Expert system for testing industrial processes and determining sensor status
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring both an industrial process and a sensor. The method and system include determining a minimum number of sensor pairs needed to test the industrial process as well as the sensor for evaluating the state of operation of both. The technique further includes generating a first and second signal characteristic of an industrial process variable. After obtaining two signals associated with one physical variable, a difference function is obtained by determining the arithmetic difference between the pair of signals over time. A frequency domain transformation is made of the difference function to obtain Fourier modes describing a composite function. A residual function is obtained by subtracting the composite function from the difference function and the residual function (free of nonwhite noise) is analyzed by a statistical probability ratio test.
- Inventors:
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- Bolingbrook, IL
- Naperville, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871601
- Patent Number(s):
- 5761090
- Assignee:
- University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- expert; testing; industrial; processes; determining; sensor; status; method; monitoring; process; minimum; pairs; evaluating; operation; technique; generating; signal; characteristic; variable; obtaining; signals; associated; physical; difference; function; obtained; arithmetic; pair; time; frequency; domain; transformation; obtain; fourier; modes; describing; composite; residual; subtracting; free; nonwhite; noise; analyzed; statistical; probability; ratio; nonwhite noise; signal characteristic; industrial processes; frequency domain; difference function; industrial process; residual function; probability ratio; process variable; composite function; signals associated; sensor status; statistical probability; obtain fourier; modes describing; domain transformation; dual function; fourier modes; arithmetic difference; physical variable; determining sensor; white noise; /714/706/
Citation Formats
Gross, Kenneth C, and Singer, Ralph M. Expert system for testing industrial processes and determining sensor status. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Gross, Kenneth C, & Singer, Ralph M. Expert system for testing industrial processes and determining sensor status. United States.
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"Expert system for testing industrial processes and determining sensor status". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871601.
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