Authors:
Silvio Simani,
Ron J. Patton,
Steve Daley,
Andrew Pike,
Volume: 1, Page 2615 Paper number 5801
Abstract:
This paper addresses a model-based procedure exploiting analytical
redundancy for the detection and isolation of faults of a power
plant. The residual generation is performed by means of output observers
and Kalman filters in connection with the uncertainty affecting the
measurements acquired from the monitored system. The model of the
process under investigation required to design observers and filters
is obtained by identification The proposed fault detection and isolation
tool has been tested on a simulated model of an industrial gas
turbine prototype.
Authors:
Silvio Simani,
Cesare Fantuzzi,
Sergio Beghelli,
Volume: 1, Page 2621 Paper number 5802
Abstract:
This work addresses a novel approach for fault diagnosis of industrial
processes using hybrid models. A nonlinear dynamic process can, in
fact, be described as a composition of different affine submodels
selected according to the process operating conditions. This paper
concerns the identification of hybrid model parameters through input--output
data affected by additive noise. The fault detection scheme adopted
to generate residuals uses the estimated hybrid model. In order to
show the effectiveness of the developed technique, the results obtained
in the fault diagnosis of a real industrial plant are reported
Authors:
Stéphane Ploix,
Sylviane Gentil,
Volume: 1, Page 2627 Paper number 5803
Abstract:
Set-membership fault detection seems to be a promising approach because
it takes into account a priori knowledge on modelling uncertainties
and measurement errors. It consists in coherency tests between measurements
and models. Nevertheless, a careful diagnostic strategy has to be designed
in order to achieve fault diagnosis of complex processes. To achieve
the diagnostic procedure, a causal analysis allows to focus the coherency
tests on simple models, resulting in a decrease of the amount of computations.
This paper will present an application to a nuclear waste treatment
plant. The proposed causal strategy for diagnosis will be explained
first. The set-membership coherency tests will be justified. Finally,
a fault scenario will be presented in order to enlighten the method.
Authors:
João F. Martins,
Paulo J. Costa Branco,
Armando J. Pires,
Joaquim A. Dente,
Volume: 1, Page 2633 Paper number 5804
Abstract:
This paper describes two approaches for fault detection: an immune-
based mechanism and a formal language algorithm. The first one is based
on the feature of immune systems in distinguish any foreign cell from
the body's own cell. The formal language approach assumes the system
as a linguistic source capable of generating a certain language, characterised
by a grammar. Each algorithm has particular characteristics, which
are analysed in the paper, namely in what cases they can be used with
advantage. To test their practicality, both approaches were applied
on the problem of fault detection in an induction motor.
Authors:
Pier Ruggero Spina,
Volume: 1, Page 2639 Paper number 5805
Abstract:
This paper describes the problems which arise using gas turbine Health
Monitoring Systems and proposes a method for improving the reliability
in gas turbine health determination. This is based in the following
main steps: (*) an analysis is initially performed to evaluate the
best measurements/parameters combination, in terms of accuracy in gas
turbine health determination. (*) Once the most appropriate characteristic
parameters to evaluate based on the available measurements have been
selected, the measurements are processed, using techniques of sensor
Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI), before they are used as input
by the Health Monitoring Systems. In this manner it is possible to
verify that the measurements are not affected from errors due to faulty
sensors. (*) If a sensor fault is instead detected and isolated, the
faulty sensor is repaired or excluded from the gas turbine diagnosis
process, to avoid an incorrect evaluation of the machine health state.
Authors:
Marcel Oosterom,
Robert Babuska,
Volume: 1, Page 2645 Paper number 5806
Abstract:
A virtual sensor for normal acceleration has been developed and implemented
in the flight control system of a small commercial aircraft. The inputs
of the virtual sensor are the consolidated outputs of dissimilar sensor
signals. The virtual sensor is a fuzzy model of the Takagi--Sugeno
type and it has been identified from simulated data, using a detailed,
realistic Matlab/Simulink model used by the aircraft manufacturer.
This virtual sensor can be applied to identify a failed sensor in the
case that only two real sensors are available and even to detect a
failure of the last available sensor.
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