scholarly journals Transformer’s Condition Assessment Method Based on Combination of Cloud Matter Element and Principal Component Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 659-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianli Hong ◽  
Jiantao Zhang ◽  
Qing Xie ◽  
Shaodong Liang ◽  
Yuqin Xu ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 272 ◽  
pp. 01027
Author(s):  
Gaolei Liu ◽  
Ran Dai ◽  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Yanpeng Zhao ◽  
Chaoyue Zhang ◽  
...  

With the development of liquefied natural gas(LNG) port, as one of the crucial LNG port sitting process, the LNG terminal site’s condition assessment method has always received attention from experts, scholars concern more and more about the method’s practicality and reliability. In the traditional condition assessment method, due to the characteristics of the complex and extensive factors in the comprehensive assessment of the LNG terminal site, the assessment system is not comprehensive enough, or the assessment is too complex, the indexes are not easy to quantify, such problems are emerging. In view of the above reasons, the principal component analysis(PCA) method is used to transform the multi-indicators that affect the comparison of terminal sites into a few comprehensive indicators. A comprehensive evaluation model of the LNG terminal site based on cloud matter element theory and subjective and objective comprehensive weighting method was constructed. By the subjective and objective comprehensive weighting method, the comprehensive weight of each index is determined and the LNG terminal site comprehensive assessment standard cloud element model is constructed with the combination of cloud model and matter-element theory. The cloud matter-element correlation function is established to determine the degree of association between the matter element to be evaluated and the standard cloud matter element model. In order to eliminate random errors and improve the credibility of the results, the algorithm is used for multiple calculations and analysis to achieve the purpose of simultaneously giving the evaluation results and coefficients of credible degree. Finally, the reliability and rationality of the method are verified by an example.


VASA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirchberger ◽  
Finger ◽  
Müller-Bühl

Background: The Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ) is a short questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The objective of this study was to translate the ICQ into German and to investigate the psychometric properties of the German ICQ version in patients with IC. Patients and methods: The original English version was translated using a forward-backward method. The resulting German version was reviewed by the author of the original version and an experienced clinician. Finally, it was tested for clarity with 5 German patients with IC. A sample of 81 patients were administered the German ICQ. The sample consisted of 58.0 % male patients with a median age of 71 years and a median IC duration of 36 months. Test of feasibility included completeness of questionnaires, completion time, and ratings of clarity, length and relevance. Reliability was assessed through a retest in 13 patients at 14 days, and analysis of Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency. Construct validity was investigated using principal component analysis. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlating the ICQ scores with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as well as clinical measures. Results: The ICQ was completely filled in by 73 subjects (90.1 %) with an average completion time of 6.3 minutes. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient reached 0.75. Intra-class correlation for test-retest reliability was r = 0.88. Principal component analysis resulted in a 3 factor solution. The first factor explained 51.5 of the total variation and all items had loadings of at least 0.65 on it. The ICQ was significantly associated with the SF-36 and treadmill-walking distances whereas no association was found for resting ABPI. Conclusions: The German version of the ICQ demonstrated good feasibility, satisfactory reliability and good validity. Responsiveness should be investigated in further validation studies.


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