Abstract
An Excel-based tool, called the Energy SMARTboard, was created to analyze process operating conditions, look for sub-optimal energy usage, display performance, and make improvement recommendations. The brain of the SMARTboard pulls data from numerous process sources, analyzes how the process should be run based on this data, compares it to how the process is actually being run, and makes recommendations. With a ten second glance, operators and supervisors can see real time cost impact of operations. Whenever a metric is underperforming, links appear that take the user to other displays, such as corrective action, operating procedures, and diagnostic tools. Summary data from area-based SMARTboards can be linked into a site display for plant manager review. Prior to SMARTboard implementation, savings from energy reduction efforts that depended on human interaction were 15% below expectations. After SMARTboard implementation, performance jumped to 10% above expectation.
Jagen, P. R. (2008). Energy Management at SMARTboard. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /87970.