Methods and systems for optimization of economic value from asset sets
First Claim
1. A method of determining, for a set of assets on which operations are performed, settings for the operations that result in the assets producing optimal economic value, where operations include use of the assets and maintenance performed on the assets, and the settings and operations change over time, the method comprising:
- prioritizing dynamic performance measures, where dynamic performance measures comprise economic performance data;
performing, during a time period, a process that includes;
collecting and storing, as operations are performed on the assets, operational performance data about the assets and the settings that produced the data;
calculating and storing, in real-time, economic performance data from the collected operational data; and
determining, for the highest-priority dynamic performance measure, those settings that will result in optimal economic value from the assets for that measure, by identifying the optimal value for the measure over a period of time and identifying the set of settings that produced the optimal value during that period of time; and
determining, for each of a plurality of successive dynamic performance measures in order of decreasing priority, the settings that will result in optimal economic value from the assets for each measure, by repeating the above process with sets of settings that do not result in a substantial change in the value of any higher-priority measure from its identified optimal value.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for optimizing economic value from a assets are disclosed. Operations, including use and maintenance, are performed on the assets, where operations are determined from settings. The desired settings are those that result in the assets producing optimal economic value. To determine desirable settings, dynamic performance measures of economic performance data are prioritized. A process is then performed, starting with the highest-priority measure. The process includes collecting operational performance data as operations are performed and calculating economic performance data therefrom. The process also includes determining the desired settings for each measure by identifying the optimal value for the measure over a period of time and identifying the set of settings that produced the optimal value. The process is repeated for each successive measure, with sets of settings that do not result in substantial change in the value of any higher-priority measure from its identified optimal value.
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1. A method of determining, for a set of assets on which operations are performed, settings for the operations that result in the assets producing optimal economic value, where operations include use of the assets and maintenance performed on the assets, and the settings and operations change over time, the method comprising:
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prioritizing dynamic performance measures, where dynamic performance measures comprise economic performance data;
performing, during a time period, a process that includes;
collecting and storing, as operations are performed on the assets, operational performance data about the assets and the settings that produced the data;
calculating and storing, in real-time, economic performance data from the collected operational data; and
determining, for the highest-priority dynamic performance measure, those settings that will result in optimal economic value from the assets for that measure, by identifying the optimal value for the measure over a period of time and identifying the set of settings that produced the optimal value during that period of time; and
determining, for each of a plurality of successive dynamic performance measures in order of decreasing priority, the settings that will result in optimal economic value from the assets for each measure, by repeating the above process with sets of settings that do not result in a substantial change in the value of any higher-priority measure from its identified optimal value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system configured to determine, for a set of assets on which operations are performed, settings for the operations that result in the assets producing optimal economic value, where operations include use of the assets and maintenance performed on the assets, and the settings and operations change over time, the computer system configured to:
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prioritize dynamic performance measures, where dynamic performance measures comprise economic performance data;
perform, during a time period, a process that includes;
collecting and storing, as operations are performed on the assets, operational performance data about the assets and the settings that produced the data;
calculating and storing, in real-time, economic performance data from the collected operational data; and
determining, for the highest-priority dynamic performance measure, those settings that will result in optimal economic value from the assets for that measure, by identifying the optimal value for the measure over a period of time and identifying the set of settings that produced the optimal value during that period of time; and
determine, for each of a plurality of successive dynamic performance measures in order of decreasing priority, the settings that will result in optimal economic value from the assets for each measure, by repeating the above process with sets of settings that do not result in a substantial change in the value of any higher-priority measure from its identified optimal value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of calculating economic value generated from the operations performed on a set of assets over a period of time as those operations change, the method comprising:
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collecting and storing, in real-time, operational performance data about the assets in the set as operations are performed on the assets;
calculating and storing, in real-time, economic performance data from the collected operational performance data, where the economic performance data comprise dynamic performance measures;
determining a baseline value for each dynamic performance measure over the period of time; and
determining, for each measure, the difference between the current value of the measure and the baseline value of the measure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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