EP1451689A2 - Procede et systeme de traitement d'hypotheses d'erreurs - Google Patents

Procede et systeme de traitement d'hypotheses d'erreurs

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EP1451689A2
EP1451689A2 EP02777189A EP02777189A EP1451689A2 EP 1451689 A2 EP1451689 A2 EP 1451689A2 EP 02777189 A EP02777189 A EP 02777189A EP 02777189 A EP02777189 A EP 02777189A EP 1451689 A2 EP1451689 A2 EP 1451689A2
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error
hypothesis
checklist
processing
fault
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Gerhard Vollmar
Zaijun Hu
Pousga Kabore
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Intellectual Ventures II LLC
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ABB Research Ltd Switzerland
ABB Research Ltd Sweden
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B23/00—Testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof
    • G05B23/02—Electric testing or monitoring
    • G05B23/0205—Electric testing or monitoring by means of a monitoring system capable of detecting and responding to faults
    • G05B23/0218—Electric testing or monitoring by means of a monitoring system capable of detecting and responding to faults characterised by the fault detection method dealing with either existing or incipient faults
    • G05B23/0243—Electric testing or monitoring by means of a monitoring system capable of detecting and responding to faults characterised by the fault detection method dealing with either existing or incipient faults model based detection method, e.g. first-principles knowledge model
    • G05B23/0245—Electric testing or monitoring by means of a monitoring system capable of detecting and responding to faults characterised by the fault detection method dealing with either existing or incipient faults model based detection method, e.g. first-principles knowledge model based on a qualitative model, e.g. rule based; if-then decisions
    • G05B23/0248—Causal models, e.g. fault tree; digraphs; qualitative physics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/22—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing
    • G06F11/2257—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing using expert systems

