Identifying equipment operating control settings using historical information

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to obtain historical information for equipment having at least one control that controls an operational setting of the equipment, wherein the historical information indicates a setting for the at least one control during operation of the equipment and identifies operating performance of the equipment corresponding to the indicated setting;
• computer readable program code configured to receive a goal for the equipment, wherein the goal is related to a desired operating performance of the equipment;
• computer readable program code configured to identify, from the obtained historical information, a plurality of sets of contiguous good reference segments, wherein a contiguous set of good reference segments comprises a plurality of operating time segments where the desired operating performance goal was achieved for a predetermined of time;
• computer readable program code configured to identify, from the identified plurality of sets, a subset of sets comprising reference segments that are achievable from a current operating state of the equipment;
• computer readable program code configured to select, from the identified subset, a reference segment that is attainable based upon exogenous factors related to an operating environment of the equipment;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to provide a recommendation to an operator of the equipment, wherein the recommendation identifies a setting for the control to obtain the goal, the setting being determined from the selected reference segment.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code executable by a processor and comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to obtain historical information for equipment having at least one control that controls an operational setting of the equipment, wherein the historical information indicates a setting for the at least one control during operation of the equipment and identifies operating performance of the equipment corresponding to the indicated setting;
• computer readable program code configured to receive a goal for the equipment, wherein the goal is related to a desired operating performance of the equipment;
• computer readable program code configured to identify, from the obtained historical information, a plurality of sets of contiguous good reference segments, wherein a contiguous set of good reference segments comprises a plurality of operating time segments where the desired operating performance goal was achieved for a predetermined of time;
• computer readable program code configured to identify, from the identified plurality of sets, a subset of sets comprising reference segments that are achievable from a current operating state of the equipment;
• computer readable program code configured to select, from the identified subset, a reference segment that is attainable based upon exogenous factors related to an operating environment of the equipment;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to provide a recommendation to an operator of the equipment, wherein the recommendation identifies a setting for the control to obtain the goal, the setting being determined from the selected reference segment.

A method, comprising:

• obtaining historical information of equipment identifying (i) settings for controls that control operational settings of the equipment and (ii) operating parameters of the equipment corresponding to the identified settings;
• receiving an operating parameter goal for the equipment;
• grouping the historical information into performance groups based upon the identified operating parameter goal;
• identifying a subset of the grouped segments (i) corresponding to desired performance and (ii) corresponding to segments that are reachable from a current operating state of the equipment;
• and
• providing a recommendation for a setting for the control based upon the operating parameter goal, wherein the providing a recommendation comprises selecting a segment from the identified subset that is attainable based upon operating environment factors of the equipment.