Monitoring a degrading system
US8000930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B23/0283
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure is concerned with the identification of fault origins of slowly degrading systems such as industrial gas turbines. Following the initial input of some parameter values, exemplary procedure comprises a number of steps which are repeated periodically during the operation of the gas turbine. First, for each potential fault such as e.g. a contamination of compressor blades, erosion of turbine blades or corrosion of machine parts, a pre-symptom fault probability, characteristic of the specific gas turbine considered, and a symptom-conditional fault probability are calculated. In a second step, on-line data from the monitoring devices are loaded in order to update information about symptoms such as e.g. reductions in polytropic efficiency and in flow capacity, changes in vibration spectrum, or other machine condition indicators, and a post-symptom fault probability is calculated. In a third step, the calculated fault probabilities are displayed and transmitted to a planning system for scheduling of gas turbine operation or maintenance actions.
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