Devices and methods for sensor data analysis of transient errors

1 . A sensor analysis system for monitoring operation of a turbine engine of a power plant, the sensor analysis system comprising:

a turbine control system configured to monitor a plurality of sensors associated with the turbine engine;

a sensor device configured to monitor an aspect of operation of the turbine engine and transmit a first analog signal as an output signal; and

a sensor analysis device coupled to the sensor device, the sensor analysis device configured to:

receive the first analog signal from the sensor device;

sample the first analog signal at a first rate defined by a device sampling period, the first rate comprising a first duration between samples;

determine a second rate comprising a second duration between samples that is shorter than the first duration between samples captured at the first rate;

sample the first analog signal at the first rate and the second rate;

detect one or more samples from the second rate which includes a transient signal above or below a threshold value; and

transmit a first message to a computing device, wherein the first message includes the transient signal within the first analog signal.

2 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to transmit the first message to the turbine control system.

3 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to transmit a second analog signal via an analog output port.

4 . A sensor analysis system for monitoring operation of a turbine engine of a power plant, the sensor analysis system comprising:

a turbine control system configured to monitor a plurality of sensors associated with the turbine engine;

a sensor device configured to monitor an aspect of operation of the turbine engine and transmit a first analog signal as an output signal; and

a sensor analysis device coupled to the sensor device, the sensor analysis device configured to:

receive the first analog signal from the sensor device;

sample the first analog signal at a first rate defined by a device sampling period, the first rate comprising a first duration between samples;

determine a second rate comprising a second duration between samples that is shorter than the first duration between samples captured at the first rate;

sample the first analog signal at the first rate and the second rate;

detect one or more samples from the second rate which includes a transient signal above or below a threshold value; and

wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to transmit a second analog signal via an analog output port; and

wherein the second analog signal includes a first portion representing the first analog signal.

5 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the second analog signal includes a second portion representing a modification of the first analog signal.

6 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the modification of the first analog signal is based on the threshold value.

7 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to:

identify a subset of the samples from the second rate within a sampling period subset of the device sampling period; and

determine an average signal value of the subset of the second plurality of samples.

8 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the second analog signal includes a third portion based on the average signal value.

9 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to:

determine a percentage threshold value; and

identify a second subset of the samples from the second rate, wherein the second subset includes one or more samples that exceed the percentage threshold value.

10 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first message includes one or more samples from the second rate that include a maximum signal value.

11 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the first message includes one or more samples from the second rate that include a minimum signal value.

12 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the first message includes one or more samples from the second rate that include the maximum signal value and the minimum signal value.

13 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to determine a number of samples above or below the threshold value.

14 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 4 , further comprising a radio frequency (RF) interface coupled to at least one additional sensor.

15 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to receive sensor data via the radio frequency (RF) interface coupled to the at least one additional sensor.

16 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a wireless network interface coupled to the computing device.

17 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the sensor analysis device is further configured to transmit the first message to the computing device via the wireless network interface.

18 . A sensor analysis system for monitoring operation of a turbine engine of a power plant, the sensor analysis system comprising:

a turbine control system configured to monitor a plurality of sensors associated with the turbine engine;

a sensor device configured to monitor an aspect of operation of the turbine engine and transmit a first analog signal as an output signal; and

a sensor analysis device coupled to the sensor device, the sensor analysis device configured to:

receive the first analog signal from the sensor device;

sample the first analog signal at a first rate defined by a device sampling period, the first rate comprising a first duration between samples;

determine a second rate comprising a second duration between samples that is shorter than the first duration between samples captured at the first rate;

sample the first analog signal at the first rate and the second rate;

detect one or more samples from the second rate which includes a transient signal above or below a threshold value; and

transmit a message to a mobile device, the message including transient signal data indicating detection of the transient signal.

19 . The sensor analysis system in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the message includes signal values of the one or more samples comprising the transient signal.