Plant evaluation device and plant evaluation method
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Current assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · originally Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Inventors: Naohiko Ishibashi, Yosuke Nakagawa · Examiner: Phuong Huynh · AU 2857 · TC 2800
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A plant evaluation apparatus includes: a first computation unit configured to compute a first estimated value of a plant state quantity by using a steady-state model; a first determination unit configured to compute a second estimated value of the plant state quantity by assigning an equipment parameter in a normal state to an equipment parameter of a non-steady-state model; a second computation unit configured to compute a third estimated value of the plant state quantity by using the steady-state model in a case where the first determination unit determines that an error between the second estimated value and an actually measured value is equal to or more than a threshold value; and a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not a difference between the equipment parameter in the normal state and the equipment parameter in an abnormal state is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
Description
11 parts›TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a plant evaluation apparatus and a plant evaluation method.
›BACKGROUND ART
There is a case where simulation using a plant model is performed for the purpose of an optimal operation for a plant such as a chemical plant. PTL 1 discloses a simulation device including a tracking model part, an identification model part, an analysis model part, and a comparison/determination unit. The comparison/determination unit has, in advance, information regarding a parameter which is to be corrected with an identification model in a case where an error occurs in measurement data and prediction data.
›CITATION LIST
Patent Literature
[PTL 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-282804
›SUMMARY OF INVENTION · 1 of 2
Technical Problem
The simulation device of the related art has, in advance, information regarding a parameter which is to be corrected with an identification model in a case where an error occurs. However, there is a probability that a correction location cannot be specified by using only information set in advance, depending on an error occurrence factor.
An object of the present invention is to solve the problem, and to efficiently estimate a cause of the occurrence of abnormality in a plant according to an error between an estimated value and an actually measured value of a plant state quantity.
Solution to Problem
In order to achieve the object, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plant evaluation apparatus including a first computation unit configured to compute a first estimated value of a plant state quantity by using a steady-state model indicating a mathematical relationship in a steady state between an equipment parameter and the plant state quantity of plant equipment, and to compute the equipment parameter of the plant equipment according to a difference between the first estimated value of the plant state quantity and an actually measured value of the plant state quantity, the computed equipment parameter being preserved as an equipment parameter in a normal state; a first determination unit configured to compute a second estimated value of the plant state quantity by assigning the equipment parameter in the normal state to an equipment parameter of a non-steady-state model by using the non-steady-state model indicating a mathematical relationship in a non-steady state between the equipment parameter and the plant state quantity of the plant equipment, and to determine whether or not an error between the second estimated value of the plant state quantity and the actually measured value of the plant state quantity is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value; a second computation unit configured to compute a third estimated value of the plant state quantity by using the steady-state model in a case where the first determination unit determines that the error between the second estimated value of the plant state quantity and the actually measured value of the plant state quantity is equal to or more than the threshold value, and to computes an equipment parameter of the plant equipment according to a difference between the third estimated value of the plant state quantity and the actually measured value of the plant state quantity, the computed equipment parameter being preserved as an equipment parameter in an abnormal state; and a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not a difference between the equipment parameter in the normal state and the equipment parameter in the abnormal state is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
The plant evaluation apparatus may further include a prediction unit configured to predict a future change of the equipment parameter on the basis of the history of a computation result of the equipment parameter in the second computation unit.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plant evaluation apparatus including a computation unit configured to compute an estimated value of a plant state quantity by using a steady-state model indicating a mathematical relationship in a steady state between an equipment parameter and the plant state quantity of plant equipment, and to compute the equipment parameter of the plant equipment according to a difference between the estimated value of the plant state quantity and an actually measured value of the plant state quantity; and an update unit configured to compare an equipment parameter after computation with an equipment parameter before computation in the computation unit, and to update the equipment parameter according to a comparison result.
The plant evaluation apparatus may further include a prediction unit configured to predict a future change of the equipment parameter on the basis of the history of a computation result of the equipment parameter in the computation unit.
