Na literatura há vários trabalhos elucidando a importância de ferramentas para auditar malhas de controle. Na indústria, o interesse por esse tipo de software é crescente, devido ao benefício trazido: garantir o exato desempenho para cada controlador significa atingir pontos de operação mais lucrativos. Todavia, as metodologias disponíveis na literatura e nas ferramentas comerciais não provêm medidas conclusivas das características da malha. Conseqüentemente, a análise muitas vezes é confusa e difícil, acarretando um diagnóstico difícil. Reduzir a distância entre a auditoria e o diagnóstico, propondo novas métricas para ajudar o engenheiro no gerenciamento de malhas é o foco central deste trabalho. A presente tese é segmentada em duas partes: auditoria e diagnóstico, dentro das quais se inserem as principais contribuições deste trabalho. A primeira contribuição deste trabalho é a proposição de uma metodologia para decompor o impacto da velocidade do controlador, tempo morto e ruído branco sobre a variância total da malha, auxiliando o engenheiro de processos a tomar uma ação: trocar os parâmetros de ajuste, aumentar a ordem do controlador, substituir o medidor, reduzir o tempo morto, entre outros. O método proposto requer apenas dados de operação normal e o tempo morto da malha, não sendo necessários testes intrusivos, sendo possível a aplicação industrial. O conjunto de métricas propostas foi aplicado em três casos de estudo, fornecendo resultados promissores. Dentro do campo de auditoria, se insere a segunda contribuição: a proposição de uma metodologia para estimação de parâmetros conclusivos (ou determinísticos) para avaliação da performance e robustez de controladores (Máxima Sensibilidade, razão entre o tempo de subida de malha aberta e fechada, razão entre o tempo de assentamento de malha aberta e fechada, entre outros), baseado em índices estocásticos (i.e. métricas que podem ser computadas em tempo real, sem testes intrusivos) e parâmetros da malha (tempo morto, constante de tempo). O modelo de inferência para desempenho e robustez, chamado PRIM, é proposto. Este modelo fornece uma clara indicação do real desempenho e robustez da malha, facilitando a análise e tornando o diagnóstico direto. Além disso, visando elucidar a vantagem dos índices determinísticos sobre os estocásticos, ambos serão aplicados a um conjunto de casos de estudo. A última contribuição no campo de auditoria está na estimação do potencial impacto econômico de cada malha, como ferramenta para hierarquizar sua manutenção. Considerando que uma típica planta química possui centenas ou milhares de malhas e que a maioria delas possui significativo potencial de melhora, a priorização da manutenção é essencial. O impacto econômico é baseado no conceito de Matriz de Variabilidade (VM), que é uma matriz que mostra o impacto da melhora da performance de um controlador sobre a variabilidade de toda a planta. A segunda parte deste trabalho aborda o diagnóstico de algumas avarias comuns em controladores. A primeira metodologia visa quantificar a banda de agarramento em válvulas de controle, que apresentam este fenômeno, através de um modelo de inferência chamado SIM. A metodologia proposta requer apenas dados de operação normal do controlador e planta. A contribuição final deste trabalho é um método simples para avaliação do modelo em controladores preditivos MPCs, baseado na Análise de Componentes Independentes (ICA). Esta análise é bastante útil para indicar os canais que possuem modelo pobre em relação à planta. O trabalho finaliza com as conclusões finais e os trabalhos futuros relativos a esta tese. / Many works available in the literature support the importance of control loop performance assessment (CLPA) tools. Industrially, there is an increasing interest in this area and the reason is trivial: ensuring the exact performance for each loop means allowing it to operate in a high profitable operating point. However, the available methodologies in commercial tools and literature do not provide clear and conclusive metrics of the actual loop performance. Consequently, the diagnostics is not easy, making the analysis sometimes difficult and confusing. The aim of this thesis is to reduce the gap between assessment and diagnostics by proposing a set of metrics to help the engineer in control loop performance management. The thesis is divided into two sections: Assessment and Diagnostic. The first contribution of this work is the proposition of a new methodology to decompose the impact of control loop performance, time delay, and white noise in the total control loop variance, helping the engineer to diagnose the loop performance problem and take the right action to achieve the desired product variability (by changing tuning parameters, changing controller type, replacing instrument, or changing the process, among others). The proposed method does not require any invasive tests, only control loop routine operating data and process time delay, allowing the industrial application of the proposed indices in real time. The methodology was applied in three case studies, providing very good results. The second contribution is propose a methodology to estimate conclusive indices (also called deterministic indices) to evaluate loop performance and robustness (maximal sensitivity, ratio between open and closed loop rise time, settling time, among others), based on stochastic indices (i.e. indices that can be computed using only normal operating data) and process parameters (time delay and time constant). A performance and robustness inferential model (PRIM) for loop assessment will be shown. The PRIM provides a clear picture of loop performance and robustness, making the analysis easier and the diagnostics straightforward. Moreover, this section highlights the limitation and drawbacks of stochastic metrics for CLPA. The last contribution of the Assessment section proposes a method to prioritize loop maintenance, based on the economic impact of each loop. Assuming that a typical process plant has hundreds or thousands of loops and most of them have significant impact over loop variability, prioritizing loop maintenance is essential. The economic impact is based on the concept of Variability Matrix (VM), which is an array that shows the impact of performance improvement of a given loop on the whole plant. The second section of this work is the Diagnostics of some controller problems. The first methodology aims to quantify the stickband in a sticky valve, using only normal operating data of controller output and process variable. An analogous inference model, called Stiction Inference Model (SIM), is proposed to estimate the stickband. In the final contribution, it is proposed a simple method to evaluate the Model Plant Mismatch (MPM) based on Independent Component Analysis (ICA). This analysis is very useful to point out the poor channels models in Model Predictive Controllers. The work ends with concluding remarks and further work.

