INSUS evaluates compressor outlet pressures and operating schemes together using the pipeline network's own topology, operating data and constraints, and advises lower-energy ways to meet demand. Operations teams review every scheme.
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Optimise the network rather than each station independently.
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Lower compression energy while meeting demand and pressure.
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Advisory only. Pipeline operations teams review every scheme.
The problem
A gas transmission network cannot be optimised station by station in isolation. Outlet pressure at one compressor affects flow, pressure drop and operating requirements elsewhere. The challenge is evaluating these interactions against real network constraints quickly enough to make network-wide operating decisions, rather than setting each station from fixed rules or local judgment alone.
The shift
The objective is not simply to run individual compressors more efficiently. It is to determine how the entire transmission network should operate together, accounting for flow balance, pressure drop, compressor pressure ratios, demand and network configuration.
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With INSUS
How it works
This fits OptiStudio as network decision support above compressor SCADA and the pipeline model. Access is read-only. It does not replace SCADA or compressor control.
Connect
Connect pipeline topology, compressor stations, gas sources, distribution points, compressor pressures and flows, fuel gas consumption, pipe specifications and relevant capacity constraints.
Understand
Analyse current flow balance, pressure profiles, flow directions and compressor operating points against the network's physical constraints.
Predict
Model candidate compressor outlet pressures and operating configurations that satisfy network flow and pressure requirements while respecting compressor operating limits.
Advise
Advise the combination of compressor station outlet pressures and operating configuration that meets current network requirements with the targeted energy objective. Operations teams decide what to apply.
Verify
Track recommended operating schemes against actual compressor energy consumption and demand-satisfaction outcomes, then refine the model using the network's own operating history.
Getting started
For gas transmission operators where compressor stations interact through a shared pipeline network. Delivered through OptiStudio as network decision support. Expert Services can help with data assessment and validation. Advisory and read-only. No new field hardware to start.
Related for midstream
Compressor network optimisation sits beside pipeline corrosion prediction and EU methane compliance on the same transmission system.
Compressor stations interact through the shared pipeline network, so station-level rules rarely produce the best network-wide energy outcome. This use case advises coordinated outlet pressures and operating schemes for operations review.
Pipeline topology, compressor station locations and operating data, gas source and distribution points, historical flow and pressure data, fuel gas consumption, and relevant pipe and compressor capacity specifications. No new sensors to start.
No to both. The initial deployment is decision support. Operations teams review recommended schemes. It augments existing SCADA and compressor control; automatic control can only be considered after sufficient validation.
Peer-reviewed network-wide optimisation studies have reported energy reductions on specific transmission networks. Those figures belong to those networks, not to every system, and not to us. Value is measured against your own compressor fuel gas and demand-satisfaction baseline.
Through OptiStudio as network decision support. Expert Services can support data assessment, integration and validation with your operations team.
Operating scheme recommendations can be regenerated as network demand and configuration change. Real-time or closed-loop deployment should be validated against the operator's operating cycle and control requirements.
Optimisation quality depends on accurate network topology, operating data and compressor and pipeline constraints. Achievable savings are network-specific. Automatic control requires additional validation against the operator's safety, operating and demand requirements.
Midstream · Pipeline transmission
A shadow run on one network segment will show where coordinated compressor schemes differ from local rules, and how that compares with the energy and demand you already recorded.
