Patent Publication Number: US-10775779-B2

Title: Operation information analyzer

Description:
FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an operation information analyzer. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technology of collecting various kinds of information on operation of apparatuses and analyzing the collected information to evaluate operation conditions of the apparatuses has been conventionally known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an operation condition analysis system configured to analyze operation conditions of apparatuses connected to a distributed field control system, the operation condition analysis system collecting information on control states of the apparatus or manipulation to the apparatus, calculating index values for the degree of utilization of the apparatus based on the information, and making comparative analysis of the degree of utilization of the apparatus among a plurality of sites based on the index values. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-44780 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     In the operation condition analysis system in Patent Literature 1, for example, an integrated value of shift amounts of a control value from a setting value at daily intervals and a total time during which a specific control value is controlled by automatic control in a day are used as index values, and the index values are compared among similar apparatuses in other sites to make comparative analysis of the degree of utilization of the apparatus. However, for example, when a change in operation state, such as a change in operation load of a device included in an apparatus or a change in the type of fuel used in the device, occurs, the occurrence conditions of process amounts and event information in an apparatus to be monitored also change. Thus, analyzing the index values while being simply sectioned by unit time, such as one day, as in the operation condition analysis system in Patent Literature 1 cannot accurately evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus in some cases. 
     The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is an object thereof to provide an operation information analyzer capable of evaluating operation conditions of an apparatus more accurately. 
     Solution to Problem 
     To solve the problem described above and achieve the object, the present invention includes an information collection unit configured to collect event information on events that have occurred during operation of an apparatus including a plurality of devices; an information analysis unit configured to organize the collected event information to generate and store index values used to evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus; and an information presentation unit configured to present the index values stored in the information analysis unit to a user. The information analysis unit is configured to generate the index values for each period sectioned based on a change in an operation state of the apparatus. 
     The operation information analyzer in the present invention organizes event information on events that have occurred during operation of an apparatus, generates and stores index values used to evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus, and presents the stored index values to a user for each period sectioned based on a change in the operation state of the apparatus. In this manner, the user can check the index values of the apparatus generated and presented while sectioned each time the operation state of the apparatus changes. Consequently, the operation information analyzer in the present invention enables the operation conditions of the apparatus to be more accurately evaluated. 
     Further, the change in the operation state is preferably a change in load of any of the devices. Consequently, the index values can be more accurately evaluated in accordance with the change in load of any of the devices. 
     Further, the change in the operation state is preferably a change in type of fuel used in any of the devices. Consequently, the index values can be more accurately evaluated in accordance with the change in the type of fuel used in any of the devices. 
     Further, it is preferable that the event information includes information on warning of the apparatus, information on manipulation of the devices, information on an operation state of the devices, and information on warning of the operation information analyzer, the information analysis unit classifies the event information into types of the event information to generate and store the index values, and the information presentation unit presents the index values classified into types of the event information to the user. In this manner, by presenting the index values to the user while classifying the index values for each event information related to the apparatus, such as warning, device manipulation, and the operation state of the device, the user can easily evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus. 
     Further, it is preferable that the information analysis unit generates and stores the index values while classifying the index values into types of the devices, and the information presentation unit presents the index values classified into types of the devices to the user. In this manner, by presenting the index values to the user while classifying the index values for each device included in the apparatus, the user can easily evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus. 
     Further, the information presentation unit preferably presents the index values for each period freely sectioned by the user. Consequently, only index values in a period that the user wants to check can be presented, and hence the user can easily evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus. 
     Further, it is preferable that the information collection unit collects process amounts of the apparatus, the information analysis unit generates and stores data in which the event information and behavior of the process amount related to the event information are associated with each other, and the information presentation unit presents the data stored in the information analysis unit to the user. Consequently, for example, the user can easily grasp the behavior of related process amounts when an event such as warning has occurred. As a result, the cause of the occurrence of the event can be more efficiently analyzed. 
     Further, it is preferable that when any of the devices is updated or repaired, the information analysis unit temporarily stops storing the index values related to the updated or repaired device, and newly generates and stores index values. Consequently, the comparison of effects indicating how operation conditions of the apparatus are influenced due to the update or repair of the device can be easily made to easily evaluate relative merits before and after the device is updated or repaired. 
