FAULT DETECTION

BASIC TECHNOLOGY JSS3 THIRD TERM

WEEK 4

FAULT DETECTION

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Explain and understand fault detection & troubleshooting
2. List fault detection tools and instruments

CONTENT

Fault Detection

Fault detection, also known as troubleshooting is a form of maintenance for electronics. Since electrons move about in some gadgets, they are therefore referred to as electronics.

Discovering a failure in hardware or software. Fault detection methods, such as built-in tests, typically log the time that the error occurred and either trigger alarms for manual intervention or initiate automatic recovery.

Fault detection and diagnosis is a key component of many operations management automation systems.

A “fault” is another word for a problem. A “root cause” fault is a fundamental, underlying…