Challenge
A large FMCG facility in India wanted to track the air balance of the facility. The objectives of the project are
- To track the compressor air flow and consumption patterns
- To identify leakages and abnormal consumption across the plant.
- Track the performance of the air compressors.
Solution
To monitor in any asset, it must be converted into a smart system. For each asset the procedure for converting the asset into a smart system varies. In this scenario the asset is an air compressor hence the following procedure was used
- As a pilot the consumption areas were targeted.(generation side planned for the next phase)
- Flow meters were installed at all the distribution points in the main header.
- The load from the compressor is varying hence the flow meter was selected for varying loads.To track the pressure in the headers, pressure transmitters were installed
- The data from the flow meters and pressure transmitter used to train the Artificial intelligence system to identify patterns and alert the end users based on the set criteria
Impact
Cost Savings
The end user has complete transparency on the air consumption pattern in the
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