An on-line, intelligent plant economic advisor for total plant optimization
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:121016
- DHR Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States); and others
A key aspect of the total plant optimization problem is the impact that plant operations personnel can have on overall plant efficiency. Usually, plant systems are operated on a system by system basis and operators are tasted primarily with keeping the plant on-line. Though many units have installed on-line performance monitoring systems to help improve thermal efficiency, operators are often relatively ill-informed of the impact their actions can have on plant economic performance. Additionally, the inter-relationships between plant sub-systems are rarely incorporated into operational strategies. In order to truly optimize total plant operation, the impact of, and the inter-relationships between thermal efficiency, plant emissions, and plant materials handling (e.g., waste disposal/sales) must all be simultaneously evaluated. This paper presents the development effort to date for the Plant Economic Optimization Advisor (PEOA). PEOA is an electronic performance support system (EPSS), currently under development by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and DHR Technologies, Inc. (DHR). PEOA provides users with on-line control strategies for least cost plant operation. PEOA uses innovative approaches for plant optimization, as well as an intelligent Operations Advisor to help operators achieve optimal plant operation. PEOA also includes on-line data monitoring and analysis tools. The system uses a client/server, object-oriented open architecture that integrates plant information systems and provides support for integration of legacy third party systems such as performance monitors.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Encor-America, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 121016
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--104241-V1; CONF-940540--VOL.1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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