Solutions for

Control Loop
Optimizing
Oil & Gas
Performance
Operations
Optimization
 Introduction
INTECH’s Control Loop Performance Optimization (referred to as CLPO) is an
operations improvement framework to optimize and streamline plant performance,
which contributes to smoother process operation and higher overall productivity.

INTECH’s applications add value through role based security, event triggered KPI’s
and multi variable loop and process analysis. INTECH provides advanced diagnosis,
tuning, performance optimization and routine monitoring of control loops as part of
its focus on lifetime asset and facility performance. This ensures timely identification
and rectification of control problems before they adversely affect process profitability.
This also makes sure that benefits of optimal loop performance do not diminish over
time.

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control loops and cause improper functioning. Factors that typially contribute to TC0203 FC0221 FC1361
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productivity, thus requiring continuous monitoring and improvement of control loops LC0204 LC0205 PCSP0204 PCSP0204A
throughout the plant/facility’s lifetime.

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vendor partners, who are also industry standard leaders.

Steam Flow 1 Disturbance Disturbance
Disturbance
Continuous Improvement

Flow Increase
from Fuel
Generator No Flow Change Control
Steam Improve
Flow
Hardware
Flow Drop
Flow Drop & Recovery Establish Measure Compare of Optimize Optimize
Steam Flow 2 Philosophy Performance Diagnose Controllers & Maintain
Target

Manual Control PID Control

Existing Mode Modify
Objectives
Differences in Manual & PID Control
Why do you need Control Loop Performance Management?
Control Loops are an integral part of any automated process and define how efficiently a plant, facility, fileds or sub-system operates.
Poor control loop performance can go undetected indefinitely and adversely affect productivity, having a negative impact on bottom line.

INTECH’s Loop Tuning helps identify origins of poor control loop performance and facilitates their remediation. It analyzes loops for
problems like hysteresis, stiction, process non-linearity, and poor tuning; it then identifies and models processes’ dynamic response to
calculate suitable loop PID controller settings. It also provides a choice of tuning objectives, and simulates loops’ response to visualize
effects of parameter changes prior to applying them.

Custom Reporting Solution Loop Monitoring Process Analysis

INTECH’s custom reporting solution gives
automatic loop performance reports,
event-triggered reports & shift schedule
based reports via email. These reports can
also be accessed, customized and shared
online and over the cloud.
INTECH’s solution acquires real-time data
via OPC and a time-series of data for
analyses. OPC read rate is user-defined so
that Loop Analysis does not overload the
OPC server or underlying systems.
INTECH’s Process Analyzer helps find,
explore, and understand plant-wide
oscillations & their interactions with
multiple plant/process variables. This
helps ensure operation at 100% capacity.

Operation / Safety / Quality Limit

Symptoms of Control Loop
Lower maintenance cost from Malfunction
reduced variations

Poorly configured control loops are a serious

damper to productivity and lead to issues like:

Unnecessary and excessive alarms

Set Point Frequent process upsets
Reduced output and quality
Increased operator loading
Reduced operator loading Increased output variations
from reduced alarms and Stiction, non-linearity or hysteresis in
more robust controls
control elements
Poor Loop Performance Improve Controls Operating Closer to Limits
Gradual decrease in overall
to Reduce Variations productivity
Poor Loop Performance and Impact of INTECH’s CLPO

Classical Optimization Method

Controllers are tuned during commissioning Noise & Interference
PI/PID parameters are initially set based on experience Damage to equipment
Reduced
Setpoint changes are made to test performance oscillations &
Increased and assets
Problem control loops are mostly tuned via trial & error protection
disturbances
Plants may run for their lifetime with sub-optimal controls Error Span
Optimal
productivity & Valve Reversals &
INTECH’s Real-Time Optimization operations Hysteresis

Control Valve Traversals

Control Strategy Design
Leading to reductions in
Control Element Performance Overloaded operators and
Controller Tuning according to Specific Objectives excessive intervention
Continuous monitoring of under-performing loops
Model-based process configuration Benefits of Control Loop Optimization
 What Our Customers Say...
“I would like to commend INTECH's on-site
team for going beyond individual primary
responsibilities, exhibiting a diverse skill set
to progress towards project completion.”
INTECH personnel have the correct skills & “After successful commissioning I would
knowledge to enable them to carry out all express my satisfaction at duly meeting
tasks and additional works… full training the project schedule. The work was done in
and familiarization of Control Loop tuning most professional manner and we shall
software has been carried out to our favourably consider your company for
complete satisfaction. future work.”

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