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  • the invention relates to a method and a system for determining the causes of errors and for carrying out their verification in the context of a model-based analysis of the causes of errors.
  • the invention is suitable for supporting an error cause analysis in the event of an error event in a technical system or in a technical process carried out with it.
  • Model-based root cause analysis is described, for example, in G. Vollmar, R. Milanovic, J. Kallela: Model-based Root Cause Analysis, Conference proceedings, 2001 Machinery Reliability Conference, April 2-4, Phoenix Arizona, published by RELIABILITY Magazine, c / o Industrial Communications, Inc. 1704 Natalie Nehs, Dr. Knoxvvette, TN 37931 United States.
  • the method provides an error analyst with information in such a way that he can find the cause of the error quickly and in a targeted manner.
  • the fault analyst needs a computer that is equipped with a web browser and can access the fault cause analysis models via an internet connection.
  • a fault model is a hierarchical, tree-like structure. The top level consists of the error event.
  • the levels below consist of nodes that each represent hypotheses. These knots are linked together like a tree. Each node has a checklist that can be used to verify or negate hypotheses.
  • a checklist consists of several checklist items. These checklist items provide instructions on what information the analyst needs and how he must process it to verify the hypothesis.
  • searching for a malfunction in a system the fault analyst navigates from node to node and checks his system using the attached checklists. If he accepts a hypothesis in this way, he navigates to the underlying error model or the error that led to the malfunction of his system. Processing the checklist items for verification of error hypotheses can, however, be very complex. All meaningful data must be collected and processed.
  • Control systems and databases that store signals with a time reference generally have data that can be used to verify hypotheses. There are also software programs that can compress and process this data into higher-quality information.
  • a significant remaining disadvantage of the known procedure for error cause analysis is that the information from control systems and their databases is not automatically made available to the systems for error cause analysis, nor is a computer-supported verification of hypotheses possible.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a method and a system for automated processing of a predefined error hypothesis.
  • the invention accordingly relates to a method and a system for ascertaining the causes of errors and for carrying out their verification as part of an analysis of the causes of errors, including computer-aided processing of checklist items on the basis of physical models for the verification of hypotheses.
  • the method and the system are suitable for supporting the search for causes of faults in the event of fault events occurring in industrial plants.
  • Online data from industrial information technology for example from a control system or planning system, is converted in real-time into higher-value information for the cause of the fault using physical models.
  • the physical models thus provide the information necessary to process checklist items.
  • all checklist points can be processed automatically using physical models, thus verifying a predefined error hypothesis.
  • the results obtained are expediently made available to a system for analyzing the causes of errors via an XML interface.
  • an error analyst is signaled the hypotheses and checklist items that have already been processed by the models.
  • the system includes an input / output device 10, a hypothesis processing device 20 and a data memory 30.
  • the input / output device 10 includes a Model browser 11, with a fault, based fault tree leranalytiker with RCA (root cause analysis) models bezeichne- can edit knowledge-based models 33.
  • a fault, based fault tree leranalytiker with RCA (root cause analysis) models bezeichne- can edit knowledge-based models 33.
  • an error hypothesis can thus be specified, the verification of which can be carried out automatically by means of the system.
  • the hypothesis processing device 20 contains a processing device 21 designated as a model engine for physical models 31 and a hypothesis processor 22 designated as an RCA model navigator in FIG. 1.
  • the processing device 21 accesses process data cyclically, which a data server 40 provides, performs a calculation of System and process states according to the specification of a physical model 31, and stores the result in a data storage area for calculation results 32.
  • the hypothesis processor 22 accesses these calculation results 32 as well as checklists of the knowledge-based models 33 when processing a hypothesis.
  • the data memory 30 contains memory areas with files in which the physical models 31 and knowledge-based models 33 are stored and in which the calculation results 32 are stored.
  • FIG. 2 shows the method for the automatic processing of error hypotheses with the aid of the physical models shown in FIG. 1 in general and in FIG. 3 by way of example.
  • the fault analyst first navigates to a fault hypothesis in order to start the method.
  • the hypothesis processor 22 loads the calculation results 32 required for verifying the hypothesis.
  • the hypothesis processor 22 also loads the checklist of the relevant hypothesis from the knowledge-based models 33.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of such a checklist.
  • the hypothesis processor 22 compares the calculation results with the checklist items on the checklist.
  • the checklist items for which models are stored are automatically evaluated.
  • Each checklist item contains a condition for verifying the hypothesis.
  • the hypothesis processor 22 identifies whether the checklist item meets or does not meet the condition.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of how a checklist is output after processing.
  • 3 shows an example of the physical model of a chemical process in a reactor.
  • the model is given in the form of a differential equation.
  • the model describes the process parameters in an error-free state.
  • an error can be determined by comparing the calculated parameter with the real measured value. For example, the inlet and outlet temperatures of the cooling water can be calculated. If the calculated outlet temperature deviates from the measured value, an appropriate system of equations can be used to deduce a measurement value error taking certain boundary conditions into account.
  • the temperature measurement error can be diagnosed with T 0 and a leak with V, for example.
  • FIG. 4 shows the basic representation of an error model as a knowledge-based model 33.
  • the top level shown contains a process model with its process steps. Each process step can be subdivided into further process steps. There are error events and critical components for each process step. In addition there are error trees with nodes. The nodes of a fault tree represent fault hypotheses. A checklist for verification is an essential part of the content of an error hypothesis. The contents of a hypothesis are discussed in more detail in FIG. 5.
  • the model has a hierarchical structure and contains two levels in its simplest form.
  • the top level represents the error event.
  • Several fault hypotheses can be subordinate to one fault event.
  • the logical dependency can be formulated as follows: One or more error hypotheses can be the cause of the error event.
  • Error event and error hypothesis have a similar content description.
  • the error hypothesis can refer to other error models for in-depth analysis, i.e. a fault tree can consist of several subtrees.
  • the connection is established using the fault tree reference attribute.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of how the system presents the error hypothesis "energy supply too high” to a user.
  • a description of the error hypothesis is explained the connection between the error and the possible cause.
  • a localization indicates the possible fault location; in the example this is the reactor XY.
  • the hypothesis is verified by working through a verification checklist. The tests "Temperature measurement error” and “Leakage to the cooling jacket” can be automatically verified by a physical model.
  • An error tree reference enables access to an associated error tree for the diagnostic criterion "Incorrect operating instructions" for deeper diagnosis.
  • Diagnostic criteria that have already been automatically negatively verified are shown in italics.
  • a positively verified diagnostic criterion is shown in bold and highlighted with an exclamation mark.
  • Diagnostic criteria to be checked are shown in bold and with question marks.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un système destiné à la mise en oeuvre dudit procédé, pour le traitement automatisé d'hypothèses d'erreurs dans le cadre d'une analyse de la cause d'erreurs en cas d'erreur survenant dans une installation technique. La présente invention fait intervenir un système de traitement de données (1) contenant des modèles physiques (31) de fonctions de l'installation et des processus pouvant être mis en oeuvre au moyen de ladite installation, des modèles (33) fondés sur la connaissance destinés à l'analyse de la cause d'erreurs, des moyens (21, 32) destinés à calculer et stocker des états de l'installation et du processus, ayant accès aux modèles physiques (31) et à des données enregistrées dans un serveur de données (40) de l'installation technique, des moyens de traitement d'hypothèse (22), et un dispositif d'entrée/sortie (11).
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