TPS/TDC to Experion PKS Control Unification – EHPM Solutions

EHPM Solutions represent the ongoing evolution of the TPS/TDC system by applying the advanced technology of Experion PKS. It avoids rip-and-replace upgrades, which can be more expensive and less secure than incremental, phased modernization techniques. At the center of the modernization approach is the on-process infrastructure upgrade and true on-process modernization of the industry’s most widely used and reliable controller, High Performance Process Manager (HPM).

EHPM Solutions program provides:

• Extension of the lifespan of the TPS/TDC control environment by applying FTE technology

• Modernization of the coax-based Universal Control Network (UCN) to FTE-based Enhanced Universal Control Network (EUCN)

• Modernization of the HPM controllers to EHPM

• Control function enhancements with control-level data exchange between EHPM and C300 controller

• Improvement of TPS/TDC system performance through direct operation station access to the EHPM controllers

• Safety function enhancements with data exchange between EHPM and Safety Manager across EUCN, and modernization of the Fail Safe Controller (FSC) functions to Safety Manager

• Changeover of the coax connected Triconex systems to EUCN by use of the Triconex Communication Module Interface (TCMI).

EHPM Solutions enable:

• extension of the life of automation assets through modernization

• maximum protection of existing capital investments during upgrades

• intellectual property (IP) retention for modernization and expansions using the same controller families

• elimination of process downtime requirements and risk with true on-process HPM to EHPM migration

• expansions with users’ choice of controllers

• efficient operations through the use of a unified Human Machine Interface (HMI) and control environment

• new flexibility in automation planning through modernization and/or incremental controller upgrades

• better network diagnostics using FTE technology

• full utilization of available skills and resources at users’ operating facilities.

With EHPM Solutions, users can:

• Extend the life of their automation assets: Remaining economic life of controllers can be extended by 30-50%
  
• Reduce process downtime requirements: Migration risk and process downtime reduced by up to 30%. And by up to 100% for HPM to EHPM migration only.
  
• Reduce modernization investment cost: Intellectual property protection provides migration investment cost reduction greater than 25%
  
• Reduce lifecycle costs: Better diagnostics, unified technology and skills utilization reduce maintenance costs by more than 5%.