Continuously scheduled model parameter based adaptive controller
    1.
    发明授权
    Continuously scheduled model parameter based adaptive controller 有权
    连续调度模型参数自适应控制器

    公开(公告)号:US08280533B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-02

    申请号:US12489106

    申请日:2009-06-22

    IPC分类号: G05B13/02 G06F7/60 G06F17/10

    摘要: An adaptive process controller performs continuously scheduled process model parameter interpolation to determine a particular set of process model parameters which are used to develop controller tuning parameters for controller tuning. More particularly, a state-based, adaptive PID controller described herein uses a new technique to determine an appropriate process model to be used to perform adaptive tuning over the various operating regions of the plant, and in particular, uses a process model parameter determination technique that enables continuously scheduled process model parameter update over the various plant operating regions or points. The use of this continuously scheduled process model parameter update method provides for smoother transitions between tuning parameters used in the PID controller during adaptive tuning procedures which are implemented based on changes in the operating region or the operating point of the process, thereby providing for better overall control.

    摘要翻译: 自适应过程控制器执行连续调度的过程模型参数插值,以确定用于开发用于控制器调谐的控制器调整参数的特定过程模型参数集合。 更具体地,本文描述的基于状态的自适应PID控制器使用新技术来确定要用于在工厂的各种操作区域执行自适应调整的适当过程模型,并且特别地,使用过程模型参数确定技术 这可以在各种工厂操作区域或点上实现连续计划的过程模型参数更新。 使用这种连续计划的过程模型参数更新方法提供了在基于操作区域或过程的操作点的变化实现的自适应调整过程期间在PID控制器中使用的调谐参数之间更平滑的转换,从而提供更好的整体 控制。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO STANDARDIZE DATA PROPERTIES IN A PROCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT
    3.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO STANDARDIZE DATA PROPERTIES IN A PROCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT 审中-公开
    在过程控制环境中标准化数据属性的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20090089247A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-02

    申请号:US11864168

    申请日:2007-09-28

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: Example methods and apparatus to standardize data properties in a process control environment are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes associating a function block with a primary key. The example method also includes associating at least one data property associated with the process control environment with the primary key and storing an instance of the at least one data property in a history database associated with the process control environment.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在过程控制环境中标准化数据属性的示例方法和装置。 公开的示例性方法包括将功能块与主键相关联。 示例性方法还包括将与过程控制环境相关联的至少一个数据属性与主键相关联,并将至少一个数据属性的实例存储在与过程控制环境相关联的历史数据库中。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREDICT PROCESS QUALITY IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREDICT PROCESS QUALITY IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM 有权
    过程控制系统中预测过程质量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100318934A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-16

    申请号:US12538995

    申请日:2009-08-11

    IPC分类号: G06G7/66 G06F17/00 G06F3/048

    摘要: Example methods and apparatus to predict process quality in a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving process control information relating to a process at a first time including a first value associated with a first measured variable and a second value associated with a second measured variable, determining if a variation based on the received process control information associated with the process exceeds a threshold, if the variation exceeds the threshold, calculating a first contribution value based on a contribution of the first measured variable to the variation and a second contribution value based on a contribution of the second measured variable to the variation, determining at least one corrective action based on the first contribution value, the second contribution value, the first value, or the second value, and calculating a predicted process quality based on the at least one corrective action at a time after the first time.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于预测过程控制系统中的过程质量的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括接收与第一时间处理有关的过程控制信息,包括与第一测量变量相关联的第一值和与第二测量变量相关联的第二值,确定基于接收到的过程控制信息相关联的变化 如果所述过程超过阈值,则如果所述变化超过所述阈值,则基于所述第一测量变量对所述变化的贡献和基于所述第二测量变量对所述变化的贡献的第二贡献值来计算第一贡献值,确定 基于第一贡献值,第二贡献值,第一值或第二值的至少一个校正动作,以及基于在第一次之后的时间的至少一个校正动作来计算预测过程质量。

    Economic calculations in a process control system
    5.
    发明授权
    Economic calculations in a process control system 有权
    过程控制系统中的经济计算

    公开(公告)号:US08620779B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-31

    申请号:US12779650

    申请日:2010-05-13

    IPC分类号: G07F19/00

    摘要: A process control system includes economic models disposed in communication with process control modules, as well as with sources of economic data, such as cost, throughput and profit data, and uses the economic models to determine useful economic parameters or information associated with the actual operation of the process plant at the time the plant is operating. The economic models can be used to provide financial statistics such as profitability, cost of manufactured product, etc. in real time based on the actual current operating state of the process and the business data associated with the finished product, raw materials, etc. These financial statistics can be used to drive alarms and alerts within the process network and be used as inputs to process plant optimizers, etc. to provide for better or more optimal control of the process and to provide a better understanding of the conditions which lead to maximum profitability of the plant.

