Method for analyzing and diagnosing large scale process automation control systems
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for analyzing and diagnosing large scale process automation control systems 有权
    分析和诊断大型过程自动化控制系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08489209B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-16

    申请号:US13357413

    申请日:2012-01-24

    CPC分类号: G05B23/0216

    摘要: A method is provided for analyzing and diagnosing a large scale process automation control system having a plurality of control loops. Assessments for pre-defined key performance indicators (KPIs) are automatically generated for control, process and signal sections of each control loop. The automatically generated assessments of the pre-defined KPIs may be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer. A user may change the automatically generated assessments of the pre-defined KPIs. Different data views may also be displayed in the GUI. The data views include time series trends for measured process variable, controller output, controller set point and error, as well as controller parameter clustering views in two-dimensional and three-dimensional plots.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于分析和诊断具有多个控制回路的大规模过程自动化控制系统的方法。 对每个控制回路的控制,过程和信号部分自动生成预定义的关键性能指标(KPI)的评估。 预定义的KPI的自动生成的评估可以显示在计算机的图形用户界面(GUI)中。 用户可以更改自动生成的预定义KPI评估。 GUI中也可能显示不同的数据视图。 数据视图包括测量过程变量,控制器输出,控制器设定点和误差以及二维和三维图中控制器参数聚类视图的时间序列趋势。

    Method and apparatus for controlling cross-machine direction (CD) controller settings to improve CD control performance in a web making machine
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling cross-machine direction (CD) controller settings to improve CD control performance in a web making machine 有权
    用于控制跨机器方向(CD)控制器设置的方法和装置,以提高制纸机器中的CD控制性能

    公开(公告)号:US07300548B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-27

    申请号:US10434869

    申请日:2003-05-09

    IPC分类号: D21F13/00

    CPC分类号: D21G9/0027

    摘要: A web making machine is monitored to identify at least one cross-machine direction (CD) actuator that is developing local mapping problems. The identified CD actuator and a segment of surrounding actuators are probed to determine a performance curve for the actuator. The center of an insensitivity region of the performance curve is selected as an optimal mapping alignment setting for the identified actuator with the setting for the actuator being updated. Global smoothing may also be accomplished by probing a global smoothness factor to generate a corresponding performance curve that is then similarly used to select an optimal value for the smoothness factor.

    摘要翻译: 监控制纸机,以识别正在开发局部映射问题的至少一个跨机器方向(CD)执行器。 探测到的CD致动器和周围执行器的一段被探测以确定执行器的性能曲线。 选择性能曲线的不敏感区域的中心作为所识别的致动器的最佳映射对准设置,其中执行器的设置被更新。 全局平滑也可以通过探测全局平滑因子来产生相应的性能曲线,然后类似地用于选择平滑系数的最优值。

    ANALYZING MEASUREMENT SENSORS BASED ON SELF-GENERATED CALIBRATION REPORTS
    3.
    发明申请
    ANALYZING MEASUREMENT SENSORS BASED ON SELF-GENERATED CALIBRATION REPORTS 审中-公开
    基于自发校准报告分析测量传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20140257752A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US13793547

    申请日:2013-03-11

    IPC分类号: G06F11/30

    CPC分类号: G06F11/3065 G05B23/0227

    摘要: Aspects analyze the performance of a plurality of measurement sensors as a function of sensor performance attributes. Different types of sensor performance attribute values are defined for different types of sensors deployed within a manufacturing process infrastructure. The performance attribute values include a nominal value of a sensor data output or a sensor operating voltage signal during operation of the sensor, and an associated range of acceptable values during the operation of the sensor. A drift value defines how far the sensor signal can change over a defined drift time period during the operation of the sensor. Combinations of the defined values are selected for different types of the deployed sensors, and trends determined over time for values of the sensor signals as functions of their different respective selected combinations of values. The sensors are ranked and reported and grouped (as ranked) as a function of the determined trends.

