Title :
Advanced condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of turbo-alternators using an embedded expert system
Author :
McDonald, J.R. ; Stewart, R.W. ; Gemmell, B.D. ; Georgin, E.J.M. ; Weir, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Electr. Power Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The authors discuss a monitoring and diagnostic embedded expert system (MODEES) which forms part of a more general condition monitoring and fault diagnosis system (COMFAD). This is a rule based system with the ability to categorise power plant performance and recognise impending failure or dangerous trending, and the need for preventative maintenance or remedial action. COMFAD/MODEES is targeted at operator personnel who must decide within a short period if the power plant is fit for continued or prolonged service, and if not make a thoroughly reasoned `guess´ at what faults have occurred and how they can be remedied
Keywords :
alternators; computerised monitoring; expert systems; failure analysis; power stations; turbogenerators; COMFAD; MODEES; condition monitoring and fault diagnosis system; failure; monitoring and diagnostic embedded expert system; operator personnel; power plant performance; preventative maintenance; remedial action; turbo-alternators;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Condition Monitoring Systems for Power Generation, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
