System and Method for Process Predictive Simulation
First Claim
1. A system for process control, comprising:
- a computer system;
a data store comprising a plurality of data sets, each data set associated with operating conditions of a plant at a particular time,a first application that, when executed by the computer system, simulates operation of the plant based at least in part on one of the data sets, wherein the application simulates operation of the plant based on first principles,a second application that, when executed by the computer system,receives plant simulation data from the first application,aggregates plant historical data about the plant from a plurality of sources,associates the plant simulation data and the plant historical data to components of the plant,analyzes the plant simulation data and the plant historical data, andvisually presents an information produced by the analysis of the plant simulation data and the plant historical data.
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Abstract
A system for process control is provided. The system comprises a computer system, a data store comprising a plurality of data sets, each data set associated with operating conditions of a plant at a particular time, a first application, and a second application, the first and second applications executed by the computer system. The first application simulates operation of the plant in accordance with first principles and based on one of the data sets. The second application receives plant simulation data from the first application, aggregates plant historical data about the plant from a plurality of sources, associates the plant simulation data and the plant historical data to components of the plant, analyzes the plant simulation data and the plant historical data, and visually presents an information produced by the analysis of the plant simulation data and the plant historical data.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for process control, comprising:
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a computer system; a data store comprising a plurality of data sets, each data set associated with operating conditions of a plant at a particular time, a first application that, when executed by the computer system, simulates operation of the plant based at least in part on one of the data sets, wherein the application simulates operation of the plant based on first principles, a second application that, when executed by the computer system, receives plant simulation data from the first application, aggregates plant historical data about the plant from a plurality of sources, associates the plant simulation data and the plant historical data to components of the plant, analyzes the plant simulation data and the plant historical data, and visually presents an information produced by the analysis of the plant simulation data and the plant historical data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for process control, comprising:
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a computer system; a data store comprising a plurality of data sets, each data set associated with a plant at a particular time; an enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) application that, when executed by the computer system, aggregates a plurality of historic data from a plurality of sources, at least some of the historic data stored in the data store, contextualizes the historic data by associating at least some of the historic data to components of the plant, analyzes at least some of the historic data and a plurality of simulation data to determine the economic value of a change of the plant from a current actual state of the plant represented by the simulated data, and presents the economic value of the change; and a first principles plant simulation application that, when executed by the computer system, produces the simulation data based at least in part on the change of the plant from a current actual state of the plant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a plant, comprising:
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storing a first historical data set in a data store, the first historical data set representing at least in part an operating state of the plant; aggregating historical data from a plurality of sources, the sources comprising the data store; providing a context for the historical data by associating at least some of the historical data with one of components in the plant or units of measurement; simulating the plant to produce a simulated data set representing at least in part a simulated operating state of the plant, the simulating based on at least some of the historical data and based on changing an at least one operating parameter of the plant; analyzing some of the historical data and the simulated data set to determine a result of changing the at least one operating parameter; and presenting the result of changing the at least one operating parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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