variance) statistics from the normal model, resulting in a temporal sequence of bad actor vectors. Clusters of bad actor patterns that resemble one another are formed and then associated with events.
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1. A computer implemented method of identifying events in a process, the method comprising:
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running a principal component analysis model on sensor data from the process; calculating statistics related to the model; determining if an event is occurring; finding a nearest cluster of bad actors related to the event to identify the event; storing the found nearest cluster of bad actors in a storage device; and further comprising for new bad actors; identifying a sequence of cluster matches; correlating the sequence of cluster matches to known events; determining if a cluster needs to be split when new bad actors are added; and splitting the cluster into two clusters using a goodness of fit algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer implemented method of identifying events in a process, the method comprising:
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running a principal component analysis model on sensor data from the process; calculating statistics related to the model; determining if an event is occurring; finding a nearest cluster of bad actors related to the event to identify the event; and storing the found nearest cluster of bad actors in a storage device; wherein a cluster is limited to a predetermined number of bad actors; and wherein the predetermined number of bad actors is ten.
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4. A computer implemented method of identifying events in a process, the method comprising:
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running a principal component analysis model on sensor data from the process; calculating statistics related to the model; determining if an event is occurring; finding a nearest cluster of bad actors related to the event to identify the event; storing the found nearest cluster of bad actors in a storage device; and using a feature scoring scheme to identify top contributors of bad actors; wherein the feature scoring scheme is based on rank, value, and percent of contribution to a Q-residual sensor to identify a relative importance. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for identifying events in a process, the system comprising:
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means for running a principal component analysis model on sensor data from the process; means for calculating statistics related to the model; means for determining if an event is occurring; means for finding a nearest cluster of bad actors related to the event to identify the event; means for identifying a sequence of cluster matches; means for correlating the sequence of cluster matches to known events; means for determining if a cluster needs to be split when new bad actor(s) are added; and means for splitting the cluster into two clusters using a goodness of fit algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for identifying events in a process, the system comprising:
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means for running a principal component analysis model on sensor data from the process; means for calculating statistics related to the model; means for determining if an event is occurring; means for finding a nearest cluster of bad actors related to the event to identify the event; and means for feature scoring to identify top contributors of bad actors in a cluster; wherein the means for feature scoring is based on rank, value, and percent of contribution to a Q-residual sensor to identify a relative importance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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