Posts Tagged ‘PI’
PI Asset Framework: Analytical Pros and Cons
OSIsoft’s PI System dominates the data historian market. A reason for the PI System’s success is its use of the Asset Framework (AF) feature. First introduced in 2007, AF provides…
Read MorePI Asset Framework: A CLPM History Lesson
When does History matter? Well, in 2017 OSIsoft introduced Control Station as a valued member of the Partner EcoSphere. At the time Control Station’s PlantESP was the first control loop…
Read More4 Reasons the OSI PI Data Historian is King of the Market
Data historians are a “must have” technology and among the automation market’s options the PI Historian from OSIsoft is the gold standard. OSIsoft has more-or-less led the historian market from its inception in 1980. The reason: OSI has continuously innovated to assure that the PI Historian is highly efficient and that it provides the preferred platform for higher value data…
Read MoreWhat’s the Difference between FactoryTalk Historian and PI?
The market for data historians continues to expand rapidly. Credit that trend to the growing appetite among process manufacturers for advanced analytics. As the market grows so too does the number of questions about the different products that are available.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2016 – Control Station Continues International Expansion with European Office
Common Industrial Applications of PI Control
Studies show that when individuals are given a set of three options they are instinctively biased to prefer the middle one. When this finding is applied to purchasing behavior a common outcome is that consumers pick the middle priced option with little-to-no rationale other than a desire to avoid being viewed as either too cheap or too lavish. It’s known as the Compromise Effect. While the PID controller offers three options – P-Only, PI and PID – the rationale for selecting the middle option is generally clear. But PI Control is not only the instinctive choice, on many occasions it is also the superior and simpler one.
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