Process control alarm auditing
    84.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09646487B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-09

    申请号:US14828129

    申请日:2015-08-17

    IPC分类号: G08B29/00 G08B29/18 G06F17/30

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to audit process control alarms. An example disclosed method includes identifying components in the process control system that correspond to alarms to be audited. The example method also includes if a query to request a status of a particular one of the alarms to be audited is not in a status update queue, generating a query associated with the audit report request to request the status of the particular one of the alarms from the corresponding component. Otherwise, if the query to request the status of a particular one of the alarms to be audited is in the status update queue, associating the audit report request to the query. The example method also includes transmitting, via a process control system bus, the queries to be designated as low priority.

    Safety instrumented process control apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US09628065B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US14023110

    申请日:2013-09-10

    摘要: Example apparatus and methods to remove power from a field device are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first switch to control power to the field device, and a second switch comprising a first gate and a second gate. The second gate is electrically coupled in parallel to the first gate, and the second switch is electrically coupled in series to the first switch. The example apparatus also includes a first diagnostics controller to control the first and second gates, a first processor to control the first switch, a third switch to control power to the field device, and a fourth switch comprising a third gate and a fourth gate. The fourth gate is electrically coupled in parallel to the third gate, and the fourth switch is electrically coupled in series to the third switch. The example apparatus also includes a second processor to control the third switch, and a second diagnostics controller to control the third and fourth gates.

    Systems and methods to monitor pump cavitation
    88.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods to monitor pump cavitation 有权
    监测泵气蚀的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09255578B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-09

    申请号:US13563294

    申请日:2012-07-31

    摘要: Systems and methods to monitor pump cavitation are disclosed. An example method includes monitoring a pressure parameter and a vibration parameter associated with an asset in an operating process unit. The example method includes calculating a manipulated pressure value based on the pressure parameter. The example method includes calculating a manipulated vibration value based on the vibration parameter. The example method includes determining a state of cavitation associated with the asset based on at least one of the manipulated pressure value or the manipulated vibration value.

    摘要翻译: 公开了监测泵气蚀的系统和方法。 示例性方法包括在操作处理单元中监视与资产相关联的压力参数和振动参数。 该示例方法包括基于压力参数计算操纵压力值。 该示例方法包括基于振动参数计算操纵振动值。 该示例性方法包括基于操作压力值或操纵振动值中的至少一个来确定与资产相关联的空化状态。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON GENERIC PROCESS SYSTEM LIBRARIES
    90.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON GENERIC PROCESS SYSTEM LIBRARIES 有权
    基于一般过程系统库的配置过程控制系统的方法与设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150338836A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-26

    申请号:US14286436

    申请日:2014-05-23

    IPC分类号: G05B19/05

    摘要: Methods and apparatus to configure process control systems based on generic process system libraries are disclosed. An example method includes instantiating an instance of a generic process system library. The instance is associated with items of equipment and corresponding process signals of a process control system. The generic process system library comprises at least one of generic process graphic data or generic control strategy data corresponding to the items of equipment and the corresponding process signals of the process control system. The example method further includes configuring the instance of the generic process system library by incorporating process-specific data associated with the operation of the process control system with the at least one of the generic process graphic data or the generic control strategy data.

    摘要翻译: 公开了基于通用过程系统库配置过程控制系统的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括实例化通用过程系统库的实例。 该实例与过程控制系统的设备项目和相应的过程信号相关联。 通用过程系统库包括对应于设备项目和过程控制系统的相应过程信号的通用过程图形数据或通用控制策略数据中的至少一个。 示例性方法还包括通过将与过程控制系统的操作相关联的过程特定数据与通用过程图形数据或通用控制策略数据中的至少一个相结合来配置通用过程系统库的实例。