In order to achieve the object, according to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plant evaluation method including a first computation step of computing a first estimated value of a plant state quantity by using a steady-state model indicating a mathematical relationship in a steady state between an equipment parameter and the plant state quantity of plant equipment, and computing the equipment parameter of the plant equipment according to a difference between the first estimated value of the plant state quantity and an actually measured value of the plant state quantity, the computed equipment parameter being preserved as an equipment parameter in a normal state; a determination step of computing a second estimated value of the plant state quantity by assigning the equipment parameter in the normal state to an equipment parameter of a non-steady-state model by using the non-steady-state model indicating a mathematical relationship in a non-steady state between the equipment parameter and the plant state quantity of the plant equipment, and determining whether or not an error between the second estimated value of the plant state quantity and the actually measured value of the plant state quantity is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value; a second computation step of computing a third estimated value of the plant state quantity by using the steady-state model in a case where it is determined that the error between the second estimated value of the plant state quantity and the actually measured value of the plant state quantity is equal to or more than the threshold value, and computing an equipment parameter of the plant equipment according to a difference between the third estimated value of the plant state quantity and the actually measured value of the plant state quantity, the computed equipment parameter being preserved as an equipment parameter in an abnormal state; and a second determination step of determining whether or not a difference between the equipment parameter in the normal state and the equipment parameter in the abnormal state is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
›SUMMARY OF INVENTION · 2 of 2
The plant evaluation method may further include a prediction step of predicting a future change of the equipment parameter on the basis of the history of a computation result of the equipment parameter in the second computation step.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plant evaluation method including a computation step of computing an estimated value of a plant state quantity by using a steady-state model indicating a mathematical relationship in a steady state between an equipment parameter and the plant state quantity of plant equipment, and computing the equipment parameter of the plant equipment according to a difference between the estimated value of the plant state quantity and an actually measured value of the plant state quantity; and an update step of comparing an equipment parameter after computation with an equipment parameter before computation in the computation step, and updating the equipment parameter according to a comparison result.
The plant evaluation method may further include a prediction step of predicting a future change of the equipment parameter on the basis of the history of a computation result of the equipment parameter in the computation step.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
It is possible to efficiently estimate a cause of the occurrence of abnormality in a plant according to an error between an estimated value and an actually measured value of a plant state quantity.
›BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of a plant.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a plant evaluation apparatus.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a computer hardware configuration example of the plant evaluation apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a process performed by the plant evaluation apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating temporal changes of an actually measured value and an estimated value of a plant state quantity.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a plant evaluation apparatus according to another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of another process performed by the plant evaluation apparatus.
FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating a predicted equipment parameter.
›DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS · 1 of 4
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
[Plant]
First, a description will be made of an example of a plant which is an evaluation target. As illustrated in FIG. 1 , a plant 1 includes a pipe 2 , and a first valve 3 and a second valve 4 which adjust a flow rate of a fluid flowing through the pipe 2 . The first valve 3 is provided further toward the upstream side than the second valve 4 . The pipe 2 , the first valve 3 , and the second valve 4 are all pieces of plant equipment.
A pipe pressure on the upstream side of the first valve 3 is indicated by P 1 , a pipe pressure (or an intermediate part pressure) on the downstream side of the first valve 3 and the upstream side of the second valve 4 is indicated by P 2 , and a pipe pressure on the downstream side of the second valve 4 is indicated by P 3 . As an example, the pipe pressures P 1 and P 3 are assumed to be constant, and the pipe pressure P 2 is assumed to be change over time.
A flow rate of a fluid flowing through the first valve 3 is indicated by F 1 , and a flow rate of a fluid flowing through the second valve 4 is indicated by F 2 . The flow rates F 1 and F 2 are plant state quantities indicating a state of the plant 1 , and are control targets in process control of the plant 1 . The pipe pressures P 1 to P 3 are also plant state quantities. A valve opening degree of the first valve 3 is indicated by X 1 , and a valve opening degree of the second valve 4 is indicated by X 2 . The valve opening degrees X 1 and X 2 are operation amounts in process control of the plant 1 .
A flow rate coefficient of the first valve 3 is indicated by CV 1 , and a flow rate coefficient of the second valve 4 is indicated by CV 2 . The flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 are all equipment parameters of the pieces of plant equipment.
First Embodiment
FIG. 2 illustrates a plant evaluation apparatus 5 evaluating the plant 1 . The plant evaluation apparatus 5 can acquire actually measured data from the plant 1 online or offline, and includes a first computation unit 52 , a first determination unit 53 , a second computation unit 54 , and a second determination unit 55 . Details of each functional unit will be described later.
