Automatic identification of operating parameters for power plants
US9200591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/82
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for obtaining operating parameters of a power plant includes data mining a historical operating condition database for the power plant with a partitional clustering algorithm to generate a statistical model, and calculating dynamic operating condition target values from the statistical model taking into account current operating condition data of the power plant. The method further includes performing a real-time energy-loss analysis based on the dynamic operating condition target values and automatically identifying at least one operating parameter of the power plant from the energy-loss analysis. The partitional clustering algorithm can be a k-means clustering algorithm.
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