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Sequence of Events Recorder
Exaquantum/SER
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The Exaquantum Family
Exaquantum/SER (Sequence of Events Recorder) provides a
centralized interface for users to access and analyze alarms & events and process data from a wide range
of underlying systems.
This data forms the basis for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and trip
analysis to lower or remove the possibility of future recurrences.
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The Problem
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• Find out WHY incidents occur
• Their EFFECTS on other equipment
• Check that the SAFETY SYSTEMS operated properly
Unplanned Incidents and Equipment Trips
• Multiple process control and safety systems
• No centralised overall view of the data
No Unified Data Storage of Alarms and Events and Process Data
Key Problems
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The Solution
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The Solution – Exaquantum/SER
• Continuous monitoring of A&E and process data
Automatic Monitoring of Alarm and Events
• Alarms & Events can be analysed in date/time order
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• A&E and process data can be analysed before and after trip events to assist with trip analysis causes and effects
Trip Analysis
• At-a-glance view of current and historical information for quick diagnosis of problem areas.
Intuitive Web User Interface
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Key Benefits
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•When performing RCAs and trip analysis
Increases user efficiency
• Looking for failure patterns to reduce safety incidents and maintenance costs
Allows past incidents to be further analyzed
• Supported by the availability of a detailed audit trail
Regulatory compliance
Key Benefits
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Architecture
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Architectural Overview
User Displays
Event Analysis / Trip Detection Engine
Data Historian / PIMS Exaquantum
Trip
Definitions
Configuration
Dashboard Perform
RCAs
Analyze Trips View Trip
Details
Reports
Experion DeltaV Triconex OPC Foundation Hathaway
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Key Features
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Key Features – User Interface
Dashboard provides overview for quick diagnosis of problem areas
Available event categories and attributes can be ordered for the columns displayed on the Sequence of Events and Trip Details pages
Load pre-filtered Trips and Sequence of Events pages via the WEB URL
This allows users to create shortcuts and bookmarks for predefined Trips and Sequence of Events filters.
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Key Features – User Interface
Ability to amend the maximum number of Trips/Events displayed when querying the Exaquantum/SER database
Group alarm types together into alarm categories
Each of these categories can then be assigned a color on the Sequence of Events and Trip Details pages.
The number of Trips/Events that match the current filter settings is displayed on the Trips/Events page
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Key Features – Sequence of Events
Sequence of Events Provides an Integrated View of all the Alarm and Events for Performing Root Cause Analysis
A user can specify a set of criteria that will be used to highlight records on the Sequence of Events and Trip Details pages
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Key Features - Trips
Trips are configured to monitor specific A&E messages based on certain criteria at which time a set of A&E and process data is saved for detailed analysis
Multiple trips can be configured
Pre-trip and post-trip detection event time spans, before and following the trip detection for which all events and process data will be recorded
Detailed Trip evaluation steps can be created
Custom Trip Details Report Page
Trip Details report shows the details of a trip report using a pre-configured format.
SQL Server Reporting Services can be used to create replacement trip reports.
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Key Features – User Interface
Filters to further analyse the events
Start and end times
Custom filters for each of the data items
Column selections
Page size control
Filter definitions can be saved and reused, saving users time when running commonly used queries
Edit filter
Load filter
Save filter
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Key Features – User Interface
Reports can be printed or exported for use in external applications such as Microsoft Excel for further analysis
Export currently displayed records or all records when exporting results to Microsoft Excel
Print current page of results or all pages
Localization
Seamless switching between installed languages via menu bar.
Access to user manuals and support information via a web interface
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Key Features – Data Integration
Integrated view of alarm and event messages
Integrate A&E with process data from site monitoring and control systems, providing users with a more detailed picture of overall plant activity
A&E and process data from various sources can be stored in a central database.
Trips, A&E and trip configured process data is also copied into a secure area of the database for long term storage, which is used for web based trip analysis and reports.
Continuous monitoring of A&E and process data
Stores alarm and event timestamps with a time resolution of 1 millisecond
Alarm & event data collected from OPC A&E 1.1 Servers
Recover missing alarms and events if connected to Exaopc via OPC HAE
Process data collected from OPC DA 2.05a servers
Recover missing process data via OPC HDA 1.2
Data archiving and retrieval
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Solution Summary
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Define Trips in SER
Trips occur
Analysis of Causes and
Effects
Implement changes based on findings
Verification and
Identification
Identify
Solution Summary
Equipment Failure
Safety Concerns
Common Trips
View SOE reports Drilldown to
RCA
One or many trips
Trip Criteria
Locate Trip Trip
details
Trip Report Custom Reports System Changes
Process Changes
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