A deep feature learning method for remaining useful life prediction of drilling pumps

Abstract

Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction of drilling pumps, pivotal components in fossil energy production, is essential for efficient maintenance and safe operation of such facilities. This paper introduces a deep feature learning method that combines a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) and a Transformer network into a parallel channel method to predict the RUL of drilling pumps. Specifically, two parallel channels independently extract time-frequency domain and time-domain features from strain signals and then proceed with degradation estimation through feature learning. The deep features derived independently from the two channels are subsequently amalgamated to predict the RUL of the drilling pump. The proposed method is validated by the operational data from four operating drilling pumps. The comparative analysis confirms the higher accuracy of the proposed method over several existing state-of-the-art approaches. Overall, the proposed method supports the safe and cost-saving-oriented operation and maintenance of drilling pumps.