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Instrument failure detection and accommodation (with applications to LOFT primary system)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6757075
Methods of detecting instrument failures in dynamic systems are described and evaluated. The methods use statistical tests on the innovations sequence of a Kalman filter, designed for the unfailed system, to make a failure decision. Once a failure is detected, the failed instrument reading is replaced with an optimal estimate of the measured parameter. This failure accommodation is accomplished using a bank of auxiliary Kalman filters (one for each sensor), each driven by a single measurement. Failure monitors are developed for both the Loss-of-Fluid Test (LOFT) pressurizer and reactor instrumentation. The failure monitoring system performance is demonstrated using data from the LOFT L6 test series.
Research Organization:
Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
6757075
Report Number(s):
EGG-LOFT-5925; ON: DE83001778
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English