Abstract: An operation-supporting apparatus includes: an operation request input unit that inputs information relating to operation request items of plant equipment; an operating conditions setting unit that converts operation request input information to operating parameters; an operation history creation unit that creates an operation history by chronologically processing the operating parameters; a breakdown statistics database that stores an event tree of the plant equipment; an event simulator that calculates the degree of unreliability corresponding to the operating parameters, the operation request information, and the operation history information, and in compliance with the event tree; a risk-cost calculation unit that calculates risk-cost by determining the aggregate product of the degrees of unreliability and restoration costs; an operating method determination unit that determines whether operating conditions are suitable by comparing the risk-cost with profit gained by continuing operation; and an operatin

Abstract: Cause of abnormalities of an abnormal state of a control system of a plant of a turbine are estimated and diagnosed from characteristics of abnormal phenomena. By using a control system abnormality cause-and-effect matrix in which characteristics of a plurality of abnormal phenomena constructed on a knowledge base are correlated with a plurality of causes by correlating (weighting) scores, plant devices causing abnormality are inferred and diagnosed.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide an apparatus that selects and specifies an optimal operating method for plant equipment while estimating risk-cost that relates to damage, performance deterioration, and functional stoppage, of the plant equipment, and comparing the risk-cost with profit gained from operation.

Abstract: A plant diagnosis support system includes at least one of facilities provided on a plant company side, at least one of operation data collecting devices collecting, processing, and storing operation data of the plant facility, and a plant supervision server configured to receive the operation data stored in the operation data collecting device through a locally closed communication network and to transmit/receive data to/from a diagnosis support service computer to remotely support diagnosis of the plant facility, connected through an external communication line, wherein the plant supervision server has a graph display function of performing display in the same display format as in the operation data collecting device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inspecting a target component part (e.g., valve casing) of an apparatus (e.g., steam control valve) included in a steam turbine system. When a time period in a range of 24 to 100 hours passes from the shutting-down of the turbine system, or before a temperature of an atmosphere surrounding the component part is lowered to 100° C., the width of the opening of the crack formed in the component part or a clearance relating to the component part is measured without disassembling the target component part and an enclosing member (e.g., valve casing) from the apparatus. As the measurement is performed when a thermal stress is induced in the component parts or when the temperature distribution is wide, the risk level of the crack or the clearance is determined accurately.

Abstract: Causes of abnormalities of an abnormal state of a control system of a plant of a turbine or the like are estimated and diagnosed from characteristics of abnormal phenomena. By using a control system abnormality cause-and-effect matrix in which characteristics of a plurality of abnormal phenomena constructed on a knowledge base are correlated with a plurality of causes by correlating (weighting) scores, plant devices causing abnormality are inferred and diagnosed.

Abstract: Data on inspection, diagnosis, repair and operation histories are entered in a plant-maintenance apparatus for equipment that constitute a plant to be maintained. Failure-event tree breakdown is performed on failures to be expected for the equipment. Unreliability is predicted of at least one starting item in the failure-event tree breakdown. Unreliability of each item in the failure-event tree is calculated based on a failure unreliability function. Unreliability and a cost of recovery from each failure event in the failure-event tree are multiplied and results of the multiplication are accumulated in accordance with the tree breakdown to obtain a recovery cost. Preventive maintenance expenses are calculated for preventing failure events. Maintenance timing and technique are decided through comparison between the recovery cost and the preventive maintenance expenses.

Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining plant equipment incorporates an input unit to receive information on targets and ranges of plant equipment to be maintained and a failure-event tree breakdown unit to perform tree-breakdown on failures to be expected from events to be inspected. A failure-unreliability function calculation unit calculates unreliability of each item in failure-event tree breakdown and a failure-derived monetary loss calculation unit multiplies each unreliability and a cost of recovery from each event in accordance with the failure-event tree breakdown. A preventive maintenance expense calculation unit calculates preventive maintenance expenses for preventing failure events and a maintenance decision-making unit decides maintenance timing and technique through comparison between the recovery cost and the preventive maintenance expense.

