Beran PlantProtech™ Condition Monitoring Systems are in use around the world within numerous power generation companies, including coal, oil, gas-fired, nuclear and hydro. The plant items monitored include steam turbines, gas turbines and water turbines, pumps, fans, compressors and coolant circulators. Beran TransCal™ Transducer Calibration Systems are in service with many European and USA automotive, aerospace and power generation companies, along with Certified Calibration Houses, meeting the ISO 16063-21 requirement for transducer calibration.
Beran Frequency Response Analysers are employed in the verification of many aircraft and control systems.
PlantProtech™ is Beran's platform for condition monitoring of rotating machinery, built on over twenty
years of industrial experience and innovation.
The PlantProtech hardware / software family is in use throughout the world, with over 300 systems currently being utilised within the power industry. The PlantProtech range is installed on Nuclear, Fossil, Hydro, CCGT and Combined Cycle industrial plant.
Originally designed to meet the requirements of the Central Electricity Generation Board (CEGB) VCM/7 specification, our PlantProtech systems have been proven to pay for themselves many times over. As user requirements have increased, the PlantProtech range has developed accordingly.
By means of continuous on-line vibration monitoring, changes in the health of the plant may be detected early. Powerful analysis tools allow the root cause of the problem to be identified, allowing operators to make crucial decisions, in many cases allowing their plant to be run with confidence at reduced load through to planned outage / scheduled maintenance.
The PlantProtech range of hardware and software products provides you with a solid foundation, which can be added to and expanded as and when required, ensuring the safety of your investments.
Real-Time
PlantProtech real-time capability allows you to analyse the machine state in real-time on-screen, as it is happening, allowing direct correlation with other Station protection equipment and process data.
Parallel Analysis
Parallel data acquisition is important to enable the user to understand the full dynamic behaviour of the machine. Beran PlantProtech Analysers feature parallel dynamic acquisition for both steady-state and variable speed plant modes, with simultaneous measuring of vibration and process parameters.
» PlantProtech™ 720 Advanced Plant Monitor
Overview:The PlantProtech 720 Advanced Plant Monitor provides a powerful and versatile automated surveillance system for all of your strategic plant items where increased monitoring is required.
Easy installation, powerful data acquisition and versatile displays make the PlantProtech 720 the perfect partner for your Condition Monitoring regime.
- Automated data collection
- Monitoring all types of machinery
- Continuous monitoring of your machinery 24/7
- Easy comparison of data with process parameters
- Minimise machine failures, increase availability and reduce costs by reliably monitoring your machine health
Designed For:
- Cooling water pumps
- Emergency boiler feed pumps
- Wind turbines
- Hydro turbines
- Cooling tower fans
- Industrial gas turbines
Key Features:
- A cost-effective alternative to “walk-around” periodic monitoring solutions
- Integrated within the Beran PlantProtech Condition Monitoring System
- Routine surveillance of critical plant items
- 16 channels for vibration and process data
- 4 speed inputs
- Autonomous internal data storage
- Local display of real-time vibration levels via LCD display
- Local alarm traffic light display and readout
- Stand-alone and network operation
- Open interface for implementation with other third party applications
- Data export via USB
- Internal constant current transducer power supplies
- Panel mount, surface mount or DIN-rail mount installation options available
» PlantProtech™ 767 Portable Analyser
Overview:The PlantProtech™ 767 Portable Analyser is ideal for on-site commissioning, balancing, return-to-service and fault-finding applications, and offers unrivalled facilities in a compact, rugged and easily portable unit weighing less than 12.5kg.
Full control of measurement, analysis and alarm configuration is achieved via an ethernet-capable PC. Alternatively, it can function as a standalone or remote system for longer term monitoring or analysing of intermittent faults and problems.
Using the latest data compression technology, full real-time graphical capability is available over a modem link or via ethernet WAN. This allows a PlantProtech 767 Portable Analyser to be left on-site, but monitored by vibration analysts at a remote location - anywhere in the world! For unattended operation, the PC is not required, giving greater security and eliminating the possibility of the PC being removed without authorisation.
Time and RPM based logging may be enabled, ensuring run-up, run-down and on-line plant operational modes are automatically stored.
The PlantProtech 767 can be configured with up to 32 parallel dynamic channels, 16 additional static (DC), 8 digital and 4 tacho inputs, and can accept inputs from most dynamic sensors; ICP supply and high and low pass filters are integral.
