Real-time fault diagnostics

Author

Padalkar, Samir ; Karsai, Gabor ; Biegl, Csaba ; Sztipanovits, Janos ; Okuda, Koji ; Miyasaka, Nobuji

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

1991

fDate

6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

75

Lastpage

85

Abstract

The intelligent process control system (IPCS), an integrated environment for developing complex process control and automation systems is discussed, focusing on its real-time fault diagnostics capability. IPCS has been used to build a supervisory monitoring and diagnostics system for a cogenerator plant. The requirements and problems specific to such systems are examined. The key concepts involved in fault modeling in IPCS are explicated. The IPCS reasoning technique is described in some detail. The IPCS tool kit is also described. IPCS´s performance in the cogenerator plant application is reported.<>

Keywords

computerised monitoring; expert systems; fault location; process computer control; real-time systems; cogenerator plant; integrated environment; intelligent process control system; process control and automation systems; real time fault diagnosis; reasoning; supervisory monitoring; Control systems; Costs; Intelligent control; Monitoring; Power generation; Process control; Real time systems; Time factors; Turbines; Waste heat;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

IEEE Expert

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-9000

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/64.87689

Filename

87689