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http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2009.23.12.201

A Sensor Value Validation Technique for Supporting Stable Operations of Thermal Power Plants  

Lee, Seung-Chul (중앙대 공대 전자전기공학부)
Kim, Seung-Jin (중앙대 공대 전자전기공학부)
Han, Seung-Woo (중앙대 공대 전자전기공학부)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers / v.23, no.12, 2009 , pp. 201-209 More about this Journal
Abstract
In power plant operations, sensor values often exhibit erroneous values due to their failures or the intrusions of various noises. However, most of the power plant monitoring and fault diagnosis systems perform their tasks based on the assumptions that the collected sensor values are correct all the times. These assumptions, which are not valid, often lead to serious consequences such as power plant trips. In this paper, we propose a power plant sensor value validation technique that can utilize the relationships existing among the sensor values as the sensor redundancy. The proposed technique is applied to the flow meters installed along boiler feed water systems of a typical tubular type boiler thermal power plant and shows a good potential of future applications.
Keywords
Sensor Value Validation; Power Plant Monitoring; Power Plant Fault Diagnosis; Causal Relation; Sensor Precision;
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