Email
Print
Achieving
operational efficiency is an important goal for oil and gas operating
companies. The industry is plagued by growing amount of data and equipment
reliability issues which prevent equipment from running as designed. These
factors limit them in achieving the Overall
Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) thereby preventing them in achieving the
desired production levels. The operational efficiencies of heavy industry firms
is measured in terms of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) which is a
quotient of quality, availability and efficiency scores. The world class
operational efficiency standards are aggregated to 91%. The offshore oil &
gas industries lag this score by more than 10%. Unplanned downtime caused by
motor failures is the primary factor which prevents oil & gas industries in
achieving this OEE scores. The industry is presently suffering from highest
downtime costs in comparison to other process industries globally. The downtime costs for oil and gas
industries are estimated to be $1 million per hour.
The
prime issues that the oil & gas industry suffering presently is with
respect to asset management. The industries are also plagued by issues related
to the reliability of their assets and lifecycle costs. Unplanned motor related downtime is having the highest impact in oil
& gas industries for achieving the operational efficiencies. The Intelligent Motor Control Solutions
(iMCC) from major suppliers such as Siemens,
Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation and Eaton help oil & gas
industries to control, monitor and improve the availability of the rotating
assets in their operations. The iMCC solutions monitor and report any
out-of-spec behaviour which may indicate motor failure. Condition monitoring and motor control center hardware and software
give oil & gas industries real time diagnostics and inherent
communicational abilities to maximize the operational performance.
Some
of the important characteristics that need to be verified before deploying an
Intelligent MCC include: Quality of
Information, Easier Interfacing communication and Flexibility in changes.
The modern day intelligent system monitors a wide range of electric parameters.
This monitoring helps the customers in understanding the actual conditions of
electrical loads especially related to electrical motors. Easier interfacing
into control systems using serial communication is another important
characteristic of an iMCCs. The communication from the iMCC is reliable and is
primarily a redundant communication. An iMCC should be flexible to the changes
in motor loads. An iMCC allows the users to change the loads and adjust the
parameters of intelligent relays for continuous running for the motors.
A
properly deployed iMCC allows users to monitor and analyse operations from
anywhere at any time. The information generated from iMCC users can predict the
potential problems in the operating equipment and plan the strategies in a be0tter
manner. The improved quality of the data from iMCCs helps the users to improve
troubleshooting speed and accuracy. Due to their predictive maintenance
capabilities and their diagnostic features users of the Intelligent Motor
Control Centers are able to reduce their maintenance costs by around 50%. The
application of iMCCs help oil and gas industries to achieve their required
production levels and decrease the costs associated with downtime. This helps
them in achieving sustainable profitability margins. This is the major reason
for oil & gas being the primary end-user for Intelligent Motor Control
Centers market.
Related Report:
- Industrial Motors
Market Analysis – By Product (IE1, IE2, IE3, IE4); By
Voltage Range; By Rotor (Asynchronous, Synchronous, DC); By End Use (Oil &
Gas, Mining, Power Generation, Chemical) With Forecast (2015 – 2020) http://industryarc.com/Report/7383/industrial-motors-market-report.html
- Factory Automation Market: By Mechanical Components (Shafts, Bushings, Screws and Nuts, Clamps, Sensors, Gears, Motors, Pipes, Nozzles and Others), By Application (Automotive, Chemical, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Packaging, Food & Beverage) and By Geography - Forecast (2015 - 2020)https://www.industryarc.com/Report/196/factory-automation-mechanical-products-market-analysis.html