公开(公告)号：US11502904B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US15862267

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William Forrester Seely ,  David Ewens ,  Benjamin Laskowski ,  John Raffensperger ,  Karl Minto

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04L41/0654 ,  G05B23/02 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L41/044

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic feedback control are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for automatic feedback control may commence with receiving high-level control references by a low-level controller communicatively coupled to a high-level controller via the network connection. The method may further include generating, by the low-level controller, low-level control references for a hardware asset based at least in part on the high-level control references. The method may continue with transferring control of the hardware asset to the low-level controller in response to a loss of the network connection. The method may further include adjusting the low-level control references by a low-level control mechanism associated with the low-level controller in response to the loss of the network connection.

公开(公告)号：US20190207810A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15862267

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： William Forrester Seely ,  David Ewens ,  Benjamin Laskowski ,  John Raffensperger ,  Karl Minto

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W76/10

CPC classification number: H04L41/082 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  G05B23/0251 ,  G05B2219/25232 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L41/044 ,  H04L41/0654 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic feedback control are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for automatic feedback control may commence with receiving high-level control references by a low-level controller communicatively coupled to a high-level controller via the network connection. The method may further include generating, by the low-level controller, low-level control references for a hardware asset based at least in part on the high-level control references. The method may continue with transferring control of the hardware asset to the low-level controller in response to a loss of the network connection. The method may further include adjusting the low-level control references by a low-level control mechanism associated with the low-level controller in response to the loss of the network connection.

公开(公告)号：US20190207419A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15862250

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Timothy Lee Janssen ,  Benjamin Laskowski ,  William Forrester Seely ,  John Raffensperger ,  Karl Joseph Minto

IPC: H02J13/00 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H02J3/38

CPC classification number: H02J13/0017 ,  G05B19/0421 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23008 ,  G05B2219/25142 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02P5/00 ,  H02P9/04 ,  H02P23/0077

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure pertain to a system that includes a high-level controller coupled to a low-level controller in an arrangement that allows the high-level controller to cooperate with the low-level controller for controlling a power generation unit. The high-level controller generates supplementary signals and/or supplementary code that is provided to a surrogate controller. The surrogate controller uses the supplementary signals and/or supplementary code to generate control software that is provided to the low-level controller for controlling certain operational aspects of the power generation unit that cannot be independently controlled by the low-level controller. If the high-level controller is placed in an independent mode of operation for any reason, the surrogate controller continues to cooperate with the low-level controller for controlling various operations of the power generation unit that were being controlled by the low-level controller prior to the high-level controller entering the independent mode of operation.