160 EL3000 CONTINUOUS GAS ANALYZERS | OI/EL3000-EN REV. D
… 11 QAL3 monitoring
Control cards
CUSUM Control Cards
CUSUM control cards allow the isolated determination of
accuracy and drift of the AMS at the zero point and reference
point.
Parameters to determine the precision
Test value to detect loss of precision
AMS
Constant used to calculate the preliminary
total for standard deviation
Difference between the current device
display of the AMS and
the reference value (observe the sign)
Preliminary normalized sum of AMS standard deviations
Preliminary normalized sum of the AMS standard deviations at
time t
Number of device displays since the occurrence of a stand
ard
deviation different than zero
Parameters to determine drift
Test value to detect drift
AMS
Constant for calculating the total amount of
positive and negative differences and
calculating the correction needed for the AMS
Difference between the current device display of the AMS and
the reference value (observe the sign)
Preliminary normalized total of the AMS positive drift
Normalized total of the positive drift of the AMS at time t
Number of device displays since a positive deviation occurred
Preliminary normalized total of the negative drift of the AMS
Normalized total of the negative drift of the AMS at time t
Number of device displays since a
negative deviation occurred
Test for acceptance of the precision (‘Decrease of Precision’)
less than or equal to hs
for both zero point and end point
AMS is working in the control area,
carry out drift testing
greater than hs
point or end point
Determine the cause of the failure,
notify the manufacturer in case of
device defects (drift check not
necessary)
less than or equal to hx
less than or equal to hx for
both the zero point and the end point
AMS is working in the control area
greater than hx or
larger than hx
for zero point or end point
Measured value is out of the control
range (‘
Out of Control’), perform re-
Shewhart Control Cards
Shewhart control cards are used to determine the combined
accuracy and drift of the AMS.
The differences dt between the measured values and the set
values at the zero point and reference point are determined.
These differences must be less than or equal to standard
deviations s
AMS
multiplied by extension factor 2.
If the difference for a measured value is greater, the measured
value is marked with a status ‘Out of Control’ (outside the
control range).