Na literatura há vários trabalhos elucidando a importância de ferramentas para auditar malhas de controle. Na indústria, o interesse por esse tipo de software é crescente, devido ao benefício trazido: garantir o exato desempenho para cada controlador significa atingir pontos de operação mais lucrativos. Todavia, as metodologias disponíveis na literatura e nas ferramentas comerciais não provêm medidas conclusivas das características da malha. Conseqüentemente, a análise muitas vezes é confusa e difícil, acarretando um diagnóstico difícil. Reduzir a distância entre a auditoria e o diagnóstico, propondo novas métricas para ajudar o engenheiro no gerenciamento de malhas é o foco central deste trabalho. A presente tese é segmentada em duas partes: auditoria e diagnóstico, dentro das quais se inserem as principais contribuições deste trabalho. A primeira contribuição deste trabalho é a proposição de uma metodologia para decompor o impacto da velocidade do controlador, tempo morto e ruído branco sobre a variância total da malha, auxiliando o engenheiro de processos a tomar uma ação: trocar os parâmetros de ajuste, aumentar a ordem do controlador, substituir o medidor, reduzir o tempo morto, entre outros. O método proposto requer apenas dados de operação normal e o tempo morto da malha, não sendo necessários testes intrusivos, sendo possível a aplicação industrial. O conjunto de métricas propostas foi aplicado em três casos de estudo, fornecendo resultados promissores. Dentro do campo de auditoria, se insere a segunda contribuição: a proposição de uma metodologia para estimação de parâmetros conclusivos (ou determinísticos) para avaliação da performance e robustez de controladores (Máxima Sensibilidade, razão entre o tempo de subida de malha aberta e fechada, razão entre o tempo de assentamento de malha aberta e fechada, entre outros), baseado em índices estocásticos (i.e. métricas que podem ser computadas em tempo real, sem testes intrusivos) e parâmetros da malha (tempo morto, constante de tempo). O modelo de inferência para desempenho e robustez, chamado PRIM, é proposto. Este modelo fornece uma clara indicação do real desempenho e robustez da malha, facilitando a análise e tornando o diagnóstico direto. Além disso, visando elucidar a vantagem dos índices determinísticos sobre os estocásticos, ambos serão aplicados a um conjunto de casos de estudo. A última contribuição no campo de auditoria está na estimação do potencial impacto econômico de cada malha, como ferramenta para hierarquizar sua manutenção. Considerando que uma típica planta química possui centenas ou milhares de malhas e que a maioria delas possui significativo potencial de melhora, a priorização da manutenção é essencial. O impacto econômico é baseado no conceito de Matriz de Variabilidade (VM), que é uma matriz que mostra o impacto da melhora da performance de um controlador sobre a variabilidade de toda a planta. A segunda parte deste trabalho aborda o diagnóstico de algumas avarias comuns em controladores. A primeira metodologia visa quantificar a banda de agarramento em válvulas de controle, que apresentam este fenômeno, através de um modelo de inferência chamado SIM. A metodologia proposta requer apenas dados de operação normal do controlador e planta. A contribuição final deste trabalho é um método simples para avaliação do modelo em controladores preditivos MPCs, baseado na Análise de Componentes Independentes (ICA). Esta análise é bastante útil para indicar os canais que possuem