    摘要翻译: 过程控制系统包括处理与过程控制模块通信的经济模型,以及经济数据来源,例如成本,生产量和利润数据,并使用经济模型来确定有用的经济参数或与实际操作相关的信息 在工厂运行时的过程工厂。 经济模型可以根据实际当前运行状况和与成品,原材料等相关的业务数据,实时提供盈利能力,制成品成本等财务统计数据。 财务统计可用于在过程网络中驱动警报和警报,并用作过程工厂优化器等的输入,以提供更好或更优化的过程控制,并提供更好地了解导致最大值的条件 工厂的盈利能力。

    Methods and apparatus to predict process quality in a process control system
    6.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus to predict process quality in a process control system 有权
    在过程控制系统中预测过程质量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08571696B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-29

    申请号:US12538995

    申请日:2009-08-11

    摘要: Example methods and apparatus to predict process quality in a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving process control information relating to a process at a first time including a first value associated with a first measured variable and a second value associated with a second measured variable, determining if a variation based on the received process control information associated with the process exceeds a threshold, if the variation exceeds the threshold, calculating a first contribution value based on a contribution of the first measured variable to the variation and a second contribution value based on a contribution of the second measured variable to the variation, determining at least one corrective action based on the first contribution value, the second contribution value, the first value, or the second value, and calculating a predicted process quality based on the at least one corrective action at a time after the first time.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于预测过程控制系统中的过程质量的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性方法包括接收与第一时间处理有关的过程控制信息,包括与第一测量变量相关联的第一值和与第二测量变量相关联的第二值,确定基于接收到的过程控制信息相关联的变化 如果所述过程超过阈值,则如果所述变化超过所述阈值,则基于所述第一测量变量对所述变化的贡献和基于所述第二测量变量对所述变化的贡献的第二贡献值来计算第一贡献值,确定 基于第一贡献值,第二贡献值,第一值或第二值的至少一个校正动作,以及基于在第一次之后的时间的至少一个校正动作来计算预测过程质量。

    Economic calculations in a process control system
    7.
    发明授权
    Economic calculations in a process control system 有权
    过程控制系统中的经济计算

    公开(公告)号:US08417595B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-09

    申请号:US12779642

    申请日:2010-05-13

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 G06F17/60

    摘要: A process control system includes economic models disposed in communication with process control modules, as well as with sources of economic data such as cost, throughput and profit data, and uses the economic models to determine useful economic parameters or information associated with the actual operation of the process plant at the time the plant is operating. The economic models can be used to provide financial statistics such as profitability, cost of manufactured product, etc. in real time based on the actual current operating state of the process and the business data associated with the finished product, raw materials, etc. These financial statistics can be used to drive alarms and alerts within the process network and be used as inputs to process plant optimizers, etc. to provide for better or more optimal control of the process and to provide a better understanding of the conditions which lead to maximum profitability of the plant.

    摘要翻译: 过程控制系统包括处理与过程控制模块通信的经济模型,以及诸如成本,生产量和利润数据等经济数据来源,并且使用经济模型来确定有用的经济参数或与实际操作相关联的信息 在工厂运行时的过程工厂。 经济模型可以根据实际当前运行状况和与成品,原材料等相关的业务数据,实时提供盈利能力,制成品成本等财务统计数据。 财务统计可用于在过程网络中驱动警报和警报,并用作过程工厂优化器等的输入,以提供更好或更优化的过程控制,并提供更好地了解导致最大值的条件 工厂的盈利能力。

    Non-periodic control communications in wireless and other process control systems
    8.
    发明授权
    Non-periodic control communications in wireless and other process control systems 有权
    无线和其他过程控制系统中的非周期性控制通信

