Date: 16 July 2018

PADO stage -1: Brief description and problems being faced

1) Basic Architecture:

Process Historian Database Server Data Server Application Server

It takes data from unit -1, 2 and 3 It runs the Sentient Software which It acts as a interface for user
DCS: performs calculations and produces
1) Emerson Ovation results for the plant model
2) HFC Controls developed in it.

2) PADO applications:

1 Component monitoring Unit model, Turbo Generator sub-model, Air Gas sub-model, Boiler sub-model,
Fans, Generator, mills, pumps etc
2 What-If Analysis
3 Plant Optimization
4 Boiler Clean
5 Boiler Stress evaluator Creep Fatigue & Remaining life time calculation

3) Benefits if using PADO:

1 Advanced control of the unit - resulting in improved efficiency and effectiveness of the plant to generate
electricity with lower risk, environmental impact and asset consumption.
2 Data driven decisions - resulting in consistent and systematic plant improvement processes.
3 Real-time monitoring - locking in the benefits achieved by continuously monitoring the process and deviations
to the process.

4) System related problems:

1 Data server stops running calculations, if it gets out of available memory for its working.
2 PADO system uses technology from M/s Honeywell, M/s Synengco for its working. Any problem observed in
the plant model stops the calculation and is not easy to diagnose.
3 PADO system mainly run in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment, with some tasks running in an
Ubuntu 7.10 Linux environment, which will be run from a VMWare virtual machine. Knowledge of Ubuntu 7.10
Linux environment is very limited to users.

5) Application related issues:

1 Application users (Operation, EEMG) are not using this system regularly in their daily routine.

6) Steps which can be taken to improve the condition:

1 Refresher training course is required for people working on this system (System maintenance related training
and Application usage related training). This will result in increased awareness about keeping the system
working efficiently as well as result in increased awareness from the users.
7) Current status

1 Currently data 7331 tags out of 7804 tags are healthy in the system . Healthiness of rest 473 tags has to be
checked.
2 Data server, which runs Sentient model for plant is not working. Thus no result / output is available.

8)Action to be taken:

1. Regular monitoring for data connectivity to PHD server

2. Exploring possibility of vendor support M/s Synergeco, Australia for its Indian counter part
3. Upgradation of Data server for improved storage capacity.(M/s Synergeco,Australia)