modelo pobre em relação à planta. O trabalho finaliza com as conclusões finais e os trabalhos futuros relativos a esta tese. / Many works available in the literature support the importance of control loop performance assessment (CLPA) tools. Industrially, there is an increasing interest in this area and the reason is trivial: ensuring the exact performance for each loop means allowing it to operate in a high profitable operating point. However, the available methodologies in commercial tools and literature do not provide clear and conclusive metrics of the actual loop performance. Consequently, the diagnostics is not easy, making the analysis sometimes difficult and confusing. The aim of this thesis is to reduce the gap between assessment and diagnostics by proposing a set of metrics to help the engineer in control loop performance management. The thesis is divided into two sections: Assessment and Diagnostic. The first contribution of this work is the proposition of a new methodology to decompose the impact of control loop performance, time delay, and white noise in the total control loop variance, helping the engineer to diagnose the loop performance problem and take the right action to achieve the desired product variability (by changing tuning parameters, changing controller type, replacing instrument, or changing the process, among others). The proposed method does not require any invasive tests, only control loop routine operating data and process time delay, allowing the industrial application of the proposed indices in real time. The methodology was applied in three case studies, providing very good results. The second contribution is propose a methodology to estimate conclusive indices (also called deterministic indices) to evaluate loop performance and robustness (maximal sensitivity, ratio between open and closed loop rise time, settling time, among others), based on stochastic indices (i.e. indices that can be computed using only normal operating data) and process parameters (time delay and time constant). A performance and robustness inferential model (PRIM) for loop assessment will be shown. The PRIM provides a clear picture of loop performance and robustness, making the analysis easier and the diagnostics straightforward. Moreover, this section highlights the limitation and drawbacks of stochastic metrics for CLPA. The last contribution of the Assessment section proposes a method to prioritize loop maintenance, based on the economic impact of each loop. Assuming that a typical process plant has hundreds or thousands of loops and most of them have significant impact over loop variability, prioritizing loop maintenance is essential. The economic impact is based on the concept of Variability Matrix (VM), which is an array that shows the impact of performance improvement of a given loop on the whole plant. The second section of this work is the Diagnostics of some controller problems. The first methodology aims to quantify the stickband in a sticky valve, using only normal operating data of controller output and process variable. An analogous inference model, called Stiction Inference Model (SIM), is proposed to estimate the stickband. In the final contribution, it is proposed a simple method to evaluate the Model Plant Mismatch (MPM) based on Independent Component Analysis (ICA). This analysis is very useful to point out the poor channels models in Model Predictive Controllers. The work ends with concluding remarks and further work.

