公开(公告)号：US20250044758A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18791604

申请日：2024-08-01

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Stefan Pook ,  Thomas Keul ,  Arthur Bebernik ,  Huan Shi ,  Tina-TingTing Hong

IPC: G05B19/042

Abstract: A controller for a process control system is configured to detect an adapter type of at least one adapter communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the at least one adapter is for coupling at least one field device of an automation system to the process control system; to select a communications protocol according to the detected adapter type, wherein the communications protocol is for communicating with the at least one field device; and to communicate with the at least one field device using the selected communications protocol to control an industrial process carried out by the automation system.

公开(公告)号：US20220416452A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17851686

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Robert Norberg ,  Bernd Wansner ,  Thomas Keul ,  Stefan Pook ,  Ulf Hansson ,  Joerg Schubert ,  Jorgen Aslund

IPC: H01R9/24 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H01R13/514

Abstract: A terminal block unit for an input/output device of a modular process control system includes two slot elements configured to receive two redundant signal conditioning units. The terminal block unit is configured to be housed in a pair of two adjacent slot elements of a module termination unit of an input/output device. The terminal block unit provides a parallel connection of the redundant signal conditioning units to a field device.

公开(公告)号：US20220405088A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17845340

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Stefan Pook ,  Andreas Wahlmann ,  Andreas Stueckelmaier

IPC: G06F8/65

Abstract: A method for updating a process control system having a plurality of different hardware units includes providing a firmware data package, connecting a computing unit to an interface unit, transferring the firmware data package to the interface unit, providing current status data comprising information about the different hardware unit and information about the current firmware versions of the different hardware unit, checking whether the different hardware unit and the current firmware versions are compatible with the firmware update data for the different hardware units based on the current status data, and determining a checking result. When the checking result is positive, firmware update data in the different hardware unit is installed, and when the checking result is negative, an incompatibility message is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20250047559A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18790282

申请日：2024-07-31

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Stefan Pook ,  Thomas Keul ,  Ralf Jeske ,  Andreas Wahlmann ,  Huan Shi ,  Tina-TingTing Hong

IPC: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L41/0654

Abstract: A network device for an automation system includes a network switch, wherein the network device is configured to access non-volatile storage to which the network device is communicatively coupled to obtain provisioning data for the network switch, wherein the provisioning data comprises data enabling the network device to obtain at least a baseline configuration for the network switch. The provisioning data comprises data enabling the network device comprising the network switch to obtain the at least baseline configuration for the network switch.

公开(公告)号：US12191620B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17851686

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Robert Norberg ,  Bernd Wansner ,  Thomas Keul ,  Stefan Pook ,  Ulf Hansson ,  Joerg Schubert ,  Jorgen Aslund

IPC: H01R9/24 ,  H01R13/514 ,  H05K7/14

Abstract: A terminal block unit for an input/output device of a modular process control system includes two slot elements configured to receive two redundant signal conditioning units. The terminal block unit is configured to be housed in a pair of two adjacent slot elements of a module termination unit of an input/output device. The terminal block unit provides a parallel connection of the redundant signal conditioning units to a field device.

公开(公告)号：US12190094B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17845340

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Stefan Pook ,  Andreas Wahlmann ,  Andreas Stueckelmaier

IPC: G06F8/65

Abstract: A method for updating a process control system having a plurality of different hardware units includes providing a firmware data package, connecting a computing unit to an interface unit, transferring the firmware data package to the interface unit, providing current status data comprising information about the different hardware unit and information about the current firmware versions of the different hardware unit, checking whether the different hardware unit and the current firmware versions are compatible with the firmware update data for the different hardware units based on the current status data, and determining a checking result. When the checking result is positive, firmware update data in the different hardware unit is installed, and when the checking result is negative, an incompatibility message is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230266176A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18173138

申请日：2023-02-23

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Stefan Pook

IPC: G01K7/13 ,  G01K7/22

CPC classification number: G01K7/13 ,  G01K7/22

Abstract: A system and method for determining the type of an analog sensor device in a process control system comprising at least a terminal block unit comprising four connection ports connectable with an analog sensor device, wherein the sensor device to be determined is a 2-wire connection sensor device, a 3-wire connection sensor device, or a 4-wire connection sensor device. The method includes detecting whether: a predefined resistance value is present for a 2-wire connection sensor device, a 3-wire connection sensor device, a predefined resistance value between two predefined pairs of connection ports of the terminal block unit is provided, or a 4-wire connection sensor device is connected to the terminal block unit.