Component Fault Detection Using Duration and Frequency Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current fault detection methods in components rely solely on fault duration, leading to inaccurate detection of intermittent hardware faults, reducing reliability and hindering normal operation.

Innovation Solution

A fault detection method that acquires operational data of components under collection metrics, determines fault duration and frequency, and identifies target fault types using reference data to facilitate accurate fault detection and troubleshooting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If fault detection relies solely on fault duration threshold, then the detection method is simple, but the detection accuracy is low and intermittent faults cannot be accurately detected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefault detection accuracyVSAvoiddetection method complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the detection parameters from solely time-based (duration threshold) to multi-dimensional parameters including fault duration, fault frequency, and fault occurrence times. This allows the system to distinguish between intermittent faults and persistent faults by analyzing multiple parameters simultaneously, thereby improving detection accuracy without requiring complex additional hardware

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds new dimensions to the fault detection approach by introducing fault frequency and fault occurrence times as additional detection dimensions beyond the traditional time duration. This multi-dimensional analysis enables the system to accurately detect intermittent faults that would be missed by single-parameter threshold methods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If fault detection uses only duration threshold, then the system is easy to operate, but reliability of fault detection is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefault detection reliabilityVSAvoiddetection system operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary classification of fault types (intermittent vs. persistent) based on predefined criteria involving duration, frequency, and occurrence times before triggering fault alerts. This preliminary analysis ensures reliable fault detection by distinguishing true faults from transient anomalies, while the classification rules are pre-configured to maintain ease of operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If fault detection only considers duration, then the detection process is fast, but intermittent hardware faults are missed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefault detection precisionVSAvoiddetection processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial analysis by first evaluating the most critical parameter (fault duration) to quickly eliminate normal operations, then progressively analyzing additional parameters (frequency, occurrence times) only when needed. This staged approach maintains fast detection for clear-cut cases while achieving high precision for ambiguous intermittent faults

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP4707979A1Fault detection method, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.11 EVE ENERGY CO LTD
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AI summary

A fault detection method, an electronic device, and a storage medium are disclosed. The fault detection method includes acquiring (S110) operational data of at least one component to be detected under at least one collection metric; determining (S120) an analysis result of the operational data based on the operational data acquired in a preset duration, wherein the analysis result includes a fault duration and a fault frequency of the at least one component to be detected in the preset duration; determining (S130) a target fault type of the at least one component to be detected based on the fault duration and the fault frequency in the analysis result, as well as reference data pre-determined corresponding to the at least one component to be detected; and determining (S140) troubleshooting information corresponding to the at least one component to be detected when the target fault type is a preset fault type.