Q: Where has Profit® Controller been applied?A: Profit Controller has been applied in over 2,000 applications, on more than 500 different process units, at 250 sites, for well over 150 unique customers worldwide. This experience spans every process industry in nearly ever region of the globe.
Q: What is the typical scope of implementation?A: Profit Controller technology can be implemented on problem sizes ranging from small, targeted, multiple-input/single-output (MISO) applications to large-scale multivariable applications up to 200 controlled variables, 100 manipulated variables, and 100 disturbance variables.
Q: How is Profit Controller licensed?A: Profit Controller has a flexible licensing structure ranging from single manipulated variable applications, small applications (up to six manipulated variables), unit-wide applications (no limit to the number of applications on a process unit), site-wide licensing and corporate agreements.
Q: What is the typical payback period on these applications?A: Typical payback period for Profit Controller projects has ranged from just days up to 12 months.
Q: How do engineers build Profit Controller applications?A: Profit Controller applications are built using Profit Design Studio, the central application development environment for building all Profit Suite applications.
Q: How do operators control Profit Controller applications?A: Standard operator graphics for Profit Controller are included as part of the package. For Experion systems a comprehensive library of HMIWeb shapes is provided including standard schematics, as well as components to allow complete customization for integration with normal operator workflows. Additionally, Profit Suite Operator Station is provided for standard Win2000/WinXP workstations, as well as Experion and GUS Stations.
For legacy Honeywell TDC 3000 systems, there are native graphics for Universal Stations and UxS Stations leveraging Profit Suite Release 205.1.
Q: Can a rigorous model be used with Profit Controller?A: Yes. Sometimes model gains change due to the non-linear nature of the process, such as in an ethylene plant where feedstock changes have a significant impact on the cracking furnace ethylene yields. For applications of this type, Honeywell’s Profit Bridge can be used to link the rigorous model to Profit Controller and update the model gains to address the non-linearity.
Q: What are the platform requirements for Profit Controller?A: Profit Controller runs as an integrated application on Honeywell TDC-3000 Application Modules, Honeywell TotalPlant™ Solution (TPS) APP Nodes, and on Honeywell Experion PKS via the Experion PKS Application Server. Profit Controller can also be deployed on nearly any Distributed Control System (DCS) by utilizing a PHD real-time data interface or an OPC connection.