“Just like with cruise control on your car, our operators don’t want to take it out of APC mode (nor do they have to), because it allows them to ride smoothly through the minor disruptions of the day.”
Ease Variations in Steam Header Pressure
This customer was looking for ways to optimize their production with Advanced Process Control using Model Predictive Control (MPC) technology. MPC is used to manipulate multiple variables—like boiler loads, turbine loads, and let-down valves—to maintain stable steam pressure and minimize steam venting or downgrading.
Leveraging this technology, the Apperture Solutions experts were able to:
- Optimize economic targets for key equipment, energy flows, and fuels
- Optimize how the high-pressure header is keeping up with steam demand across the facility
- Optimize the pressure reducing valves to maintain the appropriate pressures for each steam header
To ensure continued results, we actively maintain the system every six months to fine-tune the model based on metrics and operator feedback.
Saved $600K/year
in Fuel Costs
Improved Quality
of the Condensate
