Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) control strategies are responsible for maintaining control of production processes within prescribed tolerances.

They are heavily employed in most modern production facilities throughout the world. Properly tuned PID control loops are fundamental to the success of any well managed process control strategy. Loops must be properly tuned in order to minimize energy usage, maximize product quality, and improve corporate profits.

D/3® Loop Optimizer is designed to provide a highly intuitive and effective platform for all PID loop tuning on a D/3 system. It solves common problems associated with tuning PID control loops and it allows users to model, analyze, and tune PID control loops quickly, accurately, and consistently. Since it is so intuitive, lesser skilled users can now tune loops as quickly and effectively as those with many more years of experience in PID loop tuning.

D/3® Loop Optimizer employs patent-pending process modeling algorithms that enable users to accurately model non-steady state or noisy process data. Users then analyze and adjust tuning parameters via highly intuitive wizard like display screens. The software allows each user to model and tune various aspects of a process operation and determine optimal tuning parameters for each. For example, a user could easily generate optimal tuning parameters for a reactor at startup, steady state, or shutdown phases. Furthermore, D/3® Loop Optimizer provides tuning capability for multiple simultaneous users from any D/3® Console.

Key benefi ts:
• No setup required at run time
• Less skill required to tune loops
• Significant time savings when tuning
• Accurately model non-steady state data
• Tolerant to noisy data
• Easily perform "What-if" experiments
• Save parameters to PCM and UDB
• Intuitive wizard based tuning process
• Comprehensive Documentation