LAPSE:2023.35657
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LAPSE:2023.35657
Condition-Based Maintenance of Gensets in District Heating Using Unsupervised Normal Behavior Models Applied on SCADA Data
Valerio Francesco Barnabei, Fabrizio Bonacina, Alessandro Corsini, Francesco Aldo Tucci, Roberto Santilli
May 23, 2023
Increasing interest in natural gas-fired gensets is motivated by District Heating (DH) network applications, especially in urban areas. Even if they represent customary solutions, when used in DH, duty regimes are driven by network thermal energy demands resulting in discontinuous operation, which affects their remaining useful life. As such, the attention on effective condition-based maintenance has gained momentum. In this paper, a novel unsupervised anomaly detection framework is proposed for gensets in DH networks based on Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) data. The framework relies on multivariate Machine-Learning (ML) regression models trained with a Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation method. Model residuals generated during the testing phase are then post-processed with a sliding threshold approach based on a rolling average. This methodology is tested against nine major failures that occurred on the gas genset installed in the Aosta DH plant in Italy. The results show that the proposed framework successfully detects anomalies and anticipates SCADA alarms related to unscheduled downtime.
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condition based maintenance, early fault detection, multi-MW gensets SCADA data, multivariate time series
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Barnabei VF, Bonacina F, Corsini A, Tucci FA, Santilli R. Condition-Based Maintenance of Gensets in District Heating Using Unsupervised Normal Behavior Models Applied on SCADA Data. (2023). LAPSE:2023.35657
Author Affiliations
Barnabei VF: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via Eudossiana 18, I00184 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Bonacina F: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via Eudossiana 18, I00184 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Corsini A: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via Eudossiana 18, I00184 Rome, Italy [ORCID]
Tucci FA: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via Eudossiana 18, I00184 Rome, Italy
Santilli R: ENGIE Servizi S.p.A, District Heating and Power, Viale Avignone 12, I00144 Rome, Italy
Journal Name
Energies
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16
Issue
9
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3719
Year
2023
Publication Date
2023-04-26
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1996-1073
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