This workshop reviews essential functions and features associated with the PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring solution. Participants learn how to apply PlantESP in the plant-wide analysis of PID controller performance.
This course is specific to the PlantESP application.
Course Information
Below is the agenda for the Essentials of PlantESP virtual training workshop. The workshop will be delivered in daily segments estimated at four (4) hours in duration. Daily breaks of approximately fifteen (15) minutes will be provided by the instructor at appropriate stages of the workshop.
Day One Topics
Lecture: What is Controller Performance Analysis
Lecture: Navigating PlantESP to Isolate Performance Issues
Exercise: Exploring the PlantESP Website
Lecture: Loop Configuration and Analysis Using Moving Window Calculations
Demo: Adjusting Loop Configuration from the PlantESP Website
Lecture: Distinguishing Between Controller States and Modes
Demo: Adjusting Controller and Enable States from the PlantESP Website
Lecture: Basic CLPM Metrics
Exercise: Exploring the AAE, PTIN, Output Travel, and Output Saturation Metrics
Day Two Topics
Lecture: Intermediate CLPM Metrics
Demo: Exploring the Normalized Variation, Mode Changes, and Composite Metrics PlantESP Metrics
Lecture: Advanced CLPM Metrics
Exercise: Exploring the Oscillation, Noise, and Valve-Stiction PlantESP Metrics Normalized Variation, Mode Changes, Composite Metrics
Lecture: Understanding Metric Limits
Demo: Adjusting Metrics Limits from the PlantESP Website
Lecture: Utilizing TuneVue™ to Identify Bump Tests and Tune PID Control Loops
Exercise: Using TuneVue and LOOP-PRO to Tune PID Controllers
Day Three Topics
Lecture: Configuration and Generation of Effective PlantESP Reports
Exercise: Creating Reports in PlantESP
Lecture: Forensic Tools for Loop Interaction and Root-Cause Analysis
Exercise: Using Power Spectrum and Cross Correlations to Identify Interactions
Lecture: Application Installation
Demo: Walk-through of the PlantESP Configuration Tool
Lecture: Data Requirements and Loop Configuration
Demo: Walk-through of the PlantESP Excel Configuration Sheet
Lecture: Data Historian Connection and Configuration
Demo: Walk-through of the PlantESP Connection Interfaces
Day Four Topics
Lecture: Importing Controller Details into PlantESP
Exercise: Importing Loops into PlantESP
Lecture: Effective Enable Conditions
Exercise: Adjusting Simple Enable Conditions
Lecture: Creating Complex Logic for Controller Modes and Enable Conditions
Exercise: Using Multiple Tags for Determining Controller Modes and Enable Status