cpp - Process technology for the chemical industry 02.2018
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<strong>cpp</strong> ACHEMA INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL, AUTOMATION<br />
Pictures: Emerson <strong>Process</strong> Automation<br />
DeltaV Mobile seamlessly integrates with existing plat<strong>for</strong>ms in such a way that no additional DCS configuration is required, and <strong>the</strong>re is no separate<br />
database of tags to manage<br />
Mobile solutions deliver <strong>the</strong> right in<strong>for</strong>mation at <strong>the</strong> right time<br />
Put <strong>the</strong> digital plant in <strong>the</strong><br />
palm of your hand<br />
Mobile solutions put plant operations at <strong>the</strong> fingertips of users, providing access to<br />
real-time process data, diagnostic in<strong>for</strong>mation, trends and alarms and enabling <strong>the</strong>se<br />
to be monitored by <strong>the</strong> person best suited at any time, wherever <strong>the</strong>y happen to<br />
be. This 24/7 access to operational intelligence, beyond <strong>the</strong> confines of <strong>the</strong> control<br />
room, facilitates quick and well-in<strong>for</strong>med decisions.<br />
Distributed control system (DCS) workstations<br />
in a control room typically allow<br />
operators to access data quickly from<br />
whichever systems fall within <strong>the</strong>ir realm of<br />
responsibility. Should a problem arise, <strong>the</strong><br />
operator is directed to displays from which<br />
<strong>the</strong>y can troubleshoot and take appropriate<br />
remedial action. However, what happens<br />
when an operator needs assistance from<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r plant personnel who are outside <strong>the</strong><br />
control room yet require access to <strong>the</strong> same<br />
data? This is one of <strong>the</strong> challenges mobile<br />
applications are helping to solve. By securely<br />
delivering <strong>the</strong> right in<strong>for</strong>mation to <strong>the</strong> right<br />
people, well-designed mobile plat<strong>for</strong>ms are<br />
trans<strong>for</strong>ming <strong>the</strong> way in which data on <strong>the</strong><br />
safety, reliability and per<strong>for</strong>mance of devices<br />
and facilities is accessed and consumed.<br />
Data access beyond <strong>the</strong> control room<br />
In industrial applications, mobile solutions<br />
are being integrated into automation workflows,<br />
in order to increase efficiency and<br />
improve plant operations by making operational<br />
intelligence securely available on demand,<br />
beyond <strong>the</strong> confines of <strong>the</strong> control<br />
room. Mobile solutions enable real-time<br />
process values, diagnostics, trends and<br />
alarms from multiple sources to be monitored<br />
by relevant personnel anywhere at any<br />
time. The ability to monitor operations in<br />
this way – without being restricted by regular<br />
business hours or manual reports, and<br />
without being tied to a particular computer<br />
– provides insights that enable faster and<br />
better-in<strong>for</strong>med decisions.<br />
Multilayered mobile solutions that collect<br />
data from historians and o<strong>the</strong>r systems<br />
require significant engineering ef<strong>for</strong>t <strong>for</strong><br />
configuration and maintenance, primarily<br />
because <strong>the</strong>y are not tightly integrated with<br />
a particular DCS or historian. This can pre -<br />
sent a significant barrier to implementing<br />
such solutions. However, plat<strong>for</strong>ms like<br />
Emerson’s DeltaV Mobile seamlessly integrate<br />
with existing plat<strong>for</strong>ms in such a way<br />
that no additional DCS configuration is<br />
required, and <strong>the</strong>re is no separate database<br />
of tags to manage.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> tight coupling with <strong>the</strong><br />
DCS leverages existing configurations,<br />
equipment hierarchies, diagnostics, control<br />
logic and alarm rationalisation by bringing<br />
what has already been configured in <strong>the</strong><br />
DCS to simplified, intuitive mobile views.<br />
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