    公开(公告)号:US07945339B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-17

    申请号:US12537778

    申请日:2009-08-07

    IPC分类号: G05B13/02

    摘要: Disclosed is a controller having a processor and a control module adapted for periodic execution by the processor and configured to be responsive to a process variable to generate a control signal for a process. An iteration of the periodic execution of the control module involves implementation of a routine configured to generate a representation of a process response to the control signal. The routine is further configured to maintain the representation over multiple iterations of the periodic execution of the control module and until an update of the process variable is available. In some cases, the update of the process variable is made available via wireless transmission of the process signal. In those and other cases, the controller may be included within a process control system having a field device to transmit the process signal indicative of the process variable non-periodically based on whether the process variable has changed by more than a predetermined threshold. In some embodiments, the field device also transmits the process signal if a refresh time has been exceeded since a last transmission.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有处理器和控制模块的控制器,该处理器和控制模块适于由处理器进行周期性执行,并被配置为响应于过程变量以产生用于过程的控制信号。 控制模块的周期性执行的迭代涉及被配置为生成对控制信号的过程响应的表示的例程的实现。 该例程还被配置为通过控制模块的周期性执行的多次迭代来维持表示,并且直到过程变量的更新可用。 在某些情况下,过程变量的更新可通过过程信号的无线传输获得。 在这些和其他情况下,控制器可以被包括在具有现场设备的过程控制系统中,该现场设备基于过程变量是否已经改变超过预定阈值来发送指示过程变量的过程信号非周期性。 在一些实施例中,如果自上次发送以来已经超过了刷新时间,则现场设备还发送处理信号。

    Diagnostic expert in a process control system
    9.
    发明授权
    Diagnostic expert in a process control system 有权
    过程控制系统中的诊断专家

    公开(公告)号:US06633782B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-14

    申请号:US09499445

    申请日:2000-02-07

    IPC分类号: G05B1101

    CPC分类号: G05B23/0229 G05B23/0283

    摘要: A diagnostic system for use in a process control system collects and stores in a database information pertaining to the operation of the process control system, and that uses an expert engine to apply rules for analysis to the information in the database to determine solutions to problems. The database stores various types of information such as event and alarm data, notices of scheduled maintenance and changes to operating parameters, and historical data related to previous changes to the process control system that are relevant to determining both the source of the problems detected in the process control system and the steps necessary to either further analyze or correct the detected problems. The diagnostic system identifies the source of the problem and identifies and runs the appropriate analytical tools or takes remedial measures based on the rules for analysis for the expert engine.

    摘要翻译: 在过程控制系统中使用的诊断系统收集并存储与过程控制系统的操作有关的数据库信息,并且使用专家引擎将分析规则应用于数据库中的信息以确定问题的解决方案。 数据库存储各种类型的信息,例如事件和报警数据,计划维护通知和操作参数的更改,以及与过程控制系统的先前更改相关的历史数据,这些数据与确定在 过程控制系统以及进一步分析或纠正检测到的问题所需的步骤。 诊断系统识别问题的根源,并根据专家引擎的分析规则识别并运行适当的分析工具或采取补救措施。

    On-line alignment of a process analytical model with actual process operation
    10.
    发明授权
    On-line alignment of a process analytical model with actual process operation 有权
    流程分析模型与实际流程操作的在线对齐

    公开(公告)号:US08880203B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US12784689

    申请日:2010-05-21

    IPC分类号: G05B23/02

    CPC分类号: G05B23/024

    摘要: A batch modeling and analysis system uses a simple and computationally inexpensive technique to align data collected from an on-going, currently running or on-line batch process with a batch model formed for the batch process so as to enable the reliable determination of the current operational state of the on-line batch process with respect to the batch model. This data alignment technique enables further statistical processing techniques, such as projection to latent sources (PLS) and principle component analysis (PCA) techniques, to be applied to the on-line batch data to perform analyses on the quality of the currently running batch. These analyses, in turn, provide useful information to a user, such as a batch operator, that enables the user to determine the quality of the batch at the present time, based on the batch model, and the likelihood that the desired batch output quality metrics will be reached at the end of the batch run.

    摘要翻译: 批量建模和分析系统使用简单且计算上便宜的技术来将从正在进行的,当前运行的或在线批处理过程收集的数据与为批处理形成的批处理模型进行对准,以便可靠地确定当前的 关于批量模型的在线批处理的操作状态。 该数据对准技术使得能够进一步统计处理技术,例如投影到潜在源(PLS)和主成分分析(PCA)技术,以应用于在线批量数据,以对当前运行的批次的质量进行分析。 这些分析又向诸如批量运算符的用户提供有用的信息,使得用户能够基于批次模型确定当前批次的质量,以及所需批次输出质量的可能性 在批量运行结束时将达到指标。