     Further, it is preferable that when any of the devices is updated or repaired, the information analysis unit temporarily stops storing the data related to the updated or repaired device, and newly generates and stores the data. Consequently, the change in behavior of related process amounts upon the occurrence of an event can be compared before and after a device is updated or repaired. Thus, the cause of the occurrence of the event can be still more efficiently analyzed. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     The operation information analyzer according to the present invention exhibits an effect that operation conditions of an apparatus can be more accurately evaluated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an operation information analyzer according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of event information acquired by an information collection unit. 
         FIG. 3  is an explanation diagram illustrating a change in load of a generator with a lapse of time. 
         FIG. 4  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of databases of index values generated by an information analysis unit. 
         FIG. 5  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by an information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 6  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by the information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 7  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by the information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 8  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by the information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 9  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by the information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 10  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by the information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 11  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results presented by the information presentation unit. 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating an operation information analyzer according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relation between event information and process amounts related to the event information. 
         FIG. 14  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results of event information and the behavior of related process amounts. 
         FIG. 15  is a block diagram illustrating an operation information analyzer according to a third embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of an operation information analyzer according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by the embodiments. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an operation information analyzer according to a first embodiment. An operation information analyzer  10  is a system configured to analyze operation conditions of an apparatus  20 , such as a power plant, and present analysis results to users. Examples of the users include manufacturers or sellers of the apparatus  20  and operators who actually operate the apparatus  20 . The apparatus  20  includes a plurality of devices  21  including a generator  21   g , and a control apparatus  22  configured to control the devices  21 . Examples of the devices  21  include devices configured to drive the generator  21   g  (for example, a gas turbine and a steam turbine), pumps, fans, and various kinds of valve facilities. The control apparatus  22  controls process amounts P of these devices  21 . The control apparatus  22  functions also as a storage unit configured to store therein various kinds of event information that occur during the operation of the apparatus  20 . 
     The operation information analyzer  10  includes an information collection unit  11  configured to communicate to the control apparatus  22  to collect event information X on the apparatus  20 , an information analysis unit  12  configured to organize the event information X on the apparatus  20  acquired by the information collection unit  11  to generate and store databases Y of a plurality of index values used to evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus  20 , and an information presentation unit  13  configured to present the databases Y of the index values generated by the information analysis unit  12  to the users as analysis results Z. 
     The information collection unit  11  can communicate to the control apparatus  22  through a network, and automatically acquires and stores therein event information X on the apparatus  20  from the control apparatus  22  for every predetermined period (for example, hourly or daily). Note that the information collection unit  11  may manually acquire the event information X on the apparatus  20  stored in the control apparatus  22  by the user through a storage medium such as a DVD-ROM. 
     The event information X that occurs during the operation of the apparatus  20  includes information on warning that occurred in each device  21  in the apparatus  20 , information on operation states of each device  21 , and information on manipulation of each device  21  (see  FIG. 4 ). The information on manipulation of each device  21  includes information on operation manipulation of each device  21  and information on adjustment manipulation of each device  21 . The event information X includes information on system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 . 
     The information on warning that occurred in each device  21  includes information on warning about failure and abnormality in each device  21  and warning issued when a process amount P in each device  21  has exceeded a control management value. In the first embodiment, the case where warning is issued is defined as “occurrence”, and the case where warning is stopped is defined as “recovery”. 
     The information on the operation states of each device  21  includes information on start and stop operations of each device  21  and information indicating which operation mode the device  21  is operating in when the device  21  has a plurality of operation modes. The start and stop operations of each device  21  mean that a start instruction or a stop instruction has been performed when the device  21  is, for example, a pump, a fan, or a motor, and mean that a valve opening instruction or a valve closing instruction has been performed when the device  21  is a valve facility. In the first embodiment, the case where one of the start and stop operations (start instruction or stop instruction, or opening instruction or closing instruction) is performed is defined as “on”, and the case where the other is performed is defined as “off” for each device  21 . 