    摘要翻译: 方面分析多个测量传感器的性能作为传感器性能属性的函数。 为制造过程基础设施中部署的不同类型的传感器定义不同类型的传感器性能属性值。 性能属性值包括传感器数据输出的标称值或传感器操作期间的传感器工作电压信号,以及传感器运行期间可接受值的相关范围。 漂移值定义了传感器信号在传感器运行期间在规定的漂移时间周期内可以改变的程度。 为不同类型的部署传感器选择定义的值的组合,并且随着时间的推移确定传感器信号的值作为其不同的相应选择的值组合的函数的趋势。 传感器按照确定的趋势进行排序和报告并分组(按排名)。

    Method and apparatus for controlling cross-machine direction (CD) controller settings to improve CD control performance in a web making machine
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling cross-machine direction (CD) controller settings to improve CD control performance in a web making machine 失效
    用于控制跨机器方向(CD)控制器设置的方法和装置,以提高制纸机器中的CD控制性能

    公开(公告)号:US07648614B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-19

    申请号:US11943643

    申请日:2007-11-21

    IPC分类号: D21F7/06

    CPC分类号: D21G9/0027

    摘要: A web making machine is monitored to identify at least one cross-machine direction (CD) actuator that is developing local mapping problems. The identified CD actuator and a segment of surrounding actuators are probed to determine a performance curve for the actuator. The center of an insensitivity region of the performance curve is selected as an optimal mapping alignment setting for the identified actuator with the setting for the actuator being updated. Global smoothing may also be accomplished by probing a global smoothness factor to generate a corresponding performance curve that is then similarly used to select an optimal value for the smoothness factor.

    摘要翻译: 监控制纸机,以识别正在开发局部映射问题的至少一个跨机器方向(CD)执行器。 探测到的CD致动器和周围执行器的一段被探测以确定执行器的性能曲线。 选择性能曲线的不敏感区域的中心作为所识别的致动器的最佳映射对准设置,其中执行器的设置被更新。 全局平滑也可以通过探测全局平滑因子来产生相应的性能曲线,然后类似地用于选择平滑系数的最优值。

    Method and apparatus for achieving a fast cross direction caliper control recovery time
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for achieving a fast cross direction caliper control recovery time 有权
    用于实现快速横向卡尺控制恢复时间的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07584013B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-01

    申请号:US11414922

    申请日:2006-05-01

    IPC分类号: G06F7/66

    摘要: Fast cross direction caliper control recovery time in a sheet making machine during startup of the machine after a sheet break is achieved provided that a preselected time duration measured from the occurrence of the sheet break to the clearing of sheet break has elapsed. One or both of calender stack conditioning and conditioning of a measurement from a sensor for measuring caliper of the sheet, both with feedback CD control suspended, can be selectably performed. These operations can be performed concurrently if the selected time duration for both are identical. A closed loop change in a set of control tuning parameters of a PI controller providing feedback caliper control of actuators associated with the calender stack can be performed after either or both of the other operations are performed.

    摘要翻译: 只要从纸张断裂发生到纸张断裂的清除期间已经过去了预先设定的持续时间,就可以实现在纸张断裂之后机器启动期间在制纸机中的快速横向卡尺控制恢复时间。 可以选择性地执行用于测量纸张的传感器的测量的一个或两个压缩机堆叠调节和调节,两者都具有悬挂的反馈CD控制。 如果两者的选定持续时间相同,则可以同时执行这些操作。 在执行与压延机堆叠相关联的致动器的反馈卡尺控制的PI控制器的一组控制调谐参数中的闭环变化可以在执行其中一个或两个操作之后执行。

    SERVICE PORT EXPLORER
    6.
    发明申请
    SERVICE PORT EXPLORER 审中-公开
    服务端口探测器

