System, method and algorithm for data-driven equipment performance monitoring
First Claim
1. A method for automatically monitoring the performance of equipment, comprising the steps of:
- compiling current operating conditions of said equipment comprising at least one current sensor reading and at least one current performance measurement (PMc) associated with said current operating conditions;
searching, using a computing system including non-transitory machine readable storage, a historical database comprising a plurality of stored operating conditions and at least one associated stored performance measure (PM*) that are stored in the non-transitory machine readable storage, each said stored operating conditions comprising at least one stored sensor reading wherein at least one similar operating condition is identified using distances between said current operating conditions and said plurality of stored operating conditions;
fitting said stored performance measure (PM*) associated with said similar operating condition to generate a regression model;
applying said regression model to said current operating conditions to generate an estimate for said performance measure for said current operating conditions (PMe);
computing a first difference between said PMc and said PMe, andcomparing said first difference to a predetermined threshold, wherein a warning is automatically generated if said first difference has a value greater than said predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method for automatically monitoring the performance of equipment includes compiling current operating conditions associated with current conditions (PMc). A historical database including a plurality of stored operating conditions and associated stored performance measure (PM*) is searched, each stored operating condition including at least one stored sensor reading, wherein at least one similar operating condition is identified in the search using distances between the current operating conditions and the stored operating conditions. The performance measure (PM*) associated with the similar operating condition is fit to generate a regression model. The regression model is applied to the current operating condition to generate an estimate for the performance measure for the current operating condition (PMe). A difference between PMc and PMe is computed. The first difference is compared to a predetermined threshold, wherein a warning is automatically generated if the first difference has a value greater than the predetermined threshold.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for automatically monitoring the performance of equipment, comprising the steps of:
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compiling current operating conditions of said equipment comprising at least one current sensor reading and at least one current performance measurement (PMc) associated with said current operating conditions; searching, using a computing system including non-transitory machine readable storage, a historical database comprising a plurality of stored operating conditions and at least one associated stored performance measure (PM*) that are stored in the non-transitory machine readable storage, each said stored operating conditions comprising at least one stored sensor reading wherein at least one similar operating condition is identified using distances between said current operating conditions and said plurality of stored operating conditions; fitting said stored performance measure (PM*) associated with said similar operating condition to generate a regression model; applying said regression model to said current operating conditions to generate an estimate for said performance measure for said current operating conditions (PMe); computing a first difference between said PMc and said PMe, and comparing said first difference to a predetermined threshold, wherein a warning is automatically generated if said first difference has a value greater than said predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically monitoring the performance of equipment, comprising the steps of:
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compiling current operating conditions of said equipment comprising at least one current sensor reading and at least one current performance measurement (PMc) associated with said current operating conditions; searching, using a computing system including non-transitory machine readable storage, a historical database comprising a plurality of stored operating conditions and at least one stored associated performance measurement (PM*) associated therewith that are stored in the non-transitory machine readable storage, each of said stored operating conditions comprising at least one stored sensor reading and a run time, wherein at least one similar operating condition is identified using distances between said current operating conditions and said plurality of stored operating conditions; fitting said stored performance measurement (PM*) associated with said similar operating condition to generate a regression model, wherein said run time is an independent variable; applying said regression model to said current operating conditions and a time associated with said current operating conditions to generate an estimate for said stored performance measurement for said current operating conditions (PMe); applying said regression model to said similar operating condition evaluated at an initial period of operation for said equipment to generate an ideal performance for said stored performance measurement (PMi); computing at least one of a first difference between said PMc and said PMi and a second difference between said PMc and said PMe, and comparing at least one of said first and second difference to respective first and second predetermined thresholds, wherein a first warning is generated if said first differences is above said first predetermined threshold and a second warning different from said first warning is generated if said second difference is above said second predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A non-transitory machine readable storage for automatically monitoring and assessing the performance of equipment having an associated computing system including a historical database comprising a plurality of stored operating conditions each comprising at least one associated stored performance measure (PM*), said non-transitory machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program, the non-transitory machine readable storage comprising:
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code for searching said historical database, wherein at least one similar operating condition is identified using distances between a current operating condition comprising at least one current sensor reading and at least one current performance measurement associated with said current conditions (PMc) and said plurality of stored operating conditions; code for fitting said stored performance measure (PM*) associated with said similar operating condition to generate a regression model; code for applying said regression model to said current operating conditions to generate an estimate for said performance measure for said current operating conditions (PMe); code for computing a first difference between said PMc and said PMe, and code for comparing said first difference to a predetermined threshold, wherein a warning is generated if said first difference is above said respective predetermined threshold.
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17. A system comprising equipment having automatic monitoring for assessing the performance of said equipment, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for reporting sensor readings and a plurality of actuators for controlling operational aspects of said equipment; a computing system coupled to said equipment comprising a controller, processor and software module, and memory including a stored historical database comprising a plurality of stored operating conditions and associated stored performance measures (PM*);
wherein said software module includes;code for compiling current operating conditions comprising at least one current sensor reading and at least one current control signal, and at least one current performance measurement associated with said current operating conditions (PMc); code for searching said historical database comprising said plurality of stored operating conditions and identifying at least one similar operating condition using distances between said current operating conditions and said plurality of stored operating conditions; code for fitting said stored performance measure (PM*) associated with said similar operating condition to generate a regression model; code for applying said regression model to said current operating conditions to generate an estimate for said performance measure for said current operating conditions (PMe); code for computing a first difference said PMc and said PMe, and code for comparing said first difference to a predetermined threshold, wherein warnings are generated if said first difference is above said predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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