Plant Operation Value Analysis for Maintenance Timing Decisions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack an effective method to analyze and compare the operational values of plants with and without maintenance processes, specifically in terms of deliverables produced and emissions emitted, to determine the impact of maintenance on plant performance.
Innovation Solution
An analysis apparatus and method that includes an operation value analysis unit to calculate and compare operation values under maintenance and non-maintenance conditions, using simulation models and data processing to assess the impact of maintenance on plant performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If maintenance process is performed on the plant, then the operation value (deliverables produced) is improved, but the maintenance cost and downtime increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis by simulating plant operation with and without maintenance to determine the optimal maintenance timing before actual maintenance is performed. This allows planning maintenance activities in advance based on predicted operational impact, thereby minimizing downtime while ensuring maintenance is performed when it provides maximum benefit to productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically evaluates maintenance needs by continuously analyzing operational data and simulating different maintenance scenarios. Rather than following a fixed maintenance schedule, the system adapts maintenance timing based on real-time plant performance, allowing flexibility to perform maintenance when it optimizes the balance between productivity gains and time loss.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If maintenance process is performed on the plant, then the operation value (emissions quality) is improved, but the resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system simulates emission levels under different maintenance scenarios before performing actual maintenance. This preliminary analysis identifies when maintenance will most effectively reduce harmful emissions, allowing resources to be allocated efficiently to maintenance activities that provide the greatest environmental benefit rather than performing maintenance on a fixed schedule.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is information to determine whether a maintenance process should be performed on a plant. Provided is an analysis apparatus, including: an operation value analysis unit configured to analyze operation values including a first operation value when a maintenance process is performed on an analysis target plant and a second operation value when the maintenance process is not performed on the analysis target plant, each of the operation values depending on at least any of an amount or quality of deliverables produced or emissions emitted by the analysis target plant under a designated condition; and a value comparison unit configured to compare the first operation value to the second operation value.