    公开(公告)号:US20130282333A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-24

    申请号:US13453115

    申请日:2012-04-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/00

    摘要: Customer data is received via a secure communication tunnel connection by a device from one or more customer systems, the device and systems both physically located within a customer facility. Key performance indicator (KPI) data associated with the customer systems is generated by a processing unit of the device from the received customer data and displayed in a format appropriate to the received data and the generated KPI data, via selection and application of one or more automated service tools from a plurality of tools each sharing a common architecture infrastructure. The generated KPI data is visually displayed in a graphical user interface dashboard report to a service expert in a reporting format that is readily indicative of a resolution of a performance problem of the customer system to the service expert. In some examples the KPI reporting is transformative of the underlying received data, thereby maintaining confidentiality.

    摘要翻译: 客户数据通过来自一个或多个客户系统的设备的安全通信隧道连接接收,该设备和系统物理上位于客户设施内。 与客户系统相关联的关键性能指标(KPI)数据由来自接收到的客户数据的设备的处理单元生成,并且以适合于接收到的数据和生成的KPI数据的格式通过选择和应用一个或多个 来自多个工具的自动化服务工具,每个工具共享共同的架构基础设施。 生成的KPI数据以图形用户界面仪表板报告在视觉上以报告格式显示给服务专家,该报告格式容易地指示客户系统对服务专家的性能问题的解决。 在一些例子中,KPI报告是基础接收数据的变革,从而保持机密性。

    METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND DIAGNOSING LARGE SCALE PROCESS AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND DIAGNOSING LARGE SCALE PROCESS AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS 有权
    用于分析和诊断大规模过程自动化控制系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130030555A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-31

    申请号:US13357413

    申请日:2012-01-24

    IPC分类号: G05B15/02 G06F3/01

    CPC分类号: G05B23/0216

    摘要: A method is provided for analyzing and diagnosing a large scale process automation control system having a plurality of control loops. Assessments for pre-defined key performance indicators (KPIs) are automatically generated for control, process and signal sections of each control loop. The automatically generated assessments of the pre-defined KPIs may be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer. A user may change the automatically generated assessments of the pre-defined KPIs. Different data views may also be displayed in the GUI. The data views include time series trends for measured process variable, controller output, controller set point and error, as well as controller parameter clustering views in two-dimensional and three-dimensional plots.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于分析和诊断具有多个控制回路的大规模过程自动化控制系统的方法。 对每个控制回路的控制,过程和信号部分自动生成预定义的关键性能指标(KPI)的评估。 预定义的KPI的自动生成的评估可以显示在计算机的图形用户界面(GUI)中。 用户可以更改自动生成的预定义KPI评估。 GUI中也可能显示不同的数据视图。 数据视图包括测量过程变量,控制器输出,控制器设定点和误差以及二维和三维图中控制器参数聚类视图的时间序列趋势。

    Monitoring Process Control System
    8.
    发明申请
    Monitoring Process Control System 审中-公开
    监控过程控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120266094A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-18

    申请号:US13088001

    申请日:2011-04-15

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048

    摘要: A system includes an identification component configured to identify a set of key performance indicators that fail to satisfy predetermined acceptance criteria based on acquired performance data, where the set of key performance indicators is indicative of performance of components of a process control system. The system further includes a visualization component configured to visually present the identified set of key performance indicators, the components, and the acquired performance data in a graphical user interface displayed via a monitor. The system further includes a manual override component configured to allow a user to manually override and modify the information presented by the graphical user interface based, at least in part, on the acquired performance data.

    摘要翻译: 系统包括识别组件,其被配置为基于所获取的性能数据来识别不能满足预定接受标准的一组关键性能指标,其中该组关键性能指示符指示过程控制系统的组件的性能。 该系统还包括可视化组件,其被配置为在通过监视器显示的图形用户界面中可视地呈现所识别的一组关键性能指示器,组件和所获取的演奏数据。 该系统还包括手动覆盖组件,其被配置为允许用户至少部分地基于所获取的性能数据来手动地覆盖和修改由图形用户界面呈现的信息。