     The information on the operation manipulation of each device  21  includes information on some manipulation instruction other than the start and stop and the change of the operation mode performed on each device  21 . Examples of the operation manipulation of each device  21  include manipulation of changing control setting values related to process amounts P, such as the flow rate, pressure, and temperature as operation targets, for each device  21 . The operation manipulation of each device  21  is mainly performed by operators. The information on the adjustment manipulation of each device  21  includes information on manipulation instructions involving control logic of each device  21 . Examples of the adjustment manipulation of each device  21  include manipulation of changing control parameter values of each device  21 , such as a setting value of response speed and a setting value of a gain to an input value and a detection value during control. The adjustment manipulation of each device  21  is mainly performed by maintenance workers. 
     Examples of the information on system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10  include information on warning issued when communications between the control apparatus  22  and the information collection unit  11  have been interrupted and when some abnormality has occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 . 
       FIG. 2  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of event information X acquired by the information collection unit  11 . As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the event information X includes information on a time when an event occurred, a preset type code of a device  21  in which the event occurred, a message as a specific content of the event, and other information on the event (for example, information on a plant hierarchy to which a corresponding device  21  belongs). Note that  FIG. 2  illustrates a specific content of warning that occurred in the device  21  as an example of the message. 
     The information analysis unit  12  acquires the event information X from the information collection unit  11 , and generates and stores a database Y of index values for each period sectioned based on the operation state of the apparatus  20 . In the first embodiment, a change in the operation state of the apparatus  20  is a change in operation load of the generator  21   g  or a change in the type of fuel used in a device  21  (for example, a gas turbine or a steam turbine) configured to drive the generator  21   g.    
     The operation load of the generator  21   g  changes depending on the state of the generator  21   g , such as a start process, a rated operation process, a partial load operation process, a minimum load operation process, a stop process, and a stopped state of the generator  21   g . Examples of the start process include a process during which the generator  21   g  is operated with an output of 35% or less of the rated load without output fluctuation until a predetermined time elapses. Examples of the rated operation process include a process during which the generator  21   g  is operated with an output of 90% or more of the rated load. Examples of the partial load operation process include a process during which the generator  21   g  is operated with an output of 40% or more and less than 90% of the rated load. Examples of the minimum load operation process include a process during which the generator  21   g  is operated with an output of less than 40% of the rated load. The stop process is a process from when the generator  21   g  is operated with an output of 5% or more and less than 35% of the rated load to when the operation of the generator  21   g  is stopped. The stopped state is a state in which the operation of the generator  21   g  is stopped. 
       FIG. 3  is an explanation diagram illustrating a change in load of the generator  21   g  with a lapse of time. The horizontal axis in  FIG. 3  is the date, and the vertical axis is the load of the generator  21   g . The range surrounded by the broken line in  FIG. 3  is a period of the start process of the generator  21   g , and the range surrounded by the two-dot chain line is a period of the normal operation process (any one of the rated operation process, the partial load operation process, and the minimum load operation process) of the generator  21   g . As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the load of the generator  21   g  differs depending on the process, and if there is such a change in operation load of the generator  21   g  or a change in the type of fuel used in a device  21  for driving the generator  21   g , the tendency of various kinds of events occurring in the apparatus  20  is likely to change. Thus, by sectioning a period for generating a database Y of index values depending on the change in operation load of the generator  21   g  or the change in the type of fuel in use, operation conditions of the apparatus  20  can be more accurately evaluated based on the index values. 
       FIG. 4  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of a database Y of index values generated by the information analysis unit  12 . The database Y of index values is generated while the index values are classified into types of event information X. As described above, the type of event information X includes information on warning that occurred in each device  21  in the apparatus  20 , information on operation states of each device  21 , information on operation manipulation of each device  21 , information on adjustment manipulation of each device  21 , and information on system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 . Note that the classification depending on the type of event information X is not limited thereto. 
     The information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of index values while classifying the index values into types of the respective devices  21 . In the first embodiment, the information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of index values that are classified into types of the respective devices  21  for information on the operation state of each device  21 . For example, the information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of index values for information on the operation state of the device  21  while classifying the index values for pumps, fans, and valve facilities included in the apparatus  20 . Note that the information analysis unit  12  may also generate a database Y of index values while classifying the index values into types of the respective devices  21  for information on warning, information on operation manipulation, and information on adjustment manipulation. 
