APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING IMPACTS AND CAUSES OF VARIABILITY OR CONTROL GIVEAWAY ON MODEL-BASED CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE

摘要

A method includes obtaining (504) data identifying values of one or more controlled variables associated with an industrial process controller (106). The method also includes identifying (506) periods when at least one of the one or more controlled variables has been moved to an associated limit by the controller. The method further includes, for each identified period, (i) identifying (510) a standard deviation of predicted values for the associated controlled variable and (ii) determining (512) a control giveaway value for the associated controlled variable based on the standard deviation. The control giveaway value is associated with an offset between the associated controlled variable's average value and the associated limit. In addition, the method includes identifying (516) variances in the one or more controlled variables using the control giveaway values and generating (520) a graphical display (1100, 1200, 1300) identifying one or more impacts or causes for at least some of the variances.