The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 9,008,807, entitled “Method of Large Scale Process Optimization and Optimal Planning Based on Dynamic Simulation” to the company. This patent provides protection to OptiRamp advanced process control methods, algorithms and methodologies for optimal operation of multi-unit plants in large scale processing and power generation industries. The invention framework includes the following components: continuous real time dynamic process simulation, automatic coefficient adjustment of dynamic and static process models, automatic construction of transfer functions, determination of globally optimal operating point specific to current conditions, provision of additional optimal operating scenarios through a variety of unit combinations, and calculation of operational forecasts in accordance with planned production.
