G05B23/0254

MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM CONVERTER FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD BASED ON ADAPTIVE SPARSE FILTERING

The disclosure discloses a motor driving system converter fault diagnosis method based on adaptive sparse filtering, and belongs to the field of driving system fault diagnosis. The disclosure applies an unsupervised learning algorithm to an application scene of converter fault diagnosis. Effective features are automatically extracted from original data, and the problem of manual feature design based on expert knowledge is solved. Meanwhile, in consideration of current fundamental period change caused by different rotation speed working conditions, rotation speed feedback is introduced, secondary sampling is carried out on current sampled at a constant frequency, it is ensured that the length of a signal input into the deep sparse filtering network is one fundamental wave period, redundant information is better removed from original data, the calculation burden is relieved, and the accuracy and rapidity of the diagnosis algorithm are improved to a certain extent.

METHOD OF GENERATING A DIGITAL TWIN OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

A method of generating a digital twin of an environment includes generating one or more mathematical-based variables based on a mathematical model of the environment and sensor data from one or more sensors of the environment, generating one or more machine learning-based variables based on a machine learning-based model of the environment and the sensor data, and stacking the one or more mathematical-based variables and the one or more machine learning-based variables based on a meta-learning model to generate a machine learning input for predicting a performance characteristic of the environment.

AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF NON-STATIONARY MACHINE PERFORMANCE

A method for monitoring at least one machine including causing at least a first sensor to acquire at least a first non-stationary signal from at least one machine operating in a non-stationary manner during at least one operational time frame, the at least first sensor providing at least a first non-stationary output, causing at least a second sensor to acquire at least a second non-stationary signal from the at least one machine during the operational time frame, the at least second sensor providing at least a second non-stationary output, fusing the at least first non-stationary output with the at least second non-stationary output to produce a fused output, extracting at least one feature of at least one of the first and second non-stationary signals based on the fused output, analyzing the at least one feature to ascertain a state of health of the at least one machine and performing at least one of a repair operation, maintenance operation and modification of operating parameters of the at least one machine based on the state of health as found by the analyzing.

METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR A MALFUNCTION OF A FIELD DEVICE IN AN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY PLANT
20230112898 · 2023-04-13 ·

A method for compensating for a malfunction of a field device, includes monitoring process values transmitted by each field device to a superordinated unit; creating historical data based on the transmitted process values for each field device or the sensor unit; establishing a replacement system based on the historical data, wherein the data processing unit ascertains which process variable of a sensor unit can serve as substitute variable to replace a process variable of a further sensor unit; comparing the current process values of the field device, or the sensor unit, with desired values for precalculating periods of time, in which current process values differ by at least one predetermined value from the desired values; and transmitting the substitute variable to the superordinated unit of the data processing unit during the precalculated periods of time.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BASED ANOMALY SIGNATURES WARNING RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
20230114603 · 2023-04-13 ·

An AI-based anomaly signatures warning recommendation system is provided. The system includes a memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to access a multi-asset connected system having a plurality of production and/or process lines. Each of the plurality of production lines includes a plurality of assets. The processor is configured to access production data corresponding to a plurality of products manufactured in each of the plurality of production lines and to access sensor signal data corresponding to each of the plurality of assets. The sensor signal data is indicative of health of each of the plurality of assets. The processor is further configured to process the production data and sensor signal data for each of the plurality of assets to identify one or more anomaly instances and to perform similarity analysis on the one or more anomaly instances to identify one or more anomaly signatures. The identified anomaly signatures, anomaly signature groups, anomaly signature group representative, and corresponding sensor signal data are stored in an anomaly signature repository. The anomaly signatures are representative of one or more substantially similar anomaly instances detected prior to unplanned downtime or critical process events in the connected system. The processor is configured to provide early warnings based on the occurrence of the identified anomaly signatures present in the anomaly signature repository to an end user and receive user-feedback from the end user on the warning severity and relevance of the early warnings. The processor is also configured to generate warning recommendations for anomaly signatures that are prioritized based on the end user-feedback.