     Next, specific contents of the index values are described. As index values related to warning in a device  21 , the information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of the occurrence frequency (the total number of occurrences) of the warning, the order of the occurrence of warning and recovery in time series, the occurrence interval of warning, and the occurrence time length of warning. The information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of the occurrence frequency (the total number of occurrences) of warning in which the top 30 types of cases in descending order of occurrence frequency are extracted. 
     The information analysis unit  12  generates, as index values related to operation states of devices  21 , a database Y of the start and stop frequency (the total number of start and stop operations) in each device  21 , the order of start and stop of each device  21  in time series, the intervals of start and stop of each device  21 , and the time length for each operation state (on state, off state, or operation state in each operation mode) of each device  21 . The information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of the start and stop frequency (the total number of start and stop operations) of each device  21  in which the top 30 types of cases in descending order of start and stop frequency are extracted. 
     The information analysis unit  12  generates, as index values related to operation manipulation of devices  21 , a database Y of the frequency of operation manipulation on the device  21  (the total number of operation manipulation instructions), the order of operation manipulation on the devices  21  in time series, the number of times of changing control setting values related to process amounts P in the devices  21 , the order of changing the setting values in time series, and the transition of the operation manipulation frequency. The information analysis unit  12  generates a database Y of the operation manipulation frequency (the total number of manipulation instructions) in which the top 30 types of cases in descending order of operation manipulation frequency are extracted. 
     The information analysis unit  12  generates, as index values related to adjustment manipulation of devices  21 , a database Y of the frequency of adjustment manipulation on the device  21  (the total number of manipulation instructions), the order of adjustment manipulation on the devices  21  in time series, the number of times of changing control parameters of the devices  21 , and the order of chancing the parameters in time series. 
     The information analysis unit  12  generates, as index values related to system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 , a database Y of the occurrence frequency (the total number of occurrences) of warning, the order of occurrence of warning and recovery in time series, the occurrence intervals of warning, and the occurrence time length of warning. 
     The information presentation unit  13  converts the database Y of the index values acquired from the information analysis unit  12  into data that can be used by a spreadsheet application in an externally connected personal computer (not shown), and transmits the converted data to the personal computer as analysis results Z of the operation conditions of the apparatus  20 . The user can view the analysis results Z through the personal computer. Note that the operation information analyzer  10  may have a monitor configured to display the analysis results Z, and the information presentation unit  13  may display the analysis results Z on the monitor. 
     In the first embodiment, the information presentation unit  13  presents a database Y of index values for each period freely sectioned by a user, for each type of event information X freely selected by the user, or for each type of the device  21  freely selected by the user as the analysis result Z. In the first embodiment, the information presentation unit  13  presents a part of the database Y of the index values corresponding to a request from the user as analysis results Z. Examples of the analysis results Z presented by the information presentation unit  13  are described below. 
       FIG. 5  to  FIG. 11  are explanation diagrams illustrating examples of analysis results Z presented by the information presentation unit  13 . The example of the analysis results Z in  FIG. 5  indicates the start and stop order in time series for each type of a device  21  freely selected by the user. The field of “Time” indicates the date and time at which a device  21  was started or stopped, the field of “Tag” indicates the type code of the device  21 , and the field of “Messege” indicates the name of each device  21  and specific contents of the start and stop operations (start instruction or stop instruction, or opening instruction or closing instruction for valve facility). In this manner, the user can easily grasp the timing and the order of start and stop of each device  21  in time series for each type of the device  21 . 
     The example of analysis results Z in  FIG. 6  indicates the top 30 types of start and stop frequency of devices  21  in a period freely sectioned by a user. For example, the freely sectioned period can be selected by the user from “hourly”, “daily”, “weekly”, “monthly”, “half year” and “year”. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 6 , “May 7, 2016” is a target period. The field of “Messege” indicates the type code of the device  21 , the name of the device  21 , and specific contents of the start and stop operations. The field of “data count 1” indicates the number of times of start and stop operations corresponding to “on” defined for the device  21 , the field of “data count  2 ” indicates the number of times of start and stop operations corresponding to “off” defined for the device  21 , and the field of “total” indicates the total number of “on” and “off”. In this manner, the user can easily grasp which of the devices  21  has performed the start and stop operations most frequently in a period freely designated by the user. 
