Patent ID: 7447611

Claim:
A method for providing dynamic comparative operational performance analyses comprising the steps of: providing a dataset of user-selected data corresponding to a plurality of reference power generating units, the user-selected data comprising a plurality of variables; determining a geometric center of the dataset; determining an orientation for the dataset based on the geometric center; converting the dataset to a predetermined coordinate system based on the geometric center; categorizing data from the dataset into a plurality of hemispheres and quadrants based on the geometric center; determining maximum and minimum values of variables in the dataset for frontier curves; applying a statistical filter to the data from the dataset for each of the plurality of hemispheres and quadrants, generating a filtered data; combining the filtered data into frontier data groups based on user inputs; computing maxima and minima for complete frontier curves based on the frontier data groups; optimizing data envelopment of the complete frontier curves based on the geometric center; computing complete frontier curve base data values; converting the complete frontier curve based on the geometric center of the dataset; displaying a user-selected portion of the complete frontier curve; and comparing a target unit's data with the user-selected portion of the complete frontier curve.