Using Immunology Principles for Anomaly Detection in Electrical Systems

The immune system is a cognitive system of complexity comparable to the brain and its computational algorithms suggest new solutions to engineering problems or new ways of looking at these problems. Using immunological principles, a two (or three-) module algorithm is developed which is capable of launching a specific response to an anomalous situation. Applications are being developed for electromechanical drives and network power transformers. Experimental results illustrate an application to fault detection in squirrel-cage electric motors.