     The example of analysis results Z in  FIG. 7  indicates the start and stop frequency for each device  21  freely selected by the user in a period freely sectioned by the user (for example, 1 month of May, 2016). In  FIG. 7 , the field of “Tag” indicates the type code of a specific device  21 , the field of “Message” indicates the name of the device  21  and contents of the start and stop information, the field of “data count 1” indicates the number of times of start and stop operations corresponding to “on” defined for the device  21 , the field of “data count 2” indicates the number of times of start and stop operations corresponding to “off” defined for the device  21 , and the field of “time” indicates time at which the device  21  was started or stopped. For example, by displaying the start and stop operations corresponding to “on” and the start and stop operations corresponding to “off” in the field of “time” in different character colors, the user can easily grasp a timing at which a device  21  freely selected by the user was started or stopped in a period freely sectioned by the user while grasping the overall start and stop frequency. 
     Similarly to  FIG. 7 , the example of analysis results Z in  FIG. 8  also indicates the start and stop frequency for each device  21  freely selected by a user in a period freely selected by the user (for example, 1 month of May, 2016). In  FIG. 8 , the fields of “Tag”, “Message”, “data count 1”, and “data count 2” are the same as the fields in  FIG. 7 . In  FIG. 7 , the field of “counted on-time” indicates a total time of the start and stop operations corresponding to “on” defined for each device  21 . In this manner, the user can easily grasp the total time during which the start and stop operations of a device  21  freely selected by the user has been performed in a period freely sectioned by the user while grasping the overall start and stop frequency. 
     In the examples in  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 8 , the analysis results Z related to the start and stop frequencies of devices  21  in a period freely sectioned by a user are exemplified, but the period may be sectioned in accordance with the change in the operation state of the apparatus  20 . For example, regarding the start process of the generator  21   g  surrounded by the broken line and the rated operation process of the generator  21   g  surrounded by the two-dot chain line in  FIG. 3 , the top 30 types of start and stop frequency of devices  21 , and the start and stop frequency, the time of start and stop operations, and the total time during which the start and stop operations corresponding to “on” have been performed for each device  21  freely selected by the user may be presented similarly to  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 8 . In this manner, the user can easily grasp what kind of start and stop operations of the device  21  occurred in each process. 
     The example of analysis results Z in  FIG. 9  indicates the occurrence frequencies of event information X for each type of the event information X in periods sectioned based on a change in the operation state of the apparatus  20  and in periods freely sectioned by the user. The periods are sectioned into a start process (from May 1 to May 3), a stop process and a start process (May 17 and May 18), and a normal operation process (monthly from May to August) of the generator  21   g . The types of event information X are the total number of occurrences of the top 30 types of warning of the device  21 , the total number of occurrences of the top 30 types of start and stop operations of the device  21 , the total number of the top 30 types of operation manipulation of the device  21 , the total number of adjustment manipulation of the device  21 , and the total number of occurrences of system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 . Regarding the warning in the device  21 , the total number of occurrences of the top 30 types of warning, the total number of occurrences of the top 30 types of recovery, and the total number of occurrences including other warning than the top 30 types of warning as well are displayed. Regarding the start and stop operations of the device  21 , the total number of occurrences of the top 30 types of start and stop operations corresponding to “on”, the total number of occurrences of the top 30 types of start and stop operations corresponding to “off”, and the total number of occurrences including other start and stop operations than the top 30 types of start and stop operations as well are displayed. Regarding the operation manipulation of the device  21 , the total number of the top 30 types of operation manipulation and the total number of occurrences including other operation manipulation than the top 30 types of operation manipulation as well are displayed. Regarding the system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 , the total number of occurrences of warning and the total number of occurrences of recovery are displayed. The field of “remarks” indicates a part of breakdown of items having particularly large total number of occurrences (items with * in  FIG. 9 ). In this manner, the user can easily grasp how frequently the warning, the start and stop operations, the operation manipulation, and the adjustment manipulation of the device  21  and the system warning that occurred in the operation information analyzer  10  occurred each time the operation state (load of generator  21   g ) of the apparatus  20  changes. 
