Use of a pattern recognition scheme to compensate for critical sensor failures.

摘要

A general mathematical approach (the SSA code) for embodying learned data from a complex system and combining it with a current observation to estimate the true current state of the system has been applied to a nuclear power plant (EBR-II). Sensor validation and generation of estimates signals based upon the plant operating state are used for replacement of signals from multiple faulted sensors on a near real-time basis. A direct experimental demonstration of the capability of the code to perform these tasks is presented in which multiple sensor faults in EBR-II are simulated. 2 refs., 4 figs.