At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson' Brett Benson discussed the challenge of operating multiple plants with reduced staff levels and how centralized control for single or multiple plant sites is a viable solution. The latest developments in...
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Handling Processes with Long Lag Times
Emerson's Mircea Lupu shared his thoughts on Ovation system algorithms for handling processes with long lag times—a control challenge that vexes many. Mircea opened noting that control algorithms are at the heart of any control system to provide stable and accurate...
Integrated Machinery Health Monitoring
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson's Jason King and John Reidelbach provided an update on Ovation Machinery Health Monitor and a case study of its application. Jason opened describing some of the challenges of traditional machinery protection...
Ovation Compact Controller
Emerson's Tom Snowdon provided a closer look at the Ovation Compact Controller (OCC100) with third party I/O at the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference. The OCC100 extends the Ovation platform to small-scale and highly-distributed applications that need secure,...
Electronic Turbine Overspeed Protection
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson's Sam Onuska and Greg Lieb presented improvements in advanced overspeed protection and online, real time testing of overspeed systems. Greg opened describing where overspeed protection systems can be applied...
Practical Tips for System Security
Emerson's Nick Janouskovec shared his practical tips for attaining and managing Ovation system security at the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference. With so many different standards, regulations, technologies and approaches to cybersecurity, it can be challenging to...
Design and Secure Network Communications
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson's Craig McDaniel highlighted practices for effectively designing and securing communications between the Ovation distributed control system and field networks. Craig opened describing the function of a router and...
Embedded Simulation for Training and Engineering
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson's James Thompson and Sheldon Willis provided an update on embedded simulation in the Ovation distributed control system. Ovation-based high-fidelity simulator models are embedded directly into virtual Ovation...
Power Generation Improved Steam Temperature Control
Emerson's Jeff Williams presented, Holistic Approach to Steam Temperature Control, at the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference. Jeff opened describing the trend of plants being started and operated more frequently than in the past due to intermittent sources of...
Ovation Control System Lifecycle Planning
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson' Nick Koonce and Mike Ames presented on some of the tools and data that Ovation control system users can use for lifecycle planning. It included a step-by-step demonstration along with an explanation of the data...
Power and Water Cybersecurity Suite Modules
At the 2018 Ovation Users' Group Conference, Emerson's Jose Pablo Bonilla and Levi Crosier described the different components of the Power and Water Cybersecurity Suite (PWCS). This presentation included providing users with guidance for configuring their systems,...
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