     The presentation of information by the information presentation unit  13  is not limited to only the tables described above. In the example of analysis results Z in  FIG. 10 , the start and stop frequency of a device  21  freely selected by a user in a period of the start process of the generator  21   g  (the period surrounded by the broken line in  FIG. 3 ) is indicated by a pie chart. In the example of analysis results Z in  FIG. 11 , the start and stop frequency of a device  21  freely selected by a user in a period of the normal operation process of the generator  21   g  (the period surrounded by the two-dot chain line in  FIG. 3 ) is indicated by a pie chart. In this manner, by sectioning the period each time the load of the generator  21   g  changes and presenting the index values of the start and stop frequency of the device  21  in each period by a pie chart, the user can easily grasp the ratio of events that have occurred in the periods. 
     As described above, in the operation information analyzer  10  in the first embodiment, the information analysis unit  12  generates the databases Y of index values for each period sectioned based on a change in the operation state of the apparatus  20 , generates the databases Y of index values while classifying the index values into the event types in the apparatus  20 , or generates the databases Y of index values while classifying the index values into types of the devices  21 . In this manner, the information presentation unit  13  can present the databases Y of index values to the user as analysis results Z in various forms in an easy-to-understand manner. As a result, the user can evaluate operation conditions and abnormal signs of the apparatus  20  to efficiently find unnecessary operation manipulation and adjustment failure sites in a short period of time, and hence the study on operation improvement of the apparatus  20  and improvement proposal to operators of the apparatus  20  can be more easily conducted. 
     As described above, the operation information analyzer  10  organizes the event information X on events that have occurred during operation of the apparatus  20  for each period sectioned based on a change in the operation state of the apparatus  20  to generate and store index values used to evaluate operation conditions of the apparatus  20 , and presents the stored index values to a user. In this manner, the user can check the index values of the apparatus  20  that are generated and presented while being sectioned each time the operation state of the apparatus  20  changes. Consequently, the operation information analyzer  10  enables the operation conditions of the apparatus  20  to be evaluated more accurately. 
     Furthermore, the change in the operation state is a change in load of the generator  21   g . Consequently, the index value can be more accurately evaluated in accordance with the change in load of the generator  21   g . Note that the change in the operation state may be a change in load of any of the devices  21  other than the generator  21   g.    
     The change in the operation state is a change in the type of fuel used in a device  21  (for example, a gas turbine or a steam turbine) for driving the generator  21   g . In this manner, the index values can be more accurately evaluated in accordance with the change in the type of fuel used in a device  21  for driving the generator  21   g . Note that the change in the operation state may be a change in the type of fuel used in a device  21  other than the device  21  for driving the generator  21   g.    
     The event information X includes information on warning of the apparatus  20 , information on manipulation of the device  21 , information on an operation state of the device  21 , and information on system warning that has occurred in the operation information analyzer  10 . The information analysis unit  12  generates index values while classifying the index values into types of event information X, and the information presentation unit  13  presents the index values classified into types of the event information X to a user. In this manner, by presenting the index values to the user while classifying the index values for each event information X related to the apparatus  20 , such as warning, manipulation of the device  21 , and the operation state of the device  21 , the user can easily evaluate the operation conditions of the apparatus  20 . 
     The information analysis unit  12  generates index values while classifying the index values into types of the devices  21 , and the information presentation unit  13  presents the index value classified into types of the devices  21  to a user. In this manner, by presenting the index values to the user while classifying the index values for each device  21  included in the apparatus  20 , the user can easily evaluate the operation conditions of the apparatus  110 . 
     The information presentation unit  13  presents the index values for each period freely sectioned by the user. Consequently, the index values can be presented only in a period that the user wants to check, and hence the user can easily evaluate the operation conditions of the apparatus  20 . 
