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© 2008 Eventure Events. All rights reserved.
Architecting Powerful Portals
Martin Mysyk
Architecting Powerful PortalsAgenda
• Company Background
• Industry and Information Challenges
• Case Study – TransAlta’s ODC
• SAP Interactions and Modules
• Lessons Learned
• Summary
TransAlta – Company Background
• One of Canada’s largest non-regulated electric generation and wholesale marketing companies
• Founded in 1911• 50 Facilities operating in
Canada, United States, Mexico, and Australia
• 10,000 megawatts generating capacity
• Fuel mix of coal ,gas , hydro and renewables
Current Utility Industry Challenges
• Environmental Challenges
• Cost pressures on fuel sources
• Aging workforce
• Competition for scarce workforce resources (Alberta especially!)
• Pressure to provide uptime while reducing maintenance costs
• Companies are looking for solutions to mitigate these challenges
EnterprisePlants
Information Technology Strategic FrameworkThe BIG picture
Marketing
DATAHISTORIANDCS
EnterpriseReporting& Analysis
DASHBOARDS-- Executive-- Manager-- Supervisor-- Worker
CORPORATEINDICATORS
Visualization
Generation
Golden TagsGolden Tags
Operating Data
Automated Performance
Monitoring
Analytics
FIELDDEVICES
Engineering & Operations
Billing
Meter Vendors Meter Tags
Smart Signal
SAP
Planning, maintenance and operational tools
BusinessAnalysis
BusinessAnalytics
BusinessWarehouse
PMPSMMHRFI
CalculationsCalculations
Operational Diagnostic Center Vision
“The Operational Diagnostics Center (ODC) is intended to improve the bottom line for TransAlta, reduce the environmental impact of our operations and position us well for future growth opportunities while managing the aging demographic in our workforce.”
Plant to Fleet Data Flow
Distributed Control Systems (DCS) Historians
Business Intelligence
Reliability
KPI’sDashboards
Fleet Optimization
Plant Alarms, DCS Real-time Easy Access to Information
Plant Level Operations Dashboards
Engineering Applications Smart Signal
Predictive Monitoring
Optimization
Discrete data Limited value
ActionableInformation
Technology Experience
• Previous Portals and Portal connected technology – IBM, Plumtree, Netweaver
• SAP Customer since 1992 (Currently ECC6.0)
• Experience with vendor integration with SAP modules
• Experience working with vendors to surface iViews in portal for seamless user interface
Operational Diagnostics CenterDesign Principles
– Centralized engineering analyses of equipment performance
– Centralized equipment condition monitoring
– Condition based predictive maintenance plans
– Fleet visibility of equipment condition and performance to the TransAlta technical experts
– Direct interface with plant operators for alarm review and management
Previous Situation
InternetIntranet
Power PlantManager
PDA SAP R/3Databases DCS Scheduling Energy
Trading
Systems
User
Site
Management
GenerationOperations
Marketing
Complex information is hard to manage!
Enterprise-wide Decision Support
Power PlantManager
Users
Sites
Management
GenerationOperations
OperationalDiagnostic
Support
OperationalDiagnostic
SupportSystems
Marketing
Enterprise-wide Decision SupportThe Benefits
Role-based presentation of information
Provision of expert knowledge about the plants facilitates: Fast remedies in all plants Best practice sharing
Availability of power plant fleet as information for energy trading
Improvement of risk assessment and management :“2nd set of eyes”
Improved process control and low expenses for repair reduces costs
Increased MWh generation, especially at peak load times (elimination of bottlenecks)
Transparency and synergies created
Getting Started ODC Design Study Objectives
Initial engagement with vendor partner to develop:
– Current state of software
– Functional gaps
– Recommendations to address gaps
– Detailed scope and project schedule
FunctionalSpecs.
