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Description

The comprehensive process and safety integrity level control is essential in both the power and manufacturing sectors. This singular tool caters to all power applications, such as excitation, power conversion, static start, and processing. It is engineered for enhanced productivity, featuring user-friendly options like drag-and-drop functionality, many-to-one configurations, and logic-to-HMI editing. GE's sophisticated ControlST software suite serves as the backbone for the Mark* VIe Control System, applicable to a diverse array of functions, including control, safety integrity level management, monitoring, and protection of assets ranging from turbine-generators to complete plants in various sectors such as thermal, oil and gas, wind, and solar energy. By merging the optimal features of rotating machinery control with balance-of-plant management, the ControlST software suite provides versatile tools that utilize a unified time-coherent dataset, thereby streamlining operations and minimizing lifecycle expenses. Furthermore, it incorporates the latest advancements in model-based control technology, informed by GE’s thermodynamic design models, ensuring exceptional performance, enhanced operability, and unwavering reliability throughout its application. Ultimately, this integration not only boosts efficiency but also paves the way for future innovations in energy management.

Description

Advanced Process Control (APC) provides a highly efficient solution for enhancing your plant's performance without requiring any hardware modifications. By implementing an APC application, you can stabilize operations while simultaneously optimizing production or energy usage, leading to a deeper insight into your production processes. This term encompasses a wide array of methods and technologies that complement fundamental process control systems, which are primarily constructed using PID controllers. Some examples of APC technologies include LQR, LQC, H_infinity, neural networks, fuzzy logic, and Model-Based Predictive Control (MPC). An APC application continually optimizes plant operations every minute, round-the-clock, seven days a week, ensuring consistent efficiency. Among these technologies, MPC stands out as the most widely adopted within the industry, as it utilizes a process model to forecast the plant's behavior for the near future, typically ranging from a few minutes to several hours ahead, thus providing a strategic advantage in operational planning. Through the continual refinement of processes, APC not only improves efficiency but also contributes to long-term sustainability goals.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

DataHUB+ Yes 
OPUS Yes 

Integrations

DataHUB+ No 
OPUS No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

GE Automation and Controls

Founded

1892

Country

United States

Website

www.ge.com/power/gas/controls/controlst-software

Vendor Details

Company Name

Inca Tools

Country

Netherlands

Website

www.incatools.com/advanced-process-control/

Product Features

Oil and Gas

Compliance Management No 
Equipment Management No 
Inventory Management No 
Job Costing No 
Logistics Management No 
Maintenance Management Yes 
Material Management No 
Project Management No 
Resource Management No 
Scheduling No 
Work Order Management No 

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