AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING UNIT AND COLLECTIVE LEVEL BENCHMARKING OF POWER PLANT OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of implementing benchmarking analysis for power plant operations, comprising:
- electronically accessing power plant operational data including one or more monitored parameters defining at least one type of operation within a power plant;
electronically analyzing data from one or more power plant components within one or more different power plant units in one or more collections of power plants to identify cycles and key events on one or more of a component level, a unit level and a collective level of multiple power plant units;
generating at least one scorecard summary of calculated power plant operational characteristics on selected levels of operation comprising one or more of a component level, unit level and collective level of multiple power plant units; and
providing said at least one scorecard summary as electronic output to a user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing benchmarking analysis for power plant operations comprise electronically accessing power plant operational data within at least one type of operation within a power plant, electronically analyzing data from one or more power plant components within one or more different power plant units in one or more collections of multiple power plant units to identify cycles and key events on one or more of a component level, a unit level and a collective level of multiple power plants, generating at least one scorecard summary of calculated power plant operational characteristics on selected levels of operation comprising one or more of a component level, unit level and collective level of power plant units, and providing the at least one scorecard summary as electronic output to a user. Additional optional steps include using the data from the scorecard summary to detect outliers and/or to cluster selected components, units or fleets having similar operational characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of implementing benchmarking analysis for power plant operations, comprising:
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electronically accessing power plant operational data including one or more monitored parameters defining at least one type of operation within a power plant; electronically analyzing data from one or more power plant components within one or more different power plant units in one or more collections of power plants to identify cycles and key events on one or more of a component level, a unit level and a collective level of multiple power plant units; generating at least one scorecard summary of calculated power plant operational characteristics on selected levels of operation comprising one or more of a component level, unit level and collective level of multiple power plant units; and providing said at least one scorecard summary as electronic output to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A power plant analysis and display system, comprising:
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at least one processing device; at least one memory comprising computer-readable instructions for execution by said at least one processing device, wherein said at least one processing device is configured to electronically access power plant operational data including one or more monitored parameters defining at least one type of operation within a power plant, to electronically analyze data from one or more power plant components within one or more different power plant units in one or more collections of multiple power plants to identify cycles and key events on one or more of a component level, a unit level and a collective level, and to generate at least one scorecard summary of calculated power plant operational characteristics on selected levels of operation comprising one or more of a component level, unit level and collective level of multiple power plant units; and at least one output device for providing said at least one scorecard summary as electronic output to a user. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. The system of claim 20, wherein a user gains access to the web-based portal using a unique customer identifier such that data analysis conducted within the power plant analysis and display system is specific to the components, units and collections of power plants matched to an identified customer.
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