Anomalous sound detection apparatus, anomaly model learning apparatus, anomaly detection apparatus, anomalous sound detection method, anomalous sound generation apparatus, anomalous data generation apparatus, anomalous sound generation method and program

Accuracy of unsupervised anomalous sound detection is improved using a small number of pieces of anomalous sound data. A threshold deciding part (13) calculates an anomaly score for each of a plurality of pieces of anomalous sound data, using a normal model learned with normal sound data and an anomaly model expressing the pieces of anomalous sound data, and decides a minimum value among the anomaly scores as a threshold. A weight updating part (14) updates, using a plurality of pieces of normal sound data, the pieces of anomalous sound data and the threshold, weights of the anomaly model so that all the pieces of anomalous sound data are judged as anomalous, and probability of the pieces of normal sound data being judged as anomalous is minimized.

Machine learning application to predictive energy management

A system for automatically learning and adapting to the energy usage of an equipment operating according to a control input including at least one sensor for measuring an energy usage of the equipment an generating a baseline energy usage over time signature that is used to compare active energy usage measurements to so as to determine operational deviations. The system includes software that matches and compares equipment operation to established norms and can modify the functioning of the equipment when threshold deviations are detected. The system includes the ability to learn the functioning of the equipment and can adjust for dynamically changing conditions to avoid generation of false alerts or alarms while at the same time detecting longer term deviations that if left unchecked, could shorten the lifespan of the equipment and increase the costs associated with running the equipment.

ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION DEVICE
20230104366 · 2023-04-06 · ·

Provided is an abnormality determination device capable of correctly determining an abnormality even when data having different environmental temperatures is mixedly present. This abnormality determination device includes: a normal data storage unit; a diagnostic data storage unit; a compensation value derivation unit that obtains a feature amount of normal data at each environmental temperature and derives, as a compensation value, statistics obtained from the feature amount; a compensation value interpolation unit that uses at least two compensation values for the environmental temperature to obtain, by interpolation, the compensation value of the environmental temperature when diagnostic data is acquired; a normal data compensation unit that compensates the feature amount of the normal data using the compensation value; a learning unit that learns, as learning data, the compensated feature amount of the normal data and constructs a learning model; a diagnostic data compensation unit that compensates a feature amount of the diagnostic data using the compensation value; and a machine abnormality determination unit that determines whether or not the diagnostic data is normal on the basis of the degree of deviation between the compensated feature amount of the diagnostic data and the learning model.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAULT DIAGNOSIS

Methods may comprise: identifying a fault indicator associated with a physical system; collecting first data related to a state of the physical system; applying a surrogate model to the first data to produce a plurality of potential fault modes; applying an optimization algorithm to the plurality of potential fault modes using a similarity metric to produce an input and a plurality of outputs, wherein each of the plurality of outputs corresponds to one of the plurality of potential fault modes, wherein the input provides differentiation between each of the plurality of outputs; applying the input to the physical system; collecting second data from physical system in response to applying the input; identifying a true mode of the physical system based on a comparison of the second data and the plurality of outputs; and diagnosing a fault of the physical system based on the true mode.

SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT SYMPTOMS OF IMPENDING CLIMATE CONTROL FAILURES OF TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS
20220318646 · 2022-10-06 ·

A method for predicting an impending climate control failure for a transport temperature control system (TCCS) is provided. The method includes a backend obtaining one or more operational parameters and/or one or more control parameters of transport temperature control systems including the TCCS. The method also includes obtaining warrantee data and/or service records for the transport temperature control systems. The method further includes training a machine learning model with the warrantee data and/or service records for the transport temperature control systems, and at least one of the operational parameters of the transport temperature control systems or the control parameters of the transport temperature control systems. Also the method includes deploying the trained machine learning model. The method further includes predicting the impending climate control failure for the TCCS based on the trained machine learning model, operational parameters of the TCCS, and/or control parameters of the TCCS.