The Detailed Station Optimization Module allows the engineer or operator to calculate for each station the lowest cost combination of power, unloading condition and torque to maintain the desired pipeline pressure and loading configuration, while maintaining the operating limitations for each compressor unit. This module has the potential of saving pipeline companies considerable O & M costs associated with operating compressor stations.

The actual physical characteristics, performance coefficients and operational limits of each detailed driver/compressor set are stored in a built-in Unit Library File.  This Unit Library File can be easily created and maintained by the user.  The hierarchy of Line Services (stations), Arrays, Groups and Units allows a user to construct any compression configuration such as multiple stages, multiple parallel units, common or split station pressures, and so on.  The interface has been created with the end user in mind and has a straight forward approach to defining various station configurations.

Detailed Station Optimization Module Features:

• Allows for a fully user-definable compression configuration;
• Supports detailed modeling of both drivers and compressors such as pocket loading sequence and turbine performance/fuel curves;
• Provides operating characteristics that can be specified at each level from cylinder end, cylinder, compressor, unit, group, stage, and array to line service;
• Insures optimization objectives are user definable at any level.

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