Saudi arabian oil company (20250110456). COGENERATION OPTIMIZATION MODEL IN UPSTREAM CRUDE PROCESSING FACILITY
COGENERATION OPTIMIZATION MODEL IN UPSTREAM CRUDE PROCESSING FACILITY
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Inventor(s)
Kamarul Ariffin Amminudin of Dhahran SA
Abdullah A. Alzahrani of Riyadh SA
COGENERATION OPTIMIZATION MODEL IN UPSTREAM CRUDE PROCESSING FACILITY
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250110456 titled 'COGENERATION OPTIMIZATION MODEL IN UPSTREAM CRUDE PROCESSING FACILITY
Original Abstract Submitted
a method for developing a model to optimize operations for a cogen facility is provided. the method includes collecting data on the operation of the cogen facility and creating an objective function to minimize total operating cost of the cogen facility, wherein the objective function is based, at least in part, on a fuel cost and a net power cost. an output is provided from the objective function, wherein the output is used to control a mixture of gas turbines used in the cogen facility and steam generation rates.