     Second Embodiment 
     Next, an operation information analyzer  10 B according to a second embodiment is described.  FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating the operation information analyzer  10 B. The operation information analyzer  10 B includes an information collection unit  11 B instead of the information collection unit  11  in the operation information analyzer  10  in the first embodiment, an information analysis unit  12 B instead of the information analysis unit  12  in the operation information analyzer  10 , and an information presentation unit  13 B instead of the information presentation unit  13 . Note that the functions of the information collection unit  11 B, the information analysis unit  12 B, and the information presentation unit  13 B are the same as those of the information collection unit  11 , the information analysis unit  12 , and the information presentation unit  13  in the first embodiment except for functions described below, and hence descriptions of the overlapping functions are omitted. 
     The information collection unit  11 B has, in addition to the functions of the information collection unit  11  in the first embodiment, a function of acquiring a process amount P of each device  21  from the control apparatus  22  in the apparatus  20  and transmitting the process amount P to the information analysis unit  12 B. Note that the other functions of the information collection unit  11 B are the same as those of the information collection unit  11  in the first embodiment, and hence descriptions thereof are omitted. 
     The information analysis unit  12 B has, in addition to the functions of the information analysis unit  12  in the first embodiment, a function of generating and storing databases Y 2  in which the above-mentioned event information X and the behavior of process amounts P related to the event information X are associated with each other. Note that the other functions of the information analysis unit  12 B are the same as those of the information analysis unit  12  in the first embodiment, and hence descriptions thereof are omitted. 
       FIG. 13  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relation between event information X and process amounts P related to the event information X. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the field of “event information X” indicates specific contents of the type code, name, and start and stop operations of the device  21 , and the field of “related process amount P” indicates specific contents of process amounts P related to the start and stop operations of the device  21  (hereinafter referred to as “related process amounts P”). Note that the event information X is not limited to information on the start and stop operations of the device  21 , and may be information on warning that has occurred in each device  21  in the apparatus  20 , information on operation states other than the start and stop operations of each device  21  (information indicating that in which operation mode the device  21  is operating), information on operation manipulation of each device  21 , and information on adjustment manipulation of each device  21 . 
     In the second embodiment, the correspondence relation between the event information X and the related process amounts P exemplified in  FIG. 13  is set by a user in advance and stored in the information analysis unit  12 B. Note that the correspondence relation is not necessarily required to be set in advance, and may be generated in the information analysis unit  12 B as needed. In this case, the information analysis unit  12 B only needs to set, among the process amounts P acquired from the information collection unit  11 B, process amounts whose behavior have changed in a predetermined period before and after the event occurrence time as related process amounts P. The information analysis unit  12 B generates and stores a database Y 2  in which the values of related process amounts P are arranged in time series in accordance with the correspondence relation illustrated in  FIG. 13  in a predetermined period before and after the occurrence time of the event information X acquired from the information collection unit  11 B. 
     Similarly to the presentation of the analysis results Z, the information presentation unit  13 B presents the database Y 2  stored in the information analysis unit  20 B in which the event information X and the behavior of the related process amounts P are associated with each other to the user as analysis results Z 2 . Note that the other functions of the information presentation unit  13 B are the same as those of the information presentation unit  13  in the first embodiment, and hence descriptions thereof are omitted. 
       FIG. 14  is an explanation diagram illustrating an example of analysis results Z 2  of the event information X and the behavior of the related process amounts P. The example illustrated in  FIG. 14  is a line chart indicating the behavior of related process amounts P in a predetermined period before and after timing at which a predetermined event occurred in the apparatus  20 . In  FIG. 14 , the horizontal axis is time, and the vertical axis is the value of the related process amount P. In this manner, the behavior of the process amounts P before and after the occurrence of the event can be easily grasped. Consequently, the user can more efficiently analyze the cause of the occurrence of the event. Specifically, the user can more accurately and finely evaluate the operation conditions and abnormal signs of the apparatus  20 , and still more efficiently find unnecessary operation manipulation and adjustment failure sites. Note that the analysis results Z 2  are not limited to the line chart, and may be a table in which the values of process amounts P are arranged in time series or a graph in another form. 
