Kenneth W Barnett

US Patent:

8612059, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Jul 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/193809

Inventors:

Antonio Chamblin - Adamsville AL, US
Kenneth Clifford Barnett - Birmingham AL, US

Assignee:

Southern Company Services, Inc. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06F 1/26

US Classification:

700287, 700286

Abstract:

Various methods and systems are provided for evaluation of events such as the startup of power generation units. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining operational data associated with a power generation unit, the operational data corresponding to a predefined period of time; determining start and end times for a startup phase associated with the power generation unit based upon a set of predefined startup conditions corresponding to the startup phase; and generating a network page including the start and times. In another embodiment, a system includes a unit evaluation system executable in a computing device that includes logic that obtains operational data associated with a power generation unit, the operational data corresponding to a predefined period of time and logic that determines start and end times for an event phase associated with the power generation unit based upon a set of predefined conditions corresponding to the event phase.