Patent ID: 11886157
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A system comprising:
one or more computers; and
a computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
in an industrial plant implementing steam and power systems, the industrial plant comprising a plurality of equipment comprising a cogeneration system and a steam turbine:
for each equipment of the plurality of equipment:
receiving, by a computer system and during operation of each equipment, measured operational physical parameter values output by the equipment during the operation of the equipment,
determining, by the computer system, and using the received operational physical parameter values, mass balance and energy balance parameters associated with the equipment,
validating, by the computer system, an operation of the equipment using the determined mass balance and energy balance parameters to classify an accuracy of measurement of the operational physical parameter values into one of a plurality of categories,

determining, based on the one of the plurality of categories, a level of adjustment of the equipment to close one or more balances,
adjusting, according to the level of adjustment, a flow of steam to one or more equipment of the plurality of equipment and
after validating mass balance and energy balance parameters for the plurality of equipment:
determining, by the computer system and using determined mass balance and energy balance parameters for each equipment of the plurality of equipment, mass balance and energy balance parameters associated with the industrial plant, and
validating, by the computer system, an operation of the industrial plant using the determined mass balance and energy balance parameters associated with the industrial plant.