公开(公告)号：US20230075818A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17940481

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Roland Braun ,  Thomas Gamer ,  Ralf Jeske ,  Anders Trosten ,  Jeff Harding ,  Mario Hoernicke ,  Sten Gruener

IPC: H04L67/125 ,  G06F12/10

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a façade server. The façade server provides a configurable façade having a configurable address space and serving as an interface for a client and to provide a mapping between the configurable address space of the façade and a data space and/or an address space of an external server.

公开(公告)号：US11586185B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US17353834

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Katharina Stark ,  Mario Hoernicke

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: An engineering system for orchestration of an industrial plant includes: a modular plant to be orchestrated including at least one processor from a topology having: a process orchestration layer, and a plurality of modules. A portion of the plurality of modules are formed as at least one combined module. Each combined module of the at least one combined module has at least two different modules of the portion of the plurality of modules. The process orchestration layer controls the plurality of modules. The control by the process orchestration layer includes in-direct control of the portion of the plurality of modules via control of the at least one combined module.

公开(公告)号：US11501036B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16359312

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Axel Haller ,  Chaojun Xu ,  Mario Hoernicke ,  Rainer Drath

IPC: G06F30/20 ,  G05B17/02 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F111/20

Abstract: A system model creating and simulation device for a process control system obtains description files of process modules including inputs, outputs and process control devices therebetween, where each description file specifies, for the corresponding module, connection terminals in the form of inputs and outputs, the process control devices and the interconnection of process control devices between the connection terminals, analyses of the description files, having determining a connection terminal of a first process module matching a connection terminal of a second process module, determines connections between the process modules based on the analysis, having determining a connection between the matching connection terminals, selecting simulation objects corresponding to the process control devices of the process modules, interconnecting the simulation objects according to data in the description files as well as through the connections determined between the process modules for forming a simulation model, and performing simulations in the simulation model.

公开(公告)号：US20210302950A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17267154

申请日：2019-08-06

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B13/02

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method associated with a simulation model of a process module configured to execute at least one module service. The process module is interlinkable or interlinked with further process modules to carry out a technical process in a cascade of module services, and includes Providing a process logic specification of the technical process, a control logic specification of the process module, a state engine of the process module from a configuration of the at least one service, and a process connection information of the technical process; Generating at least a part of the simulation model from a combination thereof, and Linking at least a part of the generated simulation model to a module type package for the process module, or extending a module type package for the process module by at least a part of the generated simulation model.

公开(公告)号：US20180039261A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15667301

申请日：2017-08-02

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Axel Haller ,  Chaojun Xu ,  Mario Hoernicke ,  Rainer Drath ,  Ralf Jeske

IPC: G05B23/02

CPC classification number: G05B23/0221 ,  G05B23/0267 ,  G05B23/0272 ,  G05B2219/23163 ,  G05B2219/31473

Abstract: A system for monitoring a modular process plant complex having a plurality of interconnected process modules each of which includes a plurality of interconnected physical control objects. The physical control objects and their interconnections inside a physical process module are displayed together with associated control parameters as stylized control objects on an operator display screen with four different zooming levels: a first zooming level displaying diagrams of aggregated key performance indicators of the plant complex; a second zooming level displaying diagrams of the key performance indicators; a third zooming level displaying process modules associated with a plant area of the second zooming level; and a fourth zooming level displaying one or more physical control objects included in a process module of the third zooming level together with the associated control parameters and interconnections as stylized control objects on the operator screen display.

公开(公告)号：US20240329621A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18620082

申请日：2024-03-28

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Santonu Sarkar

IPC: G05B19/4097

CPC classification number: G05B19/4097 ,  G05B2219/31362

Abstract: A method for verifying the design of a function module in an industrial plant having control logic for a physical process; logic to accept commands from a superordinate management system; communication between logics and between the function module and the industrial plant; and input/output channels, the method comprising: obtaining a ruleset comprising at least requirements for I/O channels and their connections that are necessary conditions for the function module to perform its intended function in the industrial plant; checking whether the input/output channels of the function module and their connections meet the rules in the ruleset; and in response to determining that at least one rule in the ruleset is not met, determining that the design of the function module has an error, and preventing use of the function module in the modular industrial plant.

公开(公告)号：US20240319716A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18606696

申请日：2024-03-15

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Sten Gruener ,  Nicolai Schoch ,  Nafise Eskandani ,  Katharina Stark

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41835 ,  G05B19/41845

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for optimizing execution of an industrial process includes providing a set of resource indicators, each being indicative of an amount of a resource that is required and/or produced by virtue of a particular service being in a particular state; determining a set of candidate programs for execution of the process, each candidate program having a sequence of states of services of process modules such that the sequence accomplishes the industrial process, and the resource requirements of all services in the sequence are fulfilled; determining a set of overall resource requirements for executing the industrial process according to the candidate program; determining a figure of merit for the candidate program; and selecting a candidate program with the best figure of merit as the optimal program for executing the given industrial process.

公开(公告)号：US20240111278A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18537019

申请日：2023-12-12

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Artan Markaj ,  Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark ,  Alexander Fay

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41885

Abstract: A method for formulation and modelling of intentions in process plant engineering includes formulating intentions of an actor by guiding the actor to provide the intentions to an assistance system, wherein the intentions are hierarchically structured and comprise at least a goal, describing the goal, an implementation, how the goal can be achieved, and a requirement for the goal and the implementation. The intentions are translated into an intention model, which is transformed into a graphical representation that is provided to the actor.

公开(公告)号：US20240012783A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18348565

申请日：2023-07-07

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark

IPC: G06F13/42

CPC classification number: G06F13/4282

Abstract: A method for non-MTP module integration includes receiving by a wrapper unit logic signals, bus signals and material signals from a non-MTP module, wherein the non-MTP module is a physical module of a process plant, wherein the logic signals comprise information of logic connections and/or functions of the non-MTP module, wherein the bus signals comprise information of outputs of a fieldbus of the non-MTP module, wherein the material signals comprise information of material connections of the non-MTP module; converting, by the wrapper unit, the bus signals to open platform communication identifier architecture, OPC UA, nodes; determining, by the wrapper unit an MTP interface using the logic signals and the material signals; and determining, by the wrapper unit, a MTP conform digital black box module, using OPC UA nodes and the MTP interface.

公开(公告)号：US20240012695A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18347725

申请日：2023-07-06

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Nicolai Schoch ,  Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark

IPC: G06F9/54

CPC classification number: G06F9/541

Abstract: A method performed by an integration subsystem for integrating a plurality of automation engineering subsystems into an aggregate system, the method comprising using at least one ontological model to interface a first said automation engineering subsystem with a second said automation engineering subsystem. Interoperability of the subsystems is therefore facilitated.