Threshold value calculation system, and threshold value calculation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10928004-B2
Application number	US-201615564230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2016
Priority date	Apr 7, 2015
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

The present invention includes a threshold value calculation unit that calculates a normal range that is a range of values that are taken when a steam trap is in a normal state, by using a predetermined calculation reference, based at least on state values with normal determination results, from among state values that have been stored in the storage unit during a predetermined period. A determination unit can perform predictive determination to determine whether the steam trap is in a normal state or a state that indicates an inclination toward a bad state and is highly likely to change to a bad state, by determining whether or not the state values are in the normal range, and the threshold value calculation unit performs accuracy determination to determine the accuracy of the predictive determination based on the results of the predictive determination regarding the state values stored in the storage unit, and adjusts the calculation reference based on the result of accuracy determination.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A threshold value calculation system comprising:
a detector configured to detect one or more physical amounts regarding a steam trap, wherein the detector is installed on the steam trap and is configured to detect a temperature and ultrasonic waves of the steam trap;
a determination unit configured to perform bad state determination to determine whether the state of the steam trap is a normal state or a bad state by determining whether or not state values that are based on detection signals have come into a bad range of the state values;
a storage unit configured to cumulatively store the state values and determination results of the bad state determination; and
a threshold value calculation unit configured to calculate a normal range that is a range of values that are taken when the steam trap is in a normal state, by using a predetermined calculation reference, based at least on state values with normal determination results, from among the state values that have been stored in the storage unit during a predetermined period,
wherein the determination unit is configured to be able to perform predictive determination to determine that the steam trap is in a state that indicates an inclination toward a bad state when the state values are in a warning range, wherein the warning range is a range belonging to neither the normal range nor the bad range,
wherein the threshold value calculation unit is configured to perform accuracy determination to determine the accuracy of the predictive determination based on the results of the predictive determination regarding the state values stored in the storage unit, and adjust the calculation reference based on the result of accuracy determination,
wherein the threshold value calculation unit is configured to perform the accuracy determination by comparing the results of the predictive determination regarding the state values, with the results of bad state determination regarding state values that have been obtained during a predetermined period after the state values on which the predictive determination has been performed were detected, to determine whether the predictive determination is correct or incorrect, and
wherein the threshold value calculation unit is configured to perform the accuracy determination based on: a first index that indicates the ratio, relative to all of the results of correctness determination regarding predictive determination, of cases in which the result of predictive determination indicates a normal state, and the results of bad state determination regarding state values obtained during the predetermined period thereafter include a result determined as indicating a bad state; a second index that indicates the ratio, relative to all of the results of correctness determination regarding predictive determination, of cases in which the result of predictive determination indicates a state indicating an inclination toward a bad state, and the results of bad state determination regarding state values obtained during the predetermined period thereafter do not include a result indicating a bad state; or a third index that is a combination of the first index and the second index.

2. The threshold value calculation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an instruction input unit, wherein the threshold value calculation unit is configured to switch between the first index, the second index, and the third index, based on which the accuracy determination is performed on each steam trap, based on an instruction from the instruction input unit.

3. A threshold value calculation method comprising:
detecting one or more physical amounts regarding a steam trap, wherein the detecting is performed by a detector installed on the steam trap, the detector being configured to detect a temperature and ultrasonic waves of the steam trap;
performing bad state determination to determine whether the state of the steam trap is a normal state or a bad state by determining whether state values that are based on detection signals have come into a bad range of the state values;
cumulatively storing state values and determination results of the bad state determination;
calculating a normal range that is a range of values that are taken when the steam trap is in a normal state, by using a predetermined calculation reference, based at least on state values with normal determination results, from among the state values that have been stored in the storage unit during a predetermined period;
performing predictive determination to determine that the steam trap is in a a state that indicates an inclination toward a bad state when the state values stored in the storage unit are in a warning range, wherein the warning range is a range belonging to neither the normal range nor the bad range; and
performing accuracy determination to determine the accuracy of the predictive determination based on the results of the predictive determination, and adjusting the calculation reference based on the result of accuracy determination,
wherein performing the accuracy determination comprises comparing the results of the predictive determination regarding the state values, with the results of bad state determination regarding state values that have been obtained during a predetermined period after the state values on which the predictive determination has been performed were detected, to determine whether the predictive determination is correct or incorrect, and
wherein performing the accuracy determination is based on: a first index that indicates the ratio, relative to all of the results of correctness determination regarding predictive determination, of cases in which the result of predictive determination indicates a normal state, and the results of bad state determination regarding state values obtained during the predetermined period thereafter include a result determined as indicating a bad state; a second index that indicates the ratio, relative to all of the results of correctness determination regarding predictive determination, of cases in which the result of predictive determination indicates a state indicating an inclination toward a bad state, and the results of bad state determination regarding state values obtained during the predetermined period thereafter do not include a result indicating a bad state; or a third index that is a combination of the first index and the second index.

Assignees

• Tlv Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujiwara Yoshiyasu
• Oda Kazunori
• Miyamae Yoshio
• Kawahara Hiroki

Classifications

• G05B23/00

  Testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof (monitoring of program-control systems G05B19/048, G05B19/406) · CPC title

• G05B23/02

  Electric testing or monitoring · CPC title

• G05B23/0235

  based on a comparison with predetermined threshold or range, e.g. "classical methods", carried out during normal operation; threshold adaptation or choice; when or how to compare with the threshold · CPC title

• F16T1/48 Primary

  Monitoring arrangements for inspecting, e.g. flow of steam and steam condensate · CPC title