FIG. 3 illustrates a computer hardware configuration example of the plant evaluation apparatus 5 . The plant evaluation apparatus 5 includes a CPU 510 , an interface device 520 , a display device 530 , an input device 540 , a drive device 550 , an auxiliary storage device 560 , and a memory device 570 , which are connected to each other via a bus 580 .
A program for realizing a function of the plant evaluation apparatus 5 is provided by a recording medium 590 such as a CD-ROM. In a case where the recording medium 590 recording the program is set in the drive device 550 , the program is installed in the auxiliary storage device 560 from the recording medium 590 via the drive device 550 . Alternatively, the program is not necessarily installed by using the recording medium 590 , and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 560 stores the installed program, and stores, for example, necessary files or data.
In a case where there is an instruction for activating the program, the memory device 570 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 560 , and stores the program therein. The CPU 510 realizes the function of the plant evaluation apparatus 5 according to the program stored in the memory device 570 . The interface device 520 is used as an interface for connection to other computers via the network. The display device 530 displays a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the program. The input device 540 is, for example, a keyboard and a mouse.
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4 , a description will be made of a process performed by the plant evaluation apparatus 5 . This process is periodically performed.
First, in step S 101 , the first computation unit 52 determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed from the last computation of the equipment parameters. In a case where it is determined that the predetermined period has elapsed, step S 102 is skipped, and step S 103 is performed. Computation of the equipment parameters will be described later.
In step S 102 , the first computation unit 52 computes a first estimated value F 1 1 of the flow rate (plant state quantity) F 1 , a first estimated value F 2 1 of the flow rate F 2 , and a first estimated value P 2 1 of the intermediate part pressure P 2 , by using a steady-state model. The steady-state model is a plant model indicating a mathematical relationship in a steady state between an equipment parameter of plant equipment and a plant state quantity. The first computation unit 52 computes the estimated values F 1 1 , F 2 1 , and P 2 1 according to the following computation formulae.
0.0= F 1 1 −F 2 1 (1)
F 1 1 =CV 1· X 1·√{square root over ( P 1− P 2 1 )} (2)
F 2 1 =CV 2· X 2·√{square root over ( P 2 1 −P 3)} (3)
Specifically, the computation is performed as follows.
F 1 1 is the same as F 2 1 on the basis of Equation (1), and, if Equations (2) and (3) are respectively assigned thereto, this leads to CV 1 ·X 1 ·√(P 1 −P 2 1 )=CV 2 ·X 2 ·√(P 2 1 −P 3 ). If both sides are squared, this leads to (CV 1 ·X 1 ) 2 ·(P 1 −P 2 1 )=(CV 2 ·X 2 ) 2 ·(P 2 1 −P 3 ), that is, P 2 1 ={(CV 1 ·X 1 ) 2 ·P 1 +(CV 2 ·X 2 ) 2 ·P 3 }/{(CV 1 ·X 1 ) 2 +(CV 2 ·X 2 ) 2 }. If the obtained P 2 1 is assigned to Equations (2) and (3), F 1 1 and F 2 1 are obtained.
In nonlinear simultaneous equations, generally, it is hard to obtain analysis solutions (solutions represented by equations) as above. Thus, an approximate solution is generally obtained by using various numerical analysis methods.
As mentioned above, in the steady-state model, the estimated values F 11 , F 21 , and P 21 are computed by using such simultaneous relationship Equations (1) to (3).
The flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 are obtained on the basis of design conditions or an equipment parameter update result which will be described later. The valve opening degrees X 1 and X 2 and the pipe pressures P 1 and P 3 are obtained on the basis of actually measured values. In a case where there is no actually measured value, an experience value or an assumed value is given.
›DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS · 2 of 4
In this step, the first computation unit 52 receives, from the plant 1 , at least one of input of a flow rate actually measured value F 1 r which is an actually measured value of the flow rate F 1 , input of a flow rate actually measured value F 2 r which is an actually measured value of the flow rate F 2 , and a pressure actually measured value P 2 r which is an actually measured value of the intermediate part pressure P 2 . Next, the first computation unit 52 computes a sum value of a difference between the first estimated value F 1 1 and the flow rate actually measured value F 1 r of the flow rate F 1 , a difference between the first estimated value F 2 1 and the flow rate actually measured value F 2 r of the flow rate F 2 , and a difference between the first estimated value P 2 1 and the pressure actually measured value P 2 r of the intermediate part pressure P 2 . In a case where there is an actually measured value which is not received from the plant 1 , a difference between the actually measured value and a corresponding estimated value is zero. As the sum value of the differences, a sum of square differences is preferably taken. The first computation unit 52 computes values of the flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 causing the sum value to be the minimum. In a case where the sum value is zero, accurate equipment parameters, that is, the flow rate coefficients are reproduced, but the sum value is not zero practically, equipment parameters causing the sum value to be the minimum are regarded as optimal equipment parameters.
The first computation unit 52 preserves each of the computed flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 in the memory device 570 as an equipment parameter in a normal state. Of course, the flow rate coefficients may be preserved in any storage device other than the memory device 570 . This preservation is also referred to as update of the equipment parameters.
However, in a case where abnormality such as a loss is included in actually measured data or computation is performed by using an actually measured value which is not in a steady state, the equipment parameters are not updated.
As mentioned above, computation of the equipment parameters in this step is performed by using the steady-state models as shown in Equations (1) to (3) such that an error in the entire plant system is the minimum.
In step S 103 , the first determination unit 53 computes a second estimated value F 1 2 of the flow rate (plant state quantity) F 1 , a second estimated value F 2 2 of the flow rate F 2 , and a second estimated value P 2 2 of the intermediate part pressure P 2 , by using a non-steady-state model. The non-steady-state model is a plant model indicating a mathematical relationship in a non-steady state between an equipment parameter of plant equipment and a plant state quantity. Computation formulae are given as follows.
Here, the constant α in Equation (4) is a response coefficient of pressure. P 2 old in Equation (5) is a pressure at the previous computation (the previous time) in non-steady-state computation, and the estimated value P 2 2 obtained according to Equation (5) in the previous time. In addition, dt indicates a differentiation time (computation time interval). The equipment parameter (an equipment parameter updated by the first computation unit 52 ) CV 1 in a normal state is assigned to the flow rate coefficient (equipment parameter) CV 1 in Equation (6). The equipment parameter (an equipment parameter updated by the first computation unit 52 ) CV 2 in a normal state is assigned to the flow rate coefficient (equipment parameter) CV 2 in Equation (7). The valve opening degrees X 1 and X 2 and the pipe pressures P 1 and P 3 are obtained on the basis of actually measured values. In a case where there is no actually measured value, an experience value or an assumed value is given.
As mentioned above, in the non-steady-state model, the time derivative term dP 2 /dt is computed as shown in Equation (4), and the estimated value P 2 2 is computed according to Equation (5) by using the time derivative term. Next, the estimated values F 1 2 and F 2 2 are computed according to Equations (6) and (7) by using the computed estimated value P 2 2 .
Both of the steady-state model shown in Equations (1) to (3) and the non-steady-state model shown in Equations (4) to (7) are mathematical models indicating physical phenomena (process response) of the plant. However, both of the models are different from each other in that a time derivative term is taken into consideration in the non-steady-state model, but a time derivative term is handled to be zero in the steady-state model as shown in Equation (1).
In this step, the first determination unit 53 computes a difference between the second estimated value F 1 2 and the flow rate actually measured value F 1 r of the flow rate (plant state quantity) F 1 . This difference is referred to as a first deviation. An example of the first deviation is indicated by the reference sign D 1 in FIG. 5 . The first determination unit 53 also computes a difference between the second estimated value F 2 2 and the flow rate actually measured value F 2 r of the flow rate (plant state quantity) F 2 . This difference is referred to as a second deviation. The first determination unit 53 also computes a difference between the second estimated value P 2 2 and the pressure actually measured value P 2 r of the pressure (plant state quantity) P 2 . This difference is referred to as a third deviation. In a case where there is no actually measured value, deviations are not computed.
In step S 104 , the first determination unit 53 determines whether or not at least one of the first deviation, the second deviation, and the third deviation exceeds a predetermined value. In a case where a determination result is positive, it is determined that abnormality occurs in the plant 1 , step S 105 is skipped, and the present process is finished.
