Use case · Combustion Turbine Start Reliability & Risk

Know Which Starts Will Fail

DOTA AI analyzes every start attempt from PI, GADS and weather, finds the failure patterns, and scores which units are at risk before the next cold snap.

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95.0%
Fleet start reliability
57
Failed starts
$2.2M
Annual cost
Built for

Combined cycle and peaker plant managers, reliability engineers, trading desks

The problem

Failed starts cost fuel, penalties and lost margin, and they cluster in cold weather when the market needs the units most.

With DOTA AI

DOTA AI analyzes every start attempt from PI, GADS and weather, finds the failure patterns, and scores which units are at risk before the next cold snap.

How it works

From a question to a deployed app.

01

Ask

Analyze 12 months of start attempts for every CT and find which are most at risk this winter.

02

Connect

PI start sequences, GADS events, weather history and CMMS work orders.

03

Analyze

Start reliability by unit, and failure rate by ambient temperature band.

04

Act

Maintenance inspects the igniters before the cold snap; trading knows which units to count on.

What you see
  • About $38K per failed start
  • CT-3B is the weakest, at 88.6% start reliability
  • Ignition failures cluster below 20°F
  • CT-3B has a 31% chance of failing the next cold start
  • Inspect the igniters before the cold snap
Source systems
PI start sequencesGADS eventsWeather historyCMMS work orders

The takeaway

Start when it counts.

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