The unit is equipped with comprehensive alarm detection and alarm-initiated actions, including configurable storage, acquisition rate increase and contact closure.
A comprehensive range of real-time and historic data displays are available, and data can be exported in CSV format for balancing programs, Excel, etc. The unit has a high capacity solid-state disk for data storage.
- Up to 32 parallel vibration channels
- Acceleration, velocity & displacement dynamic vibration inputs
- 16 DC input channels & 8 digital inputs
- Up to 4 x 1/rev phase marker inputs
- Various carry-case options
- Remote access via modem
- Ethernet
- Internal solid-state storage
» PlantProtech™ 766 Analyser
Overview:The PlantProtech™ 766 Analyser is a 19” rack-mount unit providing modular acquisition/analysis of up to 64 parallel channels from acceleration, velocity, proximity and pressure sensors. This ensures high-speed condition information is acquired during both steady-state and variable speed modes - vital for accurate diagnosis of many fault conditions.
Process (DC) parameters may be acquired directly by each PlantProtech Analyser using either voltage or optional 4-20mA and thermocouple signals with full galvanic isolation capability.
Alternatively, a connection to the plant DCS or process computer may be utilised to acquire these parameters via an electronic data link, including (for example) MODBUS, PI, OPC or Alstom’s AMODIS.
- Modular construction
- 19” rack mounting
- Up to 64 dynamic vibration channels
- Acceleration, velocity & displacement inputs
- Up to 4 x 1/rev phase marker inputs
- 19” rack mounting
- Up to 64 dynamic vibration channels
- Links to Site Digital Data Systems
» PlantProtech™ 768 Analyser
Overview:The PlantProtech™ 768 Analyser is an optimised solution for smaller turbines such as those used in hydroelectric and gas pumping installations. In addition, an alternative configuration utilising a multiplexed input option is ideal for auxiliary plant applications.
The PlantProtech 768 Analyser can monitor up to 4 tacho signals, 8 AC signals (32 multiplexed), 16 local DC channels (up to 256 remote), 8 digital channels, and has 8 alarm relay outputs. The multiplexed variant allows up to four non-critical plant items to be monitored cost-effectively.
- Inexpensive hardware replacement
- Automatic software updates
- Integration with other PdM applications
- Machine health history onboard
»» PlantProtech™ Vision
Overview:Visualise, trend and diagnose the health of your plant with our easy-to-use PlantProtech™ Vision application. Regardless of experience, engineers and analysts can rapidly configure hardware, analyse data, share results and pinpoint plant problems.
Multiple users can access the Beran PlantProtech™ systems simultaneously and select whichever display formats suit their needs, without affecting data acquisition or other users.
Plant condition displays include Bode (stacked and multi-plot), Polar, FFT, Orbit, Time-Domain, Histogram, Waterfall, Shaft Centre Line, Real-Time Text and Trend. Both real-time and historic data may be simultaneously displayed, including the ability to view a current run-up or run-down overlaid onto a reference or historic file.
- Remotely configure your PlantProtech Analyser.
- Monitor machine run-ups in real-time.
- Trend vibration and process parameter data together.
- Industry standard displays, including Bode, Polar, FFT and Orbits.
- Filter out good data with exception rules logic.
- Keep track of your machine's status with our in-built log book.
- Quickly generate reports and share your findings.
Display types include:
- Real-time Data Display
- Historic Data Display
- Bode
- Orbit
- Waterfall
- FFT
- Shaft Centre Line / Bearing Clearance
- Trended Data Display
- Histograms
- XY Plots
- Polar
- Tabular Display
- Export to CSV
»» PlantProtech™ Auto Archive Downloader
Overview:The PlantProtech™ Auto Archive Downloader provides automatic file retrieval from remote sites to a central location (e.g. Technology Centre) for rapid review.
The application has the additional dual functionality of data archiving, either to local IT infrastructure, or to a central Technology Centre, etc.
The PlantProtech™ Auto Archive Downloader application has been designed to automatically retrieve data files and alarm logs from Beran PlantProtech Analysers, either on demand or at a scheduled time. The retrieved data from multiple PlantProtech Analysers may then be:
- Reviewed using PlantProtech Vision and PlantProtech BaseStation applications.
- Converted into an “open” format.
- Read by customised data screening applications.