Abstract: A vibration diagnosis is performed by using a vibration mode interactive query section grasping vibration event of a machinery such as turbine rotor and characteristic feature thereof from detected data information, a vibration factor diagnosis section estimating a vibration factor based on the information from the vibration mode interactive query section, and a diagnosis result display section indicating the estimated vibration factor and a guidance for countermeasure to be taken against the vibration factor.

Abstract: A plant diagnosis system friendly to a user (a plant-operating organization) for identifying an abnormality of an objective plant or machinery thereof, is provided. The plant diagnosis system includes a diagnoser's sub-system including a diagnosis computer and a terminal for a diagnosis expert and is connected via a network to a user's sub-system including a terminal for communicating with the diagnoser's sub-system. The plant diagnosis system provides a simple but repetitively available primary diagnosis and a detailed secondary diagnosis including the expert's judgement, which are selectively available on the user's initiative. The diagnosis computer receives a diagnosis request and plant state variables of the plant or machinery and executes the primary diagnosis and a part of the secondary diagnosis based on the plant state valuables.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inspecting a target component part (e.g., valve casing) of an apparatus (e.g., steam control valve) included in a steam turbine system. When a time period in a range of 24 to 100 hours passes from the shutting-down of the turbine system, or before a temperature of an atmosphere surrounding the component part is lowered to 100° C., the width of the opening of the crack formed in the component part or a clearance relating to the component part is measured without disassembling the target component part and an enclosing member (e.g., valve casing) from the apparatus. As the measurement is performed when a thermal stress is induced in the component parts or when the temperature distribution is wide, the risk level of the crack or the clearance is determined accurately.

Abstract: A vibration diagnosis is performed by using a vibration mode interactive query section grasping vibration event of a machinery such as turbine rotor and characteristic feature thereof from detected data information, a vibration factor diagnosis section estimating a vibration factor based on the information from the vibration mode interactive query section, and a diagnosis result display section indicating the estimated vibration factor and a guidance for countermeasure to be taken against the vibration factor.

Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining plant equipment incorporates: an input unit to receive information on targets and ranges of plant equipment to be maintained, that constitute a plant, inspection information and operation-history information; a failure-event tree breakdown unit to perform tree-breakdown on failures to be expected from events to be inspected; a failure-unreliability function calculation unit to calculate unreliability of each item in the failure-event tree breakdown; a failure-derived monetary loss calculation unit to multiply each unreliability and a cost of recovery from each event to be inspected and accumulate results of multiplication in accordance with the failure-event tree breakdown, thus obtaining a recovery cost; a preventive maintenance expense calculation unit to calculate preventive maintenance expenses for preventing failure events; and a maintenance decision-making unit to decide maintenance timing and technique through comparison between the recovery cost and the preventive maintena

Abstract: Entered in a plant-maintenance apparatus are data on inspection, diagnosis, repair and operation histories for equipment that constitute a plant to be maintained. Failure-event tree breakdown is performed on failures to be expected for the equipment. Predicted is unreliability of at least one starting item in the failure-event tree breakdown. Unreliability of each item in the failure-event tree is calculated based on failure unreliability function. Unreliability and a cost of recovery from each failure event in the failure-event tree are multiplied and results of the multiplication are accumulated in accordance with the tree breakdown, thus obtaining a recovery cost. Preventive maintenance expenses are calculated for preventing failure events. Maintenance timing and technique are decided through comparison between the recovery cost and the preventive maintenance expenses.

Abstract: A plant diagnosis system friendly to a user (a plant-operating organization) for identifying an abnormality of an objective plant or machinery thereof, is provided. The plant diagnosis system includes a diagnoser's sub-system including a diagnosis computer and a terminal for a diagnosis expert and is connected via a network to a user's sub-system including a terminal for communicating with the diagnoser's sub-system. The plant diagnosis system provides a simple but repetitively available primary diagnosis and a detailed secondary diagnosis including the expert's judgement, which are selectively available on the user's initiative. The diagnosis computer receives a diagnosis request and plant state variables of the plant or machinery and executes the primary diagnosis and a part of the secondary diagnosis based on the plant state valuables.