In step S 105 , the second computation unit 54 computes a third estimated value F 1 3 of the flow rate (plant state quantity) F 1 , a third estimated value F 2 3 of the flow rate F 2 , and a third estimated value P 2 3 of the intermediate part pressure P 2 , by using the steady-state model. The second computation unit 54 computes the estimated values F 1 3 and F 2 3 according to the following computation formulae.
›DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS · 3 of 4
0.0= F 1 3 −F 2 3 (8)
F 1 3 =CV 1· X 1·√{square root over ( P 1− P 2 3 )} (9)
F 2 3 =CV 2· X 2·√{square root over ( P 2 3 −P 3)} (10)
The flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 are obtained on the basis of the computed equipment parameters or equipment parameter update results which will be described later. The valve opening degrees X 1 and X 2 and the pipe pressures P 1 and P 3 are obtained on the basis of actually measured values. In a case where there is no actually measured value, an experience value or an assumed value is given.
In this step, the second computation unit 54 receives, from the plant 1 , at least one of input of the flow rate actually measured value F 1 r which is an actually measured value of the flow rate F 1 , input of the flow rate actually measured value F 2 r which is an actually measured value of the flow rate F 2 , and the pressure actually measured value P 2 r which is an actually measured value of the intermediate part pressure P 2 . Next, the second computation unit 54 computes a sum value of a difference between the third estimated value F 1 3 and the flow rate actually measured value F 1 r of the flow rate F 1 , a difference between the third estimated value F 2 3 and the flow rate actually measured value F 2 r of the flow rate F 2 , and a difference between the third estimated value P 2 3 and the pressure actually measured value P 2 r of the intermediate part pressure P 2 . As the sum value of the differences, a sum of square differences is preferably taken. The second computation unit 54 computes values of the flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 causing the sum value to be the minimum.
The second computation unit 54 preserves (updates) each of the computed flow rate coefficients CV 1 and CV 2 in the memory device 570 as an equipment parameter in an abnormal state. Of course, the flow rate coefficients may be preserved in any storage device other than the memory device 570 .
However, in a case where abnormality such as a loss is included in actually measured data or computation is performed by using an actually measured value which is not in a steady state, the equipment parameters are not updated.
As mentioned above, computation of the equipment parameters in this step is performed by using the steady-state models as shown in Equations (8) to (10) such that an error in the entire plant system is the minimum.
In step S 106 , the second determination unit 55 determines whether or not a difference between the equipment parameter in a normal state obtained in step S 102 and the equipment parameter in an abnormal state obtained in step S 105 is equal to or more than a predetermined value. Specifically, the second determination unit 55 computes a difference between the flow rate coefficient CV 1 in a normal state and the flow rate coefficient CV 1 in an abnormal state, and determines whether or not the difference is equal to or more than the predetermined value. The second determination unit 55 computes a difference between the flow rate coefficient CV 2 in a normal state and the flow rate coefficient CV 2 in an abnormal state, and determines whether or not the difference is equal to or more than the predetermined value.
Thereafter, the second determination unit 55 specifies a flow rate coefficient (equipment parameter) in which the difference between a normal state and an abnormal state is determined as being equal to or more than the predetermined value.
The equipment parameters in a normal state obtained in step S 102 and the equipment parameters in an abnormal state obtained in step S 105 are used in step S 103 which is performed in a case where a determination result in step S 101 in the next time is “No”. Specifically, in a case where it is determined that there is no abnormality in step S 104 , the equipment parameters are regarded almost not to change, and thus an equipment parameter in a normal state at that time is used in step S 103 which is performed in a case where a determination result in step S 101 in the next time is “No”. In contrast, in a case where it is determined that there is abnormality in step S 104 , in order to obtain an equipment parameter in which the latest state is reflected, the equipment parameter in an abnormal state at the time is used in step S 103 which is performed in a case where a determination result in step S 101 in the next time is “No”.
According to the present embodiment, it is possible to estimate a cause of abnormality in the plant and to evaluate the degree of abnormality in a quantitative manner on the basis of an equipment parameter in which a difference between a normal state and an abnormal state is equal to or more than a predetermined value. In steps S 102 and S 105 , equipment parameters in the entire plant system are updated. In other words, since the equipment parameters are not locally updated, it is possible to reduce a possibility that a cause of abnormality cannot be found. The equipment parameter update is a process requiring a relatively high computation load, but is performed only during execution of step S 105 except for step S 102 which is performed every predetermined period, and thus it is possible to suppress an increase in a computation load.
