Diagnostics and Fault Tolerant Sensor Architectures

Abstract

The focus on diagnostic and fault tolerant architectures is an important subject of the reliability analysis, especially in Oil&Gas application. This paper proposes a new approach for redundant configuration that guarantee the maximum productivity and minimize the possible equipment down-time due to an item failure. Sensors, transmitters and indicators used in this manufacturing field could be connected in 2DA or 3DA redundant configuration in order to obtain this scope.