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Method and apparatus for improved fault detection in power generation equipment

  • US 7,953,577 B2
  • Filed: 08/12/2005
  • Issued: 05/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for improving operational data measurements in an apparatus having a monitoring system, said monitoring system comprising a plurality of sensors, said method comprising:

  • receiving from a sensor in said plurality of sensors a measurement by said sensor of an observed condition of said apparatus;

    determining, via said monitoring system, a confidence level for said sensor as a function of said measurement;

    determining, via said monitoring system, an estimate of said measurement as a function of said confidence level; and

    using said estimate of said measurement for fault detection in said apparatus.

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