Unveiling Trends and Outliers in Energy, Mining, and Chemical Industries
The combo chart, a versatile visualization tool in AVEVA PI Vision, combines the strengths of line and bar charts. It enables users to showcase multiple data sets within a single graph, making it ideal for industrial applications in the energy, mining, and chemical sectors.
Combining Strengths, Revealing Insights:
Combo charts excel at displaying:
- Multiple data sets: Plot various measurements on one graph, revealing relationships and trends.
- Data with different scales: Compare measures with diverse units of measurement, like production volume (bars) and energy consumption (line).
Applications in Industrial Contexts:
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Energy Sector:
- Monitor power generation (line) alongside fuel consumption (bars) to identify efficiency improvements.
- Track renewable energy sources (bars) like solar and wind against total energy output (line) to visualize energy mix and grid stability.
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Mining Industry:
- Analyze ore production (bars) and equipment uptime (line) to assess operational effectiveness and identify maintenance needs.
- Compare excavation depth (line) with extracted material volume (bars) to optimize mining strategies.
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Chemical Industry:
- Visualize reaction temperature (line) and product yield (bars) to monitor and optimize chemical processes.
- Track raw material inventory (bars) against production rate (line) to ensure efficient resource utilization.
Beyond the Basics: Advanced Features:
AVEVA PI Vision empowers users to create highly customized combo charts, enriching data analysis:
- Dynamic data handling: Adapt the chart to specific needs by dynamically adding or modifying measures and dimensions.
- Benchmarking: Introduce a reference bar layer to compare performance against set targets or historical data.
- Reference lines: Add horizontal or vertical lines to highlight specific values or thresholds, aiding data interpretation.
- Customization options: Personalize the chart appearance with various color schemes, icons, and symbols to enhance clarity and engagement.
Conclusion:
Combo charts in AVEVA PI Vision play a crucial role in industrial data visualization. By combining different data types effectively, they empower engineers, operators, and managers to gain valuable insights, improve decision-making, and optimize industrial processes across energy, mining, and chemical sectors.
Learn more about the Combo Chart here.
Here are some examples of Combo Chart in action:
