FEBRUARY 2018 – THINK YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF DATA? THINK AGAIN!

This article explores the data requirements that allow plant-wide monitoring and diagnostic technologies to accurately characterize changes in performance. In particular, it examines the requirements of key performance indices (KPIs) common to control loop performance monitoring (CLPM) technologies. These KPIs are essential to identifying issues and isolating the associated root-causes that undermine both production and asset reliability.