System 1* Overview

An asset optimization and diagnostic platform

System 1 is GE Energy’s patented software platform for real-time optimization of equipment and selected processes, condition monitoring, and event diagnostics. Similar in concept to a process control system which allows users to understand, diagnose, and control their process conditions in real time, the System 1 platform provides this capability for the assets that drive your process. System 1 can also be applied to selected processes not normally addressed by a process control system, such as fuel management, combustion optimization, and many others.

Faster, better decisions

Asset-related decisions in many companies today are made with insufficient information and intense time constraints that simply don’t provide the luxury of hours, let alone days, to deliberate and gather more detail. Poor decisions cost time. Time costs money. System 1 is designed to save money by addressing both. It quickly delivers the information your people need to make informed, high-confidence decisions. When do the extra costs incurred by degrading efficiency eclipse the costs to restore efficiency? System 1 can tell you . An asset is giving signs of severe stress but it is imperative that it run at 100% – or even more – for the next two weeks if at all possible. Can it? System 1 can tell you . What about that planned maintenance – can it be safely deferred for another year? System 1 can tell you.

Turning data into Actionable Information*

System 1 is designed to receive inputs from an extremely broad range of sources including permanent and portable condition monitoring hardware/software, process control and automation hardware/software, process historians, maintenance management and reliability software, spreadsheets, operator logs, and many others. It continually monitors these inputs and when situations requiring attention emerge, System 1 detects these and then alerts appropriate plant personnel with Actionable Information advisories that provide recommended corrective actions. Through a variety of notification mechanisms such as pager, cell phone, e-mail, pop-up window, or even integration with the plant control system’s user interface, these Actionable Information advisories can be consistently delivered to the people responsible for making decisions and taking necessary actions, allowing them to respond in ways that optimize the business impact. The proactive practices enabled by System 1 result in increased equipment availability, reliability, and safety while simultaneously reducing maintenance, fuel, and operating costs as a percentage of plant output.
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