Second Embodiment
FIG. 6 illustrates a plant evaluation apparatus 5 a according to another embodiment. As illustrated, the plant evaluation apparatus 5 a includes a computation unit 56 and an update unit 57 . FIG. 7 illustrates a flow of a process performed by the plant evaluation apparatus 5 a . The present process is periodically performed.
First, in step S 201 , the computation unit 56 computes equipment parameters. This computation is the same as in step S 102 .
In step S 202 , the update unit 57 compares equipment parameters before and after computation performed by the computation unit 56 with each other. The equipment parameter before computation is an equipment parameter obtained through the previous computation in the computation unit 56 . In step S 203 , the update unit 57 determines whether or not the equipment parameter is updated to a value computed in step S 201 . A determination criterion therefor is that abnormality such as a loss is not included in actually measured data, or an actually measured value is in a steady state. In a case where a determination result in step S 203 is “Yes”, the equipment parameter is updated in step S 204 .
›DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS · 4 of 4
According to the present embodiment, equipment parameters are compared with each other in step S 202 , and thus it is possible to efficiently estimate a cause of abnormality in the plant on the basis of a comparison result. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform plant evaluation without using a non-steady-state model requiring a relatively high computation load.
Third Embodiment
In a case where there is slight abnormality which does not impede a plant operation in the equipment parameter in an abnormal state, obtained in the first embodiment, the plant operation may be continuously performed. In this case, the plant evaluation apparatus 5 may further include a prediction unit (not illustrated). The prediction unit predicts a future change of an equipment parameter on the basis of the history of a computation result of the equipment parameter in the second computation unit 54 .
FIG. 8 illustrates a relationship between a catalytic activity value which is an example of an equipment parameter and time. The prediction unit derives a straight line L indicating a future change of the catalytic activity value on the basis of points H 1 to H 4 representing the history of computation results. A least square method or a spline interpolation may be used to derive the straight line L. It is possible to predict a period in which a plant operation can be continuously performed on the basis of an intersection Q between the straight line L and a threshold value indicating a minimum value of the catalytic activity value for the plant operation. It is possible to monitor a rapid change of an equipment parameter.
The plant evaluation apparatus 5 a may further include a prediction unit (not illustrated). The prediction unit predicts a future change of an equipment parameter on the basis of the history of a computation result of the equipment parameter in the computation unit 56 .
Regarding an effect common to the first to third embodiments, it is possible to estimate a cause of an abnormal state regardless of the presence or absence of a correlation operation which may be a cause of an error. It is possible to quantitatively evaluate the degree of plant abnormality. Since an equipment parameter is updated in the entire plant system, and thus local parameter update is not performed, it is possible to reduce a possibility that a cause of abnormality cannot be found.
[Others]
In the embodiments, the plant in which a plurality of equipment parameters are present has been described as an example, but at least one equipment parameter may be present.
A flow rate has been described as an example of a state quantity, but is not limited thereto. Any quantity which can be measured such as a temperature or a pressure may be used as a state quantity. An operation target in process control is not limited to a valve, and may be any plant equipment.
Examples of equipment parameters, a flow rate coefficient and a catalytic activity value have been described. However, these are only examples, and any equipment parameter such as a heat transfer coefficient of a heat exchanger or a pressure loss of a pipe may be used for plant evaluation.
A functional configuration of the plant evaluation apparatus is not limited to the above-described aspects, and, for example, each piece of means may be integrated and mounted, or, conversely, may be further distributed and mounted.
The embodiments also have an aspect of a plant evaluation method performed by the plant evaluation apparatus.
The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention are included in the concept of the present invention.
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1 PLANT
2 PIPE
3 FIRST VALVE
4 SECOND VALVE
5 PLANT EVALUATION APPARATUS
52 FIRST COMPUTATION UNIT
53 FIRST DETERMINATION UNIT
54 SECOND COMPUTATION UNIT
55 SECOND DETERMINATION UNIT
56 COMPUTATION UNIT
57 UPDATE UNIT
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