EtaPRO® Monitoring & Diagnostic CenterInnovative Asset Monitoring Solutions
Set a New Standard in Plant Performance & Reliability
Extend Asset Life with Expert Monitoring and Diagnostics for Power Plants
EtaPRO’s Monitoring & Diagnostic Center provides 24/7 remote monitoring and diagnostics for power plant turbines, generators, large power transformers, and critical balance-of-plant equipment. Using predictive analytics, performance monitoring, and expert engineering analysis, EtaPRO helps plant managers and engineers detect developing failures early, reduce forced outages, improve heat rate, and increase asset reliability.
Our remote monitoring specialists continuously analyze operating conditions and performance data to identify anomalies before they become costly operational events. From gas turbines and steam turbines to HRSGs, condensers, pumps, and auxiliary systems, EtaPRO delivers actionable diagnostics that help power generation facilities improve uptime, reduce maintenance costs, and optimize plant efficiency.
Plant Anomaly Detection and Notification
Through our use of EtaPRO® APR, plant anomalies that reduce capacity, reliability, and availability as well as increase heat rate are brought to the attention of plant staff.. Our M&D staff monitor your EtaPRO system, providing routine alert advisories, as well as tracking of issues from detection to resolution. A monthly summary helps customers quantify the effectiveness of this collaborative service.
Thermodynamic Modeling and “What-If” Studies
Does your organization need to know the impact of capital improvements or operating practices on plant performance? Using EtaPRO’s VirtualPlant™ technology, our M&D staff can quickly and accurately quantify the heat rate and capacity benefits of equipment maintenance or upgrades as well as alternative capacity scenarios.
Machinery Fault Analysis and Diagnosis
EtaPRO Predictor™, automatically warns of rotating machinery faults, far earlier than vibration protection systems. Our experts review all automated warnings, evaluate the applicable diagnostic plots, and deliver expert advice to plant staff. A monthly report summarizing developing issues provides time for planning maintenance and avoids incurring further damage.
Performance Assessment and Reporting
Our M&D engineers can relieve the burden of routine production and performance reporting by automatically delivering customized daily, weekly, and/or monthly reports to your inbox. Our experts can also provide pre- and post- outage assessments to plan maintenance and confirm its effectiveness.
Why EtaPRO M&D?
People + Process + Technology
Using the most advanced EtaPRO system, the M&D team monitors your plant’s components, which may include gas and steam turbines, generators, condensers, feedwater heaters, deaerators, boiler feed pumps, air heaters, boilers/HRSGs, fans, and other critical equipment.
Using our state-of-the-art software, we find early deviations from normal operating conditions.
People
Our people are experienced engineers and operations specialists who monitor a wide range of power plants. Their experiences with EtaPRO and power generation enables them to quickly investigate, diagnose, and quantify issues at your plant. We work closely with plant staff to establish effective and trustworthy relationships.
Process
Achieving and maintaining on-going return on investment with an M&D initiative requires the right combination of people, processes and technologies. EtaPRO has a proven track record of effective practices for establishing reliable monitoring routines and analysis processes that deliver results.
Techology
By using our leading-edge technologies, we determine the real-time condition of your plant and provide early notification of anomalies before they hit critical mass. Our comprehensive platform allows our team to deliver real-time historian functionality, thermodynamic analysis, anomaly detection, and vibration diagnostic services.
Problems We Solve
Power generation facilities face constant pressure to improve reliability, reduce operating costs, and avoid unplanned downtime. EtaPRO’s Monitoring & Diagnostic Center helps plant managers and engineers identify developing equipment and performance issues before they impact operations.
We help solve challenges including:
- Forced outages and unexpected equipment failures
- Turbine performance degradation and efficiency losses
- Heat rate increases and rising operating costs
- Condenser fouling and cooling system inefficiencies
- Generator, pump, and auxiliary equipment reliability issues
- Undetected operating anomalies and performance drift
- Limited in-house monitoring resources and engineering visibility
- Reactive maintenance practices that increase downtime risk
Through continuous remote monitoring, predictive diagnostics, and expert engineering analysis, EtaPRO enables power plants to improve uptime, optimize performance, and make faster, data-driven operational decisions.
Flexible Service Levels
EtaPRO’s M&D Center features customizable and complementary plans that fit your needs. With flexibility in levels of engagement and depth of investigation, you can choose the appropriate level of service needed, from basic anomaly detection to full scope performance services.
EtaPRO® Features
EtaPRO™ Archive™
- High speed data historian
- Event counting (starts, stops)
- Equipment operating hours
- Hours of operation above specified conditions
- Ad-hoc trend & analysis
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