July
2009
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Insights:
BDP
consulting services promote
sustained performance for
advanced control solutions
BDP Inc. enhanced
regulatory control strategies and
model-based advanced control
strategies have been implemented
at various gas processing plants
to deliver improved product
performance and increased plant
stability. These advanced
strategies are typically
configured directly in the DCS or
PLC control system, using the
native programming features
available in the vendor
software. Implementing
advanced control strategies
directly in the DCS/PLC
controller can improve the
control loop response time, can
minimize operator intervention,
and can ensure program
compatibility when control system
version upgrades are
required. While the BDP
Inc. control strategy designs are
both robust and reliable within
the operating characteristics of
the target control system, these
advanced control strategies are
still subject to external
influences which may affect
sustained performance.
Periodic visits by the BDP team
are recommended to assess the
impact of external influences,
such as process changes,
feedstock changes, contract
changes, or loop tuning
adjustments. As with any
control strategy, changes in the
field devices or process
conditions can adversely affect
the loop performance. BDP
Inc. offers consulting services
to promote sustained performance
utilizing advanced control
strategies designed and
implemented by the BDP team.
<> Audit
control strategy performance,
interview operators, and identify
process issues or constraints
affecting advanced control loops.
<> Identify
potential advanced control
strategy enhancements implemented
by the BDP team on more recent
projects.
<> Loop
tuning services to update
advanced control strategy
response based on current process
conditions.
<> Refresher
training for operators to provide
additional hands-on training for
plant specific control
strategies, to improve the
operators self-reliance and
understanding of control loop
interactions.
<> Advanced
control strategy performance
report to document the as-found
and as-left conditions, including
recommended dashboard indicators
to provide continuous feedback to
operations and plant management.
BDP Inc. recommends annual audits
to review advanced control
strategy performance, and the BDP
team also responds to client
requests for control strategy
updates when process changes
impact sustained
performance. These BDP
engineering services compliment
the skills and resources
available at the processing
plant, and enable our clients to
maximize the benefit of their
installed control systems.
Contact BDP Inc. for more
information on similar control
system services and process
control improvements to enhance
your plant operations today.
Partial
List of Current Projects at BDP:
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for a process automation
system at a new gas treating
facility in Texas.
<> Conceptual
engineering and Safety
Instrumented System (SIS) scope
development to upgrade a gas
plant shutdown system in Wyoming.
<> Process
control consulting and APC
strategy commissioning for
enhanced demethanizer and
de-ethanizer control of Y-grade
product quality within process
constraints at a Texas gas plant.
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Engineering, configuration, and
commissioning support for PCS and
SIS applications at a compressor
station in western Colorado.
<> Engineering,
configuration, and commissioning
support for an integrated DCS and
SIS control system at a CO2
recovery plant in west Texas.
Partial
List of Systems included in
recent BDP projects:
<> Emerson Delta V control
system.
<> Honeywell Experion PKS
system.
<> MOST process
automation system from GE Fanuc.
<> Wonderware
InTouch HMI with
Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC. |
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