Abstract

The paper presents two approaches for fault detection and discrimination based on principal component analysis (PCA). The first approach proposes the concept of y-indices through a transposed formulation of the data matrices utilized in traditional PCA. Residual errors (REs) and faulty sensor identification indices (FSIIs) are introduced in the second approach, where REs are generated from the residual sub-space of PCA, and FSIIs are introduced to classify sensor- or component-faults. Through field data from gas turbines during commissioning, it is shown that in-operation sensor faults can be detected, and sensor- and component-faults can be discriminated through the proposed methods. The techniques are generic, and will find use in many military systems with complex, safety critical control and sensor arrangements.