Jon Towslee's guest appearances

Jon Towslee

The POWER Podcast

Bill Johnson

Tom Baker

Amir Adnani

Brian Curtis

Paul Browning

Rebecca Williams

Noah Miller

Bret Kugelmass

Carol Browner

Amy Simpkins

Dave Weinstein

Kristen Ford

Tony Cooper

Don Brandt

Ralph Izzo

OwlTail

Optimizing power plant control systems can be challenging, but new tools are available to simplify and improve the process. On this episode of The POWER Podcast, Executive Editor Aaron Larson spoke with Jon Towslee, digital engagement leader for ABB Inc.’s Industrial Automation Power Generation &amp; Water business. Towslee explained how ABB Ability is focused on improving customers’ businesses by optimizing assets and operator effectiveness, and enhancing top-to-bottom performance. Solutions like the company’s loop performance monitor can be used to identify such things as transmitters that are providing bad data, noisy signal lines, and actuators that aren’t working correctly. Once maintenance crews have all equipment functioning properly, technicians can evaluate process control schemes to ensure they are responding appropriately, which then permits loops to be tuned for optimal performance. The loop performance monitor evaluates control loops on 17 different parameters. Once individual loops are optimized, higher-level adjustments can be made. Ultimately, the tools allow plant operators to expand boundaries and operate plants more closely to maximum safe operating limits. This enhances performance and increases profitability.

21. Power Plant Control Loop Tuning and Optimization - Jon Towslee

The Connected Plant Conference will be held in Charlotte, N.C., February 26–28, 2018. The forum is designed for professionals in the power generation and chemical process industries who are leading digital adoption at all stages. Sessions are tailored to offer actionable information and strategies to maximize the use of data, analytics, and related technology to drive efficiency improvements, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and staff safety. Jon Towslee, director of marketing and business development with ABB Inc., is scheduled to give a presentation during the event. He spoke with POWER Executive Editor Aaron Larson on December 6 during a power-industry conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can listen to the interview in the following POWER Podcast extra.

7. Connected Plant Conference - Jon Towslee (ABB)