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：US20240171458A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18515707

申请日：2023-11-21

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Abdulkadir Karaagac ,  Rhaban Hark ,  Sten Gruener ,  Jens Heuschkel

IPC: H04L41/0813 ,  H04L41/085 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12

CPC classification number: H04L41/0813 ,  H04L41/085 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A method for providing a network configuration for an industrial network includes discovering network topology data by a network configuration agent (NCA); receiving communication intent data from a network device; commissioning and identifying a remote network engine; forwarding the discovered network topology data and the received communication intent data to the remote network engine and requesting by the NCA the remote network engine for calculating network configuration data indicating network configurations; calculating the network configuration data on the provided network topology data and the received communication intent data; providing the calculated network configuration data to the NCA and distributing the calculated network configuration data to the network device, and initiating a network configuration in the industrial network.

公开(公告)号：US20230376011A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18322026

申请日：2023-05-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Marie Christin Platenius-Mohr ,  Sten Gruener ,  Anders Trosten

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41835 ,  G05B2219/31449

Abstract: A system and method includes downloading an asset specification of a field device to an edge device, the field device configured to generate data relating to an asset of an industrial environment, the edge device located in the industrial environment, wherein the edge device is configured to receive the data generated by the field device; receiving an asset monitoring sub model for the field device, wherein the asset monitoring sub model specifies an interface specification and algorithm of an asset monitoring application for the field device; deploying the asset monitoring application for the field device to the edge device, wherein the deployment comprises utilization of the asset monitoring sub model; and generating a workflow function exposed by the asset monitoring application, wherein the generation of the workflow function comprises utilization of the asset specification of the field device and the interface specification of the asset monitoring sub model.

公开(公告)号：US11811887B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17702123

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Julius Rueckert ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Sten Gruener

IPC: H04L67/51 ,  H04L67/562 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H04L1/1829 ,  H04W4/12

CPC classification number: H04L67/51 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  H04L1/1858 ,  H04L67/562 ,  H04W4/12 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45595

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：US20230125527A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17974693

申请日：2022-10-27

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz ,  Soeren Finster ,  Sten Gruener ,  Thomas Gamer

IPC: H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/40

Abstract: A method for securely supplying data to be used in parameterizing a device for an industrial automation system includes a first party supplying a second party with a machine-readable standardized container for the exchange of device parameters in industrial automation systems, wherein the supplying comprises writing into the container an encrypted primary security credential to be used by the device for establishing trust with the industrial automation system. In another aspect, a method for securely obtaining data to be used in parameterizing a device for an industrial automation system includes obtaining, from a first party, by a second party, a machine-readable standardized container for the exchange of device parameters in industrial automation systems, the container comprising an encrypted primary security credential to be used by the device for establishing trust with the industrial automation system.

公开(公告)号：US20210109506A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US17069878

申请日：2020-10-14

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Somayeh Malakuti ,  Prerna Juhlin ,  Sten Gruener ,  Johannes Schmitt

IPC: G05B19/416 ,  G05B19/4155

Abstract: A production line for manufacturing a building block, which includes at least one component, the production line including: a central conveyor line; at least one feeding line for feeding the at least one component to the central conveyor line; a manufacturing tool set for processing the at least one component; and a control unit for controlling the central conveyor line, the feeding line, and/or the manufacturing tool set. The controlling at least one of the central conveyor line, the feeding line, and/or the manufacturing tool set includes: retrieving an asset-information about the at least one component and/or the manufacturing tool set, conveying the at least one component according to the asset-information by the feeding line to the central conveyor line, retrieving a processing-information and/or a manufacturing tool set information about processing the at least one component, and processing the at least one component by the manufacturing tool set.

公开(公告)号：US20210011968A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16923110

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andreas Burger ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Sten Gruener ,  Johannes Schmitt ,  Marcel Dix

IPC: G06F16/9538 ,  G06F16/951

Abstract: An industrial information identification and retrieval system includes: a crawler; a search engine; a result processor; and a web user interface “web UL” The crawler identifies devices and their associated Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture “OPC UA” servers within a network as identified OPC UA servers. The crawler browses the identified OPC UA servers and extracts and stores data items in a database as extracted data items. The search engine searches the extracted data items and provides search results to the result processor. The result processor determines a score for each search result. The web UI presents the search results according to the scores.

公开(公告)号：US12235628B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US17535724

申请日：2021-11-26

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Marcel Dix ,  Katharina Stark ,  Roland Braun ,  Michael Vach ,  Sten Gruener ,  Mario Hoernicke ,  Nicolai Schoch

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: A computer-implemented resource management method for modular plants may include: receiving data identifying a required module type to be assembled into the modular plant as part of a module pipeline including one or more modules; and executing an optimization algorithm to select, from a plurality of modules having the required module type, a module for inclusion in the module pipeline on the basis of one or more predetermined optimization criteria.

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：US12140936B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US17520738

申请日：2021-11-08

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark ,  Roland Braun ,  Michael Vach ,  Sten Gruener ,  Nicolai Schoch ,  Marcel Dix

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: A method for configuring a modular industrial plant using an engineering tool includes using a plant engineering facility of the tool to create a representation of the modular industrial plant identifying modules to be orchestrated in the modular industrial plant. The modules include at least one function module that includes control software for the modular industrial plant. The method further includes using a module engineering facility of the tool to configure the function module for use in the modular industrial plant by editing a placeholder configuration file created by the tool for defining the configuration of the function module. Editing the configuration file causes a representation of the function module in the plant engineering facility to be automatically updated to reflect adaptations made to the function module using the module engineering facility. The method includes instructing the tool to assign the function modules so configured to the modular industrial plant.