- Archived using standard IT backup infrastructure.
The Auto Archive Downloader is scalable from one PlantProtech Analyser to fleet-wide installation, and may be purchased as a single application to provide either archiving or data file downloading capability, or both.
The archiving function automatically downloads PlantProtech Analyser data files to a central location and manages the internal data storage.
The PlantProtech Auto Archive Downloader operates on a standard Microsoft Windows platform, and the application supports download of files via network or dial-up modem connections.
Specified at the time of purchase, there are two main modes of functionality:
- Automatic File Downloading
- Automatic Archiving Functionality
Data files and alarm logs are automatically downloaded from PlantProtech Analysers installed on site(s). The user can configure file types to be downloaded using the in-built user interface.
During the download process, the files may be converted into “open” PC or VAX formats.
The application may also be driven from a command line.
Configuration of this functionality is very simple - the IP address or dial-up name of the target PlantProtech Analyser is specified, along with the frequency of required backup.
Downloaded data files are marked as 'archived' on the PlantProtech Analyser. The Analyser will then automatically manage free disk space, deleting archived files, as configured by the user.
Configurations stored on the PlantProtech Analyser are also archived during the process.
It is recommended that the data is further backed-up to a long-term storage medium using a third party industry standard IT solution. Downloaded data may be analysed and reviewed using the PlantProtech Vision and PlantProtech BaseStation applications.
»» PlantProtech™ Base Station
Overview: Central PC data store for all your PlantProtech™ Analyser historic data:
Enables:
- Off-line Data Viewing
- Fast data access
- Multiple users
- Central data server
- Mimics PlantProtech Analyser functionality
- Scalable from laptop to PC server
The PlantProtech™ Base Station application runs on a standard Microsoft Windows platform, and is scalable from a laptop to company-wide installation. PlantProtech files may be analysed using PlantProtech Vision.
Data from multiple PlantProtech Analysers may be stored and then accessed by many users through a single Base Station installation.
Key features include:
- Viewing historic data files
- Trend file generation
- Reference file creation
- Vector difference screening
- Run-out subtraction
- Data file upload and download
»» PlantProtech™ E-mail Vibration Alert
Overview: Receive periodic updates from Beran PlantProtech™ Analysers via the automated E-mail Vibration Alert interface straight to your PC Inbox or Mobile Phone.
Stay in touch 24/7, wherever you are, and remain informed about any changes in vibration status or condition of your machine, assisting in the prevention of potential issues before they occur.
The E-mail Vibration Alert is an optional software interface for the Beran PlantProtech™ Analyser, designed to provide users with automated E-mail Alerts of machine alarm and system health status.
The E-mail Vibration Alert interface sends e-mails detailing alarm and system status to a configured e-mail address using industry standard SMTP protocols. The alarm and system status e-mails may be received by the end user using a standard e-mail client (e.g. Microsoft® Office Outlook®), or alternatively, they may be received and processed by a user-customised data screening application.
The E-mail Vibration Alert Interface monitors the alarm and/or system logs of any Beran PlantProtech Analyser. New log messages are sent via an e-mail server to a nominated e-mail address. Separate e-mails are sent for each log monitored from each installed PlantProtech Analyser. The E-mail Vibration Alert Interface may be configured to check for new log entries at regular intervals, ranging between once every five minutes to once a day. Additionally, a “summary” facility may be configured to resend all log messages once a day at a specified time, or once a month on a specified day and time.
The E-mail Vibration Alert Interface is installed and commissioned by Beran personnel. At the time of installation, the E-mail Vibration Alert Interface will be configured by Beran to the user’s requirements. The E-mail Vibration Alert Interface may be installed and commissioned remotely via a modem connection to the Beran PlantProtech Analyser, with minimal disruption to normal operation.
»» PlantProtech™ Mimic
Overview: View your plant's health at a glance, with a customisable mimic.
- Ideal for plant operators
- Fleet-wide overview
- Traffic light display
- PlantProtech™ Vision quick launch
A mimic, customised to suit the plant monitored, provides an overall pictorial that delivers an easy-to-use summary of the current vibration levels and process parameters, allowing the operator to determine precisely which area to investigate further.
Colour changes inform the operator if any vibration channel or process parameter moves from a normal operating condition into alert or alarm status. The operator can then access either a real-time display or view the alarm log to assist in determining plant condition.