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8 ReasOns tO FIne-tune yOuR PId LOOPs

Advanced Process Control (APC) is

undoubtedly the control philosophy of

the future. However, currently about

95% of all controllers in the process

industry are still of the PID-type, simply

because they are easy to implement in a

DCS or PLC.

Consequently, even if you have installed

an APC system like INCA, it will continue

to act on the plant via the underlying PID

control loops. INCA PID Tuner will help

you achieve optimal tuning.

TesTed!Increases profitability

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Increase plant stability and safety: INCA PID Tuner offers you stable operation in all operating points, whether your plant is operating at full or half load.

earn more money: Companies can gain up to 1 million Euros per year simply by fine-tuning their primary loops.

Cut back on downtime: INCA PID Tuner takes into account thewear of actuators during the fine-tuning process, allowing youto find a balance between plant performance and actuator wear.

Reduce energy consumption: Stabilise temperature controllers, operate closer to real targets and save energy.

Get a grip on raw material consumption: Improved PID tuning results in better management of raw materials since the plant is stabilised.

ensure better quality control: A better controlled process means less blending. On average 30% of control loops increase short-term variability.

Reduce manual operation: In many plants about 30% of control loops are in manual. Plant operators spend significant time on issues that could be resolved by PID tuning.

Reduce transition times between operating points. Reduce nuisance Alarms due to poor tuning.

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To ensure an optimally tuned PId loop, the following steps are essential:• Process data collection: INCA PID Tuner contains modules that connect to

the most frequently used DCS, PLC and RTDB systems via OPC, enabling it toretrieve historical data stored in files or databases.

• Data pre-processing: INCA PID Tuner contains all the functionalities needed toremove spikes, trends or noise.

• System identification: INCA PID Tuner’s state-of-the-art identificationtechniques find the dead times, the order of the system and all dynamicparameters.

• Control design: As soon as a PID algorithm is selected, INCA PID Tuner calculatesthe optimal PID settings taking into account the limitations of the DCS/PLCsystem.

• Validation: INCA PID Tuner allows you to compare and analyze the predictedbehavior with the real closed loop behavior.

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Based on engineering specificationsINCA PID Tuner is one of the few tools that optimizes PID loops based on engineering specifications.

Not restricted to open loop step response testsMany different test patterns are possible, even closed loop tests. This means you do not have to take your PID controller in manual to tune the loop.

Vast library of PId structuresINCA PID Tuner has a library of PID structures of the most frequently used DCS and PLC systems (Siemens, ABB, Honeywell, Emerson, etc.). The parameters calculated by INCA PID Tuner can be directly entered in the DCS or PLC system.

Multi-functionalINCA PID Tuner imports your process data quickly, reads many file formats and has an OPC interface for real-time monitoring.

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