The aim of the work is to introduce various ways of economical evaluation of investments and present their practical application for industry branch of electrical devices. The work is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical one. The introductory part presents framework of economical evaluation and describes basics of economical evaluation and terms such as NPV, discount rate, investment decision) The work focuses on the most favorite approach -- discounted cash flow method - of economical evaluation of investments in detail. However, practical experiences show that conventional approach does not take probability distributions of input variables into account. When the higher risk is implied to discount rate, promising project could be rejected. That is why DCF concept is complemented by Monte Carlo risk modeling application.

This work solves the problems with taking care of capital goods in the firm Komponenty, a. s. The work is elaborated from the analysis of present situation in the firm, the heed is oriented to the most important areas, especially the organisation and maintenance activity and taking care of assets. The result of the performed analysis is identification of bad spots. Proposal is submitted in the second part of the work in order to solve the problems found by performing the work. At the end economical evaluation of the proposal and statement of assumptions for the applications of the extended work result to firm use is performed.

Diploma thesis deals with design and comparison of heating systems. In diploma thesis is designed system with gas condensing boiler, system with heat pump and system with gas condensing boiler for heating and solar collectors for heating of hot water. Content of this thesis is calculation of house heat loss, design of radiators, design of heat systems including a check of protective components, regulation with the help of thermostatic radiator valve, calculation of economical evaluation and creation of design documentation. Design is made for systems with unified temperature fall 55/45. For the variation with heat pump is computed a possibility of using the heat pump as an univalent or bivalent heat source. In the analysis of costs is considered a usage of natural gas for heating and warming of hot water with a condensing boiler, annual consumption of electric energy for operation of electrical appliances in household, consumption of electric energy for operation of heat pump for heating and warming of hot water and consumption of electric energy for warming of hot water in case of system with solar collectors. In the final evaluation a pay-off period is determined.

The economic evaluation of costs for remediation of montane spruce forest attacked by bark beetle in the different stage of decline (plots with actually living mature trees, plots with dead tree stand, wood is remaining in the ecosystem, plots with damaged stands, which were clear-cut, ten model plots) was made in the National Nature Park Šumava (Modrava model area) using resource equivalency method. Microclimatic characteristics (temperature and humidity development) measured ba dataloggers and communities of epigeic beetles (pitfall traps) were used as environmental metrics. Results indicate that the natural remediation of declined forest is economically most profitable. The microclimatic characteristics of plots with dead tree stand are most similar to the active forest. The species diversity, activity of beetles and frequency of relic species and species indicating virginal forest is higher in plots with dead tree stands. Based on these data we can resulted that the natural remediation of montane spruce forest is the most acceptable way both from biological and economical view (regeneration of ecosystem services of montane spruce forest).

This thesis deals with the economic evaluation of optimalization of transport infrastructure. Aim of the thesis is to define problematics of economical evaluation of public investment projects and It’s specifics. In analytical part It describes theme of public sector, project life cycle, cost output methods and transport infrastructure evaluation. In the practical part, the project is analysed in the original variant and in case of project suspension for one year. Furthermore, there are perfomed evaluation analyses by sensitivity and quantitative analyzes for both variants.

This diploma thesis is concerned with the design of the machinery with an extraction steam condensing turbine in Precheza corp. The theoretical part of this thesis describes the energetical situation in the company and the primary consideration about recovery of the heat, released at sulphuric acid production, for electrical power production. There is also presented brief description of the sulphuric acid production and the fundamental principles of the steam production at this process. In the practical part of this thesis there is performed the calculation of the heat-flow diagram of the steam turbine and the calculation of heat and producted electrical power at the basic operational states. There is presented the source code for the calculation of the heat-flow diagram using Matlab software. In the end there is mentioned the economical evaluation of the whole project, using the fundamental economical methods, such as net present value method, or profitability index, including the calculation of the pay-back period.