kmo Anti-Surge Control – for stable operation
No control system can change the characteristics of a turbocompressor – however, with the functions of kmo anti-surge control, you can maximize the usable range of the compressor map.
kmo anti-surge control doesn't focus on protecting the compressor – but on its economically sensible utilization.
Because the real problem isn't surging itself, but the area leading up to it: This is where it's determined how close a turbocompressor can operate to its optimal operating limit – or if it continuously runs with an unnecessary safety margin.
This is precisely where the kmo solution comes in. The control system continuously guides the anti-surge valve so that the compressor can operate stably at the edge of its permissible performance map – without entering critical conditions.
The result is operation that is both safer and more efficient:
• less unnecessary blow-off
• better utilization of installed capacity
• more stable process control even under changing conditions
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The kmo anti-surge control system is consistently based on industry-proven SIEMENS standard components.
This ensures worldwide maintainability, high spare parts availability, and long-term future-proofing.
The control program is customized for each compressor and clearly structured, so that even in-house automation technicians can work with it efficiently.
Configuration, parameterization, and visualization are performed via an integrated web-based user interface.
Access is possible with any network-enabled device – without additional software installation.
An integrated diagnostic memory records all signals relevant to operation and faults.
This allows critical events to be reliably reconstructed and specifically analyzed – directly in the PLC.
The anti-surge control system has a modular design and can be expanded with a reverse-flow protection controller and a process controller.
An API-670 compliant version with separate controllers is also available upon request.
The surge limit is not theoretically assumed but is empirically determined during commissioning using the available operating instruments.
An integrated special function facilitates precisely reaching the surge limit.
Integration into higher-level control and automation systems is achieved via common SIEMENS communication interfaces such as Profibus, Modbus-TCP, or Ethernet.
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