Apparatus and method for performance and fault data analysis

US6651034B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Eric H. Hedlund · Erie, US
• Nicholas Edward Roddy · Clifton Park, US
• David Richard Gibson · North East, US
• Richard Gerald Bliley · Erie, US
• James E. Pander · Erie, US
• Ashish Puri · Erie, US
• Thomas E. O'Camb · Erie, US
• John Howard Lovelace, II · Erie, US
• Steven Loncher · Erie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2000
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2003
• Expiry date: May 17, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B61L2205/04
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An analysis scheduler for scheduling the automatic processing of performance data through a plurality of analysis tools is disclosed. Performance data provided to some of the tools by the analysis scheduler may be specified to be within a predetermined (but variable) look-back period. The analysis tools identify faults and anomalous conditions and also create repair recommendations, and automatically create problem cases when conditions warrant, or update existing problem cases with additional data, all under control of the analysis scheduler. The problem cases are reviewed by a human user and then forwarded to the railroad for implementation.