公开(公告)号：US20220311833A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17702123

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Julius Rueckert ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Sten Gruener

IPC: H04L67/51 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L67/562 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04W4/12

Abstract: A method for conveying messages between a first software application in a first container and a second software application in a second container includes receiving, by a first connectivity service an ordered sequence of messages sent by the first application; transmitting, by the first connectivity service, at least two copies of each message to a second connectivity service, wherein the at least two copies are routed on at least partially redundant paths and wherein each copy is indicative of a position of the original message in the original ordered sequence; and forwarding, by the second connectivity service, at least one copy of each message to the second application, in the order given by the original ordered sequence.

公开(公告)号：US12197192B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17700981

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Julius Rueckert ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Sten Gruener ,  Staffan Andersson

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: A method for controlling an industrial process includes providing process data of the industrial process to an active instance of a control software as input, based on this input, updating an internal state of the active instance of the control software that is characterized by a set of internal variables of this active instance; based on this updated internal state, determining an output signal and outputting this output signal to at least one piece of equipment that is configured to alter a state, and/or a behavior, of the industrial process. The method further includes providing a prioritized subset of the internal variables that characterize the state of the active instance to at least one further instance of a control software that is configured to take over control of the industrial process in case of a failure and/or malfunction of the active instance.

公开(公告)号：US11966731B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17703357

申请日：2022-03-24

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Heiko Koziolek ,  Andreas Burger ,  Julius Rueckert ,  Pablo Rodriguez ,  Staffan Andersson

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30

CPC classification number: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F11/3006 ,  G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/5072 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F9/542

Abstract: A system and method for real time updating of process applications includes a first execution engine executing a first process application to control a process device, an update manager receiving an updated software, the update manager being a second software container deployed in the deployment unit; initializing the updated software in a second execution engine; determining an application state of the first process application; instructing a transfer of the application state from the first execution engine to the second execution engine; instructing the second execution engine to execute the updated process application using the received application state; and instructing the first execution engine to stop writing output signals for the process device, and instructing the second execution engine to write output signals for the process device.

公开(公告)号：US20230244212A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18297107

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Heiko Koziolek ,  Andreas Burger ,  Marie Christin Platenius-Mohr ,  Hadil Abukwaik ,  Julius Rueckert

IPC: G05B19/4155

CPC classification number: G05B19/4155 ,  G05B2219/32168

Abstract: A method for visualizing a rule of an industrial process includes providing a topology model of the industrial process, wherein the industrial process comprises at least one sensor and at least one actuator; attributing the topology model with a rule comprising a triple , wherein the cause comprises a range of values from the at least one sensor, the effect comprises an action performed by the at least one actuator, and the traversal comprises a relation between the cause and the effect; marking the cause, the traversal and/or the effect; and visualizing the elements of the rule in the topology model.

公开(公告)号：US20220350644A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17729568

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andreas Burger ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Pablo Rodriguez ,  Julius Rueckert

IPC: G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: A computer-implemented update management method for managing transfer of an application state from a source node to at least one target node of a distributed control system, includes identifying a first part of the application state which can be transferred independently of a second part of the application state; determining that the first part can be transferred from the source node to the at least one target node during one execution cycle of the application; performing a first partial update by transferring the first part of the application state from the source node to the at least one target node during a first execution cycle of the application; and performing a second partial update by transferring the second part of the application state from the source node to the at least one target node during a second, subsequent execution cycle of the application.

公开(公告)号：US20220308859A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17703357

申请日：2022-03-24

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Heiko Koziolek ,  Andreas Burger ,  Julius Rueckert ,  Pablo Rodriguez ,  Staffan Andersson

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30

Abstract: A system and method for real time updating of process applications includes a first execution engine executing a first process application to control a process device, an update manager receiving an updated software, the update manager being a second software container deployed in the deployment unit; initializing the updated software in a second execution engine; determining an application state of the first process application; instructing a transfer of the application state from the first execution engine to the second execution engine; instructing the second execution engine to execute the updated process application using the received application state; and instructing the first execution engine to stop writing output signals for the process device, and instructing the second execution engine to write output signals for the process device.

公开(公告)号：US20220066436A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17407195

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Marie Christin Platenius-Mohr ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Stefan Bollmeyer ,  Julius Rueckert ,  Andreas Burger

IPC: G05B23/02

Abstract: An industrial field device replacement system includes: an input unit; and a processing unit. The input unit receives an identification of a specific device to be replaced, the specific device being in a network of a plurality of devices, and the input unit providing the identification of the specific device to the processing unit. Prior to replacement of the specific device, the processing unit determines one or more further devices of the plurality of devices that would be affected by replacement of the specific device, the determination including utilization of the identification of the specific device. Prior to replacement of the specific device, the processing unit changes a mode of operation of the one or more further devices from a normal mode into a safe mode such that the one or more further devices will not be affected when the specific device is not available.