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A method of sensor fault detection and identification
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A method of sensor fault detection and identification

Nasir Mehranbod, Masoud Soroush and Chanin Panjapornpon
Journal of process control, v 15(3), pp 321-339
2005
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https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v2i3.1038View
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Abstract

Bayesian belief networks Sensor fault detection Sensor fault identification
A method of Bayesian belief network (BBN)-based sensor fault detection and identification is presented. It is applicable to processes operating in transient or at steady-state. A single-sensor BBN model with adaptable nodes is used to handle cases in which process is in transient. The single-sensor BBN model is used as a building block to develop a multi-stage BBN model for all sensors in the process under consideration. In the context of BBN, conditional probability data represents correlation between process measurable variables. For a multi-stage BBN model, the conditional probability data should be available at each time instant during transient periods. This requires generating and processing a massive data bank that reduces computational efficiency. This paper presents a method that reduces the size of the required conditional probability data to one set. The method improves the computational efficiency without sacrificing detection and identification effectiveness. It is applicable to model- and data-driven techniques of generating conditional probability data. Therefore, there is no limitation on the source of process information. Through real-time operation and simulation of two processes, the application and performance of the proposed BBN method are shown. Detection and identification of different sensor fault types (bias, drift and noise) are presented. For one process, a first-principles model is used to generate the conditional probability data, while for the other, real-time process data (measurements) are used.

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