biOmatic

Input materials

Entry of input material deliveries and generation of input material lists. Based on our experience, we have divided the entry of input (raw) materials in the biogas plant process into two steps:
1. The delivery of the input materials
2. The introduction of the input materials into the biological process
This is based on the recurrent difference between externally weighed input materials and the amounts that are determined by the process measuring technology in the dosing systems. Therefore, we offer the operator the option to decide which procedure to use as a basis for evaluating the biogas plant process: a) based on the delivered amounts of input materials, or b) based on the amount of input materials dispensed by the dosing mechanism. The monitoring and exact recording of the input material delivery makes it possible for us to predict gas yields for the fermenter’s retention period.

Operating log

In this functional graphic, all activities can be stored according to a “reason tree.” This makes it possible to conduct detailed analyses based on different criteria such as plant part, component maintenance and fault activities. This is an important prerequisite for the overall economic assessment of the biogas plant, the establishment of improved maintenance cycles or the adaptation of the plant technology. 

Analysis values

Input / analysis of parameters for biological checks: The plant operator can enter the analysis values in this functional graphic, so that these, like all plant-relevant data, can be queried directly at the BGP. When using the infOmatic service, this page could be entirely omitted since the biological test laboratories would then enter the lab results directly in the infOmatic database.

Reports

With biOmatic, you will be able to view the important parameters of your BGP as daily or weekly values for a time period of 54 days or 54 weeks, respectively, for any point in time since the commissioning of your plant. The computed parameters can also be exported as csv files or saved in pdf format. Optionally, selected parameters may be represented in charts. The parameters analysed here are computed from process or input values that are unalterably stored in an historical database. 

Recipe management

Creation and management of recipes for the dosing of solids and liquids: The biOmatic recipe management is based on the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. In the biogas field, the recipe is also called daily dosing or daily feed-in. The biOmatic recipe management can be used to create and manage (store and load) complex recipes, consisting of the dosing of solids from various silos or bunkers and liquid dosing from various containers. The recipe management also enables the automated transfer of materials between containers. Prior to storage, the recipe management checks the recipes’ plausibility. In the process, biOmatic already signals during the planning whether theoretically determined limit values such as the proportion of liquid manure have been undercut, TS values in the fermenter have been exceeded, or the biogas production has been undercut or exceeded. The handling of the recipe input is simple and clear, since every existing line represents an actual step in a recipe. 

Intelligent data analysis

Due to the detailed recording of the input (raw) material deliveries, we are able to determine with a high level of accuracy at what time which input material will be introduced into the process with certain energetic parameters. Based on the material-specific and plant specific parameters, we are able to predict the volume of gas and methane production as well as the parameters derived from this, such as biogas capacity or electrical power, for the next 30-40 days*. Using the biOmatic solution, it is also possible to predict the TS and oTS content in the fermenter. This aids the plant operators in their dosing planning, e.g., to temporarily add specific, high-energy input materials to the process in order to be able to run the CHP plant at maximum performance at all times.
The functional graphics ‘Operating log’, ‘Input material delivery list’ and ‘Biological analysis values’ always include query mechanisms for stored values. The input occurs by selecting parameters and entering specific process values to also allow an analysis based on

• maintenance intervals at the CHP plant, or

• proportion of liquid manure in the BGP on a specific day, or

• development of the TS content in the fermenter during a selected year, etc.

If the data are entered consistently, biOmatic can be used to generate simple reports. Our expanded infOmatic web portal offers an extended report function that generates economic considerations of the biogas plant(s) with a single push of a button. Together, biOmatic and infOmatic offer you a safe, simple and fast method for meeting the EEC’s requirements regarding the burden of proof.

* The prediction of the gas and methane yields for the medium retention period in the fermenter is under development