Patent ID: 11860617
Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus for predicting a progress of degradation of a chemical production plant, comprising:
an input interface;
a processor; and
an output interface;
wherein the input interface is configured to:
receive currently measured process data indicative of a current process condition for a current operation of at least one chemical process equipment of the chemical production plant, wherein the at least one chemical process equipment is operated in a cyclic manner including multiple runs, wherein each run includes one production phase followed by a regeneration phase, wherein the at least one chemical process equipment has one or more degradation key performance indicators, KPIs, for quantifying the progress of degradation of the at least one chemical process equipment;
receive one or more expected operating parameters indicative of a planned process condition of the at least one chemical process equipment within a prediction horizon;
wherein the processor is configured to perform the method steps according to claim 1; and
wherein the output interface is configured to provide the future value of the one or more degradation KPIs within the prediction horizon which is usable for monitoring and/or controlling.