Method and system for compressor health monitoring

• US 8,471,702 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Babu, Ravi Yoganatha, Jammu, Vinay Bhaskar, Pandey, Achalesh Kumar, Rai, Sudhanshu
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): MORTELL, JOHN F
• Application Number:
  US12/976,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20120161965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: 340/540
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 9/00 Controlling gas-turbine plants; Controlling fuel supply in air- breathing jet-propulsion plants controlling air intakes F02C7/057; controlling turbines F01D; controlling compressors F04D27/00; controlling in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 51/00 Testing machines, pumps, or pumping installations
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 27/001 Testing thereof; Determination or simulation of flow characteristics; Stall or surge detection, e.g. condition monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/80 Diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 15/14 Testing gas-turbine engines or jet-propulsion engines

Abstract

A method for monitoring the health of a compressor of a gas turbine is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of turbine data points, wherein the plurality of turbine data points may include one or more operating parameters, at least one of a computer discharge temperature (CTD), and one or more performance parameters. The plurality of turbine data points may be categorized based on the one or more operating parameters. A statistical variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters may be computed for each of the plurality of bands. An alarm indicator may be computed based on the at least one statistical variability measure. The method may also include combining two or more of the operating parameters, the CTD and the performance parameters using sensor fusion techniques. The alarm indicator may be computed based on the combined parameters.

Claims

1. A method for compressor health monitoring comprising:

receiving a plurality of turbine data points, wherein each of the turbine data points comprise one or more operating parameters and at least one of a compressor discharge temperature (CTD), and one or more performance parameters;

categorizing the turbine data points into a plurality of bands based on the one or more operating parameters;

computing a baseline variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters, for each of the plurality of bands over a first time window;

computing a current variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters, for each of the plurality of bands over a second time window, wherein the second time window is shorter than the first time window;

comparing the baseline variability measure and the current variability measure; and

generating an alarm indicator if the current variability measure deviates from the baseline variability measure by a predefined difference.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more operating parameters comprise a turbine load, a compressor inlet temperature, an inlet bleed heat state, and a compressor pressure ratio (CPR).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more performance parameters comprise a turbine efficiency, a turbine inlet flow, a turbine power, and an exhaust temperature.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising normalizing the one or more operating parameters, the CTD, and the one or more performance parameters to ISO standard ratings.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

combining the CTD and the one or more performance parameters using one or more sensor fusion techniques; and

generating the alarm indicator based on the combined parameters.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving one or more vibration parameters associated with each of the plurality of turbine data points;

combining the one or more vibration parameters, the CTD, and the one or more performance parameters using one or more sensor fusion techniques.

7. A system for compressor health monitoring comprising:

a receiving module for receiving a plurality of turbine data points, wherein each of the turbine data points comprise one or more operating parameters and at least one of a compressor discharge temperature (CTD), and one or more performance parameters;

a data binning module for categorizing the turbine data points into a plurality of bands based on the one or more operating parameters;

a baseline variability module for computing a baseline variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters, for each of the plurality of bands over a first time window;

a current variability module for computing a current variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters, for each of the plurality of bands over a second time window, wherein the second time window is shorter than the first time window; and

an alarm module for generating an alarm indicator if the current variability measure deviates from the baseline variability measure by a predefined difference.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more operating parameters comprise a turbine load, a compressor inlet temperature, an inlet bleed heat state, and a compressor pressure ratio (CPR).

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more performance parameters comprise a turbine efficiency, a turbine inlet flow, a turbine power, and an exhaust temperature.

10. The system of claim 7 further comprising an ISO normalizing module for normalizing the one or more operating parameters, the CTD, and the one or more performance parameters to ISO standard ratings.

11. The system of claim 7 further comprising a sensor fusion module for combining the CTD and the one or more performance parameters using one or more sensor fusion techniques.

12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for monitoring health of a compressor, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed, cause one or more processors to:

receive a plurality of turbine data points, wherein each of the turbine data points comprise one or more operating parameters and at least one of a compressor discharge temperature (CTD), and one or more performance parameters;

categorize the turbine data points into a plurality of bands based on the one or more operating parameters;

compute a baseline variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters, for each of the plurality of bands over a first time window;

compute a current variability measure of at least one of the CTD and the one or more performance parameters, for each of the plurality of bands over a second time window, wherein the second time window is shorter than the first time window;

compare the baseline variability measure and the current variability measure; and

generate an alarm indicator if the current variability measure deviates from the baseline variability measure by a predefined difference.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the one or more operating parameters comprise a turbine load, a compressor inlet temperature, an inlet bleed heat state, and a compressor pressure ratio (CPR).

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the one or more performance parameters comprise a turbine efficiency, a turbine inlet flow, a turbine power, and an exhaust temperature.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer executable instructions to cause the one or more processors to normalize the one or more operating parameters, the CTD, and the one or more performance parameters to ISO standard ratings.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer executable instructions to cause the one or more processors to:

combine the CTD and the one or more performance parameters using one or more sensor fusion techniques; and

generate the alarm indicator based on the combined parameters.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer executable instructions to cause the one or more processors to:

receive one or more vibration parameters associated with each of the plurality of turbine data points; and

combine the one or more vibration parameters, the CTD and the one or more performance parameters using one or more sensor fusion techniques.