     Third Embodiment 
     Next, an operation information analyzer  10 C according to a third embodiment is described.  FIG. 15  is a block diagram illustrating the operation information analyzer  10 C. The operation information analyzer  10 C includes an information analysis unit  12 C instead of the information analysis unit  12 B in the operation information analyzer  10 B in the second embodiment. Note that the other configurations of the operation information analyzer  10 C are the same as those of the operation information analyzer  10 B, and hence descriptions thereof are omitted. The functions of the information analysis unit  12 C are the same as those of the information analysis unit  12 B in the second embodiment except for functions described below, and hence descriptions of the overlapping functions are omitted. 
     When a device  21  is updated or repaired (overhauled), the information analysis unit  12 C temporarily stops storing databases Y of index values related to the updated or repaired device  21 , and newly generates and stores databases Y of index values. When a device  21  is updated or repaired, the information analysis unit  12 C temporarily stops storing the database Y 2  related to the updated or repaired device  21  in which the event information X and the behavior of the related process amounts P are associated with each other, and newly generates and stores the database Y 2 . 
     In the third embodiment, the database Y of index values related to an updated or repaired device  21  and the database Y 2  in which event information X related to an updated or repaired device  21  and the behavior of related process amounts P are associated with each other are set by a user in advance and stored in the information analysis unit  12 C. Note that the database Y of index values related to an updated or repaired device  21  and the above-mentioned database Y 2  related to an updated or repaired device  21  are not necessarily required to be set in advance, and may be generated in the information analysis unit  12 C as needed. In this case, the information analysis unit  12 C only needs to set a database Y of index values whose values abruptly change before and after a device  21  is updated or repaired and a database Y 2  in which event information X and the behavior of related process amounts P are associated with each other as a database Y and a database Y 2  related to the updated or repaired device  21 . 
     In this manner, each time a device  21  is updated or repaired, the database Y of the index values and the database Y 2  in which the event information X and the behavior of the related process amounts P are associated with each other can be presented to the user as analysis results Z and analysis results Z 2 , respectively, in various forms in an easy-to-understand manner. As a result, the user can evaluate operation conditions and abnormal signs of the apparatus  20  to efficiently find unnecessary operation manipulation and adjustment failure sites in a short period of time, and hence the study on operation improvement of the apparatus  20  and improvement proposal to operators of the apparatus  20  can be more easily conducted. 
     A change in index value can be compared before and after a device  21  is updated or repaired. Thus, the comparison of effects indicating how operation conditions of the apparatus  20  are influenced due to the update or repair of the device  21  can be easily made to easily evaluate relative merits before and after the device  21  is updated or repaired. A change in behavior of related process amounts P upon the occurrence of an event can be compared before and after a device  21  is updated or repaired. Thus, the cause of the occurrence of the event can be more efficiently analyzed. Note that, by comparing the occurrence frequency of an event before and after a device  21  is updated or repaired by a pie chart as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , for example, the change in operation conditions of the apparatus  20  before and after the device  21  is updated or repaired can be presented to the user in a more easy-to-understand manner. 
     Note that, when a device  21  is updated or repaired (overhauled), the information analysis unit  12 C may temporarily stop storing databases Y of index values related to the updated or repaired device  21 , and newly generate and store only databases Y of index values. In this case, the information collection unit  11 B is not necessarily required to have the function of collecting process amounts P in the apparatus  20 , and the information analysis unit  12 C is not necessarily required to generate and store databases Y 2  in which event information X and the behavior of related process amounts P are associated with each other. 
     When a device  21  is updated or repaired (overhauled), the information analysis unit  12 C may temporarily stop only storing databases Y 2  which are related to the updated or repaired device  21  and in which event information X and the behavior of related process amounts P are associated with each other, and newly generate and store only the databases Y 2 . 
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               10 ,  10 B,  10 C Operation information analyzer 
               11 ,  11 B Information collection unit 
               12 ,  12 B,  12 C Information analysis unit 
               13 ,  13 B Information presentation unit 
               20  Apparatus 
               21  Device 
               21   g  Generator 
               22  Control apparatus 
             P Process amount 
             X Event information 
             Y, Y 2  Database 
             Z, Z 2  Analysis result