公开(公告)号：US20250155900A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18836067

申请日：2022-02-07

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz ,  Thomas Gamer ,  Philipp Bauer ,  Francisco Mendoza

IPC: G05D1/693 ,  G05D1/698 ,  G05D107/70

Abstract: A computer-implemented method (100) for operating a plurality of devices (21-25) in an industrial plant (1), comprising the steps of: —obtaining (110) at least the location (21a) of a to-be-controlled device (21) within the industrial plant (1); —obtaining (120) at least the locations (22a-25a) of other devices (22-25) in the vicinity of the to-be-controlled device (21); —determining (130), based at least in part on a ruleset (3) with rules that are dependent at least on the locations (22a-25a) of the other devices (22-25), at least one action (4) that may be performed by the to-be-controlled device (21); and —causing (140) the to-be-controlled device (21) to perform the at least one action (4).

公开(公告)号：US20240356829A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18637943

申请日：2024-04-17

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz ,  Pablo Rodriguez

IPC: H04L43/50 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L41/12

CPC classification number: H04L43/50 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L41/12

Abstract: A computer implemented method for creating a test setup for automatically testing a topology and/or configuration of a process automation network includes communicating intents containing a definition of communication connections between communication endpoints and connection specifications between the communication endpoints are received. Topology information of the network to be tested is received and analyzed. Test cases for each of the at least one communication intents are generated by generating a configuration for at least one traffic generator and a configuration for at least one traffic analyzer using the selected communication intents and the topology information. The at least one test case is deployed to test facilities on which test functions are to be run using the traffic generator and traffic analyzer, and the test functions are configured. The process automation network is configured to receive data from traffic generator and provide data to the traffic analyzer.

公开(公告)号：US11940778B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17320236

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Roland Braun ,  Francisco Mendoza ,  Dirk Schulz ,  Heiko Koziolek ,  Andreas Burger

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41855 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G05B19/41835 ,  G05B2219/23336 ,  G05B2219/25062 ,  G05B2219/25428

Abstract: A method of commissioning a field device in an industrial system network includes: a) connecting a field device to an industrial system network; c) providing information about the field device, the information including functional information for the field device; d) utilizing the functional information for the field device to retrieve information relating to a role of the field device in an automation application; f) utilizing capability information relating to a field device type of the field device and the information relating to the role of the field device in the automation application to retrieve a parameter set for the field device for operation in the automation application; and g) downloading the parameter set to the field device.

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：US20230090322A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17892643

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Mario Hoernicke ,  Katharina Stark ,  Dirk Schulz

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes obtaining an amount of a resource and/or capability of a process module, and dividing this amount by the maximum amount of the respective resource and/or capability to obtain a theoretical utilization of the resource and/or capability as the theoretical utilization of the process module. A pool of available process modules is searched to identify candidate process modules to replace the process module. The theoretical utilization for each candidate module is determined and an optimized topology of the plant is generated by replacing the process module with a candidate process module that has a same or a higher theoretical utilization than process module.

公开(公告)号：US10609567B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15999738

申请日：2016-02-18

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W16/20 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04J1/16 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A method for determining a wireless communication network realization in a plant where a process control system is provided includes receiving a user selection of wireless end point devices and locations of these in the plant, each being provided as at least one of a pair of endpoint devices that are to communicate with each other in relation to an automation function of the process control system, obtaining data communication requirements of the wireless endpoint devices, which are related to the automation functions and include at least one signal sent between a pair of endpoint devices and a time within which it has to reach its destination, and determining a number of wireless relay devices related to the locations of wireless endpoint devices in the plant for achieving a defined degree of radio coverage sufficient to satisfy the data communication requirements.

公开(公告)号：US20240111272A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18532243

申请日：2023-12-07

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Abdulkadir Karaagac ,  Johannes Schmitt ,  Dirk Schulz

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/4183 ,  G05B19/4185

Abstract: A computer-implemented broker entity receives from a requesting device a request for one or more target values of state information that have sought target semantic meanings; obtains one or more source values of state information that are associated with given source semantic meanings; obtains at least in part from a transformation library one or more transformations, wherein each transformation maps one or more first values that are associated with first semantic meanings to one or more second values that are associated with second semantic meanings; applies the one or more transformations or a new transformation obtained based on the one or more transformations to the source values of state information, thereby obtaining the one or more target values of state information; and transmits the one or more target values to the requesting device.

公开(公告)号：US11916806B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17731522

申请日：2022-04-28

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz

IPC: G06F15/167 ,  H04L47/74 ,  H04L47/6295 ,  H04L47/80 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L43/0805 ,  H04W40/12 ,  H04L47/24 ,  H04L41/0654

CPC classification number: H04L47/745 ,  H04L41/065 ,  H04L41/0654 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L43/0805 ,  H04L47/245 ,  H04L47/6295 ,  H04L47/746 ,  H04L47/805 ,  H04W28/0289 ,  H04W40/12 ,  H04W40/24

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for monitoring a communication system includes identifying a set of signals that need to be transmitted over the communication system for proper functioning of the control and/or surveillance; for each signal from the identified set of signals, identifying one or more resources of the communication system that are needed for transmission of this signal; obtaining information that is indicative of the operational state of the identified resources; and evaluating, from the obtained information, at least one remedial activity which, when performed on at least one resource, and/or on the control and/or surveillance, is likely to improve, and/or to restore, the reliability of the control and/or surveillance.

公开(公告)号：US20230138964A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17980082

申请日：2022-11-03

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz

IPC: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/0816

Abstract: A method for managing operation of a mobile application, the application being operable in different modes, comprises obtaining a current value of a performance indicator of a network to which a mobile computing device is attached; map, based on a rule set, the value of the performance indicator to an optimal operating mode of the application and/or to at least one action; and cause the application to switch to the optimal operating mode, initiate the action, or prompt a user to switch the application to the optimal operating mode or initiate the action.

公开(公告)号：US11223696B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16848859

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Dirk Schulz ,  Thomas Goldschmidt

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for interoperable communication between a server and a client, at least one of the server and client being a component of an automation system, the server being associated with a corresponding server data model, and the client being associated with a corresponding client data model, includes: obtaining a reference to the server; analyzing structure and output of the server to derive, based on at least a first technical specification, one or more element types associated with elements of the server data model; generating at least a partial mapping between the server data model and the client data model by applying a transformation rule set to the server data model, the transformation rule set defining for the one or more derived element types how instances of the one or more derived element types are to be transformed from the server data model associated.