Facilitate control and safety system logic testing and validation, fit-for-purpose process operator training simulation
About VP Link
Wood delivers highly customized, process specific operator training solution leveraging the VP Link simulation environment. With VP Link, the trainees work with a copy of the plant graphics, in front of an off-line operator console while the instructor monitors and initiate malfunction scenarios. It offers a fully functional process model for training can be delivered prior to start-up, to maximize its usage and boost operator confidence level for any upcoming start-up.
Think of VP Link as the virtual process practice plant. When VP Link is connected to a distributed control system (DCS), safety instrumented system (SIS), or PLCs, the system’s logic will react to signals from the virtual process as though it is interacting with a live one.
Wood also offers immersive Operator Training Simulator (OTS) systems that leverage the power and realism of Virtual Reality (VR) technology. These VR-enabled OTS packages provide trainees exposure to another dimension in learning and improved comprehension.
Capabilities
- VP Link can rigorously simulate the process, based on the operator training board scope. We can provide the modeling capabilities thanks to a team of highly competent chemical engineers with various fields of expertise.
- With VP Link, special operations (e.g., start-up and shut-down) can be studied and practiced off-line, to simulate different upset conditions requested by the Training Instructor.
- VP Link offers tag-oriented utilities that automate setting up tie backs to enable creating the targeted simulation model within minutes. It offers an user-friendly, highly customizable, drag and drop graphical user interface (GUI) that can be easily utilized by each engineer/user testing needs.
- VP Links allows relevant tags, indicators and test scenarios to be gathered on dedicated pages, that can be organized by interlock number, loop number or tag naming templates.
- When VP Link is configured with Performance Analytics functions, Operator/Trainee responses to process upsets can be logged and a grade can be assigned based on post-run log analysis. The scoring scheme is customized to the dynamics of the process and real world operations procedures.
- VP Link offers a wealth of tools to allow its database to be easily rebuilt at each new version of the control database, offering its users a wide range of flexibility.
Key Benefits
- Interface to a wide range of commercially-available control and safety systems, including PLCs
- Performs automated testing and generates related performance metrics, using the VP Link Test Compiler
- Helps reduce staging time and offers increased staging flexibility
- Offers zero-defect control application with documentation
- Enables performance of rigorous check-out remotely/or at site