Method of monitoring equipment/s over an installed base for improving the equipment design and performance

Abstract

Method for improving/optimizing equipment design for an installed base of engineering equipment and for managing equipment operation is disclosed. In one instance, the method includes continuously acquiring, utilizing acquisition systems, (measurements) data for equipment operating conditions, equipment environment conditions, energy consumed by the equipment, utilities consumed b\ the equipment, wastages resulting from the process, input data and output data of each one of a number of pieces of equipment, each one piece of equipment—belonging to an installed base of the same class equipment pieces, and analyzing, utilizing one or more processors, the acquired data in order to obtain patterns and relations for the installed base; the patterns and relations comprising factors that affect performance and efficiency, the patterns and relations being used for equipment design improvement/optimization and installed base management. In one instance, the method also includes recording (storing) the analysis results and providing the analysis results in multiple formats to desired stakeholders, such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the format being customized to the intended recipient/stake-holder.

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