Remote diagnostics application software for remote handling equipment

•The Remote Diagnostics Application provides an evolving diagnostics framework.•Complex custom diagnostics and prognostics can be carried out.•Potentially becomes the ITER standard remote handling diagnostics application. The ITER Remote Handling Control System (RHCS) controllers provide measurement...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2019-09, Vol.146, p.963-966
Main Authors: Alanen, Jarmo, Ruiz Morales, Emilio, Muhammad, Ali, Saarinen, Hannu, Minkkinen, Joni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archiving
Control equipment
Control system
Diagnostics
Downtime
Handling equipment
Histograms
Maintenance
Operators
Prognostics
Remote control
Remote handling
Software
Workbenches
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Summary:•The Remote Diagnostics Application provides an evolving diagnostics framework.•Complex custom diagnostics and prognostics can be carried out.•Potentially becomes the ITER standard remote handling diagnostics application. The ITER Remote Handling Control System (RHCS) controllers provide measurement and diagnostics data about the remote handling equipment and tools they control. This paper presents the Remote Diagnostics Application (RDA) software for the analysis and archiving of the RHCS diagnostics data. The RDA provides a basic set of diagnostics tools, including trends, spectra, histograms, scatter plots, cross-correlation plots, as well as archiving and retrieval of history data. The ITER RH operators can extend diagnostics capabilities for specific RH equipment needs by incorporating custom diagnostics functions. To facilitate customization, RDA implements an architecture with three nested levels: the RDA Framework, its Diagnostics Workbenches and their Diagnostics Primitives. The RDA Framework has a user interface that can load one or several special diagnostics cases implemented as custom Diagnostics Workbenches with custom or default Diagnostics Primitives, such as rules, analysis functions and filters. As a result, the RDA features a diagnostics framework to execute complex and dedicated diagnostics and prognostics for the RH experts to monitor performance data, to run diagnostics tests and rules on equipment systems and to analyse historical data. The RDA helps the RH operators reduce downtime of the Remote Handling systems by exposing failure conditions and maintenance needs.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.125