Design Study
Fleet BuildOut
PrototypeProduction
Build
Activities and Project Timelines
Getting Started Defining the “as is” landscape
• Analyze condition of installed historians
• Analyze reliability of data collection
• Review configured equipment diagnostics (SmartSignal) models
• Review configured Thermal Performance Monitoring systems
• Review configured off-line and on-line Vibration Monitoring systems
• Review DCS and Power IT landscapes
• Review configured SAP Plant Maintenance
• Review configured maintenance related workflows
• Review configured SAP Enterprise Portal
TransAlta ODC Power Portal: SAP EP, SAP PM and IP.21
PlantManager
User Roles- access rights via TA AD- info content via TA SAP EP portal page design
PlantsIP.21 based data collection
TA Management
ODCCenter
OperationalDiagnosticsTechnology
OperationalDiagnosticsTechnology
SAP EP navigation to portal pages--------------------SAP EP to ERP R/3 link
Technical / Engineering Center
Performance
Boiler / Equipment Diagnostics
Turbine / Vibrations
Performance
Boiler / Equipment Diagnostics
Turbine / Vibrations
Performance
Boiler / Equipment Diagnostics
Turbine / Vibrations
Centralized Operational Diagnostic CenterCentralized Operational Diagnostic Center
Executive Reporting
Trading Engineering
Maintenance
Leveraging Information and Resources
Integration ConsiderationsSAP PM and Siemens M3000
M3000 Case
Logging
M3000Early
warning
Diagnostic System
DCS
Field Device
etc.
Manual datainput
Signalsvia HART/Fieldbus or Profibusetc..
Pre-alarms processing
FaultNotification
EW NotificationSignal Values
Status Update
Alarms
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
standard
optional
Relevant problems (Faults) influencing actual operation
Potential problems influencing future operationMaintenance or calibration of measurement unit necessary
Event registration
irrelevantsignals
x. Steps
Plant Maintenance
Work ordersplanning
Work ordersexecution
Status Update
Crystal Reports
Data Links
SAP Enterprise Portal
Early Warning System
Data Storage
Hierarchy (Aspen ODM)Data Structure
ODC Historian (IP21)
TransAlta Operations Diagnostic Centre
Plant D
ata
Predictive DiagnosticsThermodynamic Modeling
SAP PMDocument
Management
Case Logging Tool EWS InterfaceInterface Screens (Aspen Web 21)
Plant Data (Historian)Plant Data (Vibration
Analysis)
ODC Process Graphics
Alarm Processing WorkflowAdding Value to the Portal
DisappearScan-Off
EvaluatedNewAlert
Valid Fault
Case Resolved
Dismiss
WatchList
Corrective
Action Alarm Ack
SAP PM Fault
Notification
InspectionRepair
Case Resolved
Dismiss
Corrective
Action Alarm Ack
Analysis
Validation
ODC Early Warning System Operator Interface – Portal Presentation
ODC Business Processes
• When received in the ODC, alerts are investigated, following ODC process guidelines.
SPPA-M3000 - Case Logging
• Supports the following tasks:– Recording of cases in case logs
– Collecting significant signal value as KPI
– Documentation of shift crews
– Semi-automatic triggering of cases and fault notifications
– Overall evaluation of operational conditions
– Supporting shift takeover and handover
Case Logging – Shift Management
Case Logging –Shift Resources
Case Logging – Shift Detail
Case Logging – Cases
Case Logging – Case Detail
The Operational Diagnostics Center
Business Value of the ODC
• The ODC will input close to “real-time” process data to monitor equipment condition
• Provide immediate feedback to the Operations team. • Results in improved plant equipment performance – and
implementation of maintenance practices based on equipment reliability impacts and known equipment condition.
• Potential benefits include improved the heat rate, decreased fuel costs, improve plant reliability and reduced environmental emissions.
Business Value of the ODC
• Other business benefits:– Providing a central contact point and visibility for plant
operations
– Identify and correct plant equipment problems before they become a process concern – thereby avoiding catastrophic failure of critical equipment
– Measuring and sustaining other capital improvement projects’ benefits
– Plant alarm monitoring and back-up capability
– Improving knowledge retention, transfer and sharing
How We Did ITLessons Learned so Far
• Top design consideration was to create a portal with SAP interactions for diagnostic and performance monitoring using existing technology – Netweaver 7.0
• Justified the project based on the business value of having an operational diagnostics and performance center
• Learned what integration points from production to maintenance need to be addressed
• Need to move to a Netweaver CE 7.1 to take advantage of newer composition techniques
Summary
• Have a strong business case that motivates the project
• Work with integration partners where cost and time and resources are in short supply
• Know business processes that the solution is going to support
• Do a current technology assessment and identify gaps in moving to a portal solution
• Show value often and early – A prototype can do this
• Integration is key to taking the plant data and systems information to management in a meaningful way
