公开(公告)号：US10831748B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15256655

申请日：2016-09-05

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Martin Hollender ,  Steve Royston

IPC: G06F16/20 ,  G06F16/245 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: A method for sorting alarm-messages of a plant having at least one alarm-area each having at least two plant-devices connected by at least one connection, wherein the at least one alarm-area is defined so that the plant-devices and the respective connection provide a directed graph, involves: providing at least one database containing alarm-data and topology-data; wherein the topology-data describe a directed graph having at least one connection with a related flow direction between the respective plant-devices of the respective assigned alarm-area; generating at least one partly complete first alarm-order of the alarm-messages of the at least one alarm-area by sorting the alarm-messages according to the flow direction of the directed graph.

公开(公告)号：US10606247B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15775737

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

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

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F16/25

Abstract: A process module is automatically configured for operation in a plant. During the operation of the process module in a first phase in a first operational environment, operational data that is related to the process module is received by a computer data system. In a second phase, when the process module is connected to a second operational environment, operational data is received again. The computer data system has a reply function that receives and processes a query and provides a response. Processing the query includes processing the operational data that was received during the first and second phases. The process module is then configured by using configuration parameters that are derived from the response.

公开(公告)号：US10528042B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

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: G05B9/02 ,  G05B23/02

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：US20180329398A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15775737

申请日：2015-11-16

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

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

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G05B19/41845 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B2219/33125 ,  G06F17/30557 ,  Y02P90/10 ,  Y02P90/185 ,  Y02P90/86

Abstract: A process module (110) is automatically configured for operation in a plant (B). During the operation of the process INmodule (110) in a first phase (1) in a first operational environment (A), operational data (DATA) that is related to the process module (110) is received by a computer data system (120). In a second phase (2), when the process module (110) is connected to a N second operational environment (B), operational data (DATA) is received again. The computer data system (120) has a reply function that receives and processes a query (Q.) and provides a response (R). Processing comprises to process the operational data (DATA) that was received during in the first and second phases. The process module (110) is then configured by using configuration parameters (150) that are derived from the response (R).

公开(公告)号：US20250045497A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18792925

申请日：2024-08-02

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Nicolai Schoch ,  Mario Hoernicke

IPC: G06F30/27

Abstract: A support system for defining a model representing at least part of an industrial automation system is configured to obtain a user-provided definition of at least part of the model; process the user-provided definition to verify correctness or completeness of the at least part of the model with reference to at least one knowledge base; and in response to determining that the user-provided definition comprises incorrect or incomplete information, provide system output, wherein the system output comprises a prompt to the user to provide correct or complete information for inclusion in the definition of the at least part of the model.

公开(公告)号：US20240361741A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18642920

申请日：2024-04-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

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

IPC: G05B19/05

CPC classification number: G05B19/05 ,  G05B2219/15006

Abstract: A system and method includes storing a description of at least one sensor in a database; storing a description of the at least one actuator in the database; storing a PLC-list comprising a description of the at least one PLC in the database; writing a controller program that describes an action of the at least one actuator caused by the at least one sensor; selecting, based on the database and the controller program, a PLC of the PLC-list, which is able to functionally connect the sensor and the actuator; generating an application for controlling the selected PLC based on the selected PLC and the controller program; and transferring the application to the selected PLC thus configuring and/or functionally connecting the at least one sensor and the at least one actuator of the sub-system.

公开(公告)号：US20240256479A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18428039

申请日：2024-01-31

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

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

IPC: G06F13/364 ,  G06F9/54

CPC classification number: G06F13/364 ,  G06F9/541

Abstract: A connecting interface for a function module and/or function module instance in an industrial process environment for connecting an external function to the function module and/or function module instance, The function module and/or function module instance including definitions according to which the industrial process is operated, and the connecting interface containing information to create an external function module containing the external function by which the external functions can be added to the function module and/or function module instance.

公开(公告)号：US11961386B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17894728

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark ,  Dirk Schulz

IPC: G08B23/00 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G08B21/18

CPC classification number: G08B23/00 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G08B21/18

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining an operational state of an industrial plant includes acquiring alarms raised within the plant and adding them to a pool of important alarms, determining whether a physical state of the plant indicated by a first alarm causes a second alarm or meets a predetermined state-dependent condition and, if so, moving the first alarm to a pool of informative alarms; and determining the operational state of the plant and/or a corrective action for improving this operational state based on the alarms in the pool of important alarms.

公开(公告)号：US20240103478A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18527613

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Roland Braun ,  Mario Hoernicke

IPC: G05B19/05

CPC classification number: G05B19/056 ,  G05B19/058 ,  G05B2219/34263

Abstract: A method performed by an OPC UA client includes importing a node set file pertaining to an OPC UA-enabled automation device, the nodeset file defining validation logic used to validate data to be written to the automation device; preparing data to be written to the automation device; and using the validation logic to validate the prepared data. An alternative method includes importing a nodeset file pertaining to an automation device in which a OPC UA server is embedded, the nodeset file defining validation logic used to validate data to be written to the automation device; receiving data to be written to the automation device; and using the validation logic to validate the received data.

公开(公告)号：US20240020548A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18351729

申请日：2023-07-13

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Nicolai Schoch ,  Katharina Stark ,  Mario Hoernicke

IPC: G06N5/022

CPC classification number: G06N5/022

Abstract: A method of automatically augmenting a knowledge model representing one or more automation engineering domains. The method comprises: obtaining instance data relating to at least one component of an industrial automation system, wherein the component represents an instance of at least one entity in the knowledge model; processing the instance data using one or more data analytics algorithms to derive knowledge to be added to the knowledge model; and augmenting the knowledge model to represent the derived knowledge. Corresponding systems are also provided.