公开(公告)号：US09575132B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14333610

申请日：2014-07-17

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Udaya Shetty ,  Prasad Samudrala ,  Channabasavaraj Raravi ,  Norman Swanson

IPC: G01R31/36

CPC classification number: G01R31/3651 ,  G01R31/3606

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for accurately calculating battery consumption in a wireless field device. The total current consumed by a radio board associated with a wireless field device can be determined based on the sum of the current consumed as a result of particular events occurring at the radio board. The current consumed by a sensor board of the wireless field device can then be averated with respect to particular type of sensor. The current consumed by the radio board and the current consumed by the sensor board in the wireless field device can be combined to calculate a predictive value indicative of a remaining life of a battery associated with the wireless field device.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了用于在无线现场设备中精确计算电池消耗的方法和系统。 与无线现场设备相关联的无线电板消耗的总电流可以基于作为在无线电板发生的特定事件的结果消耗的电流的总和来确定。 然后可以相对于特定类型的传感器来避免无线现场设备的传感器板消耗的电流。 无线电板消耗的电流和传感器板在无线现场设备中消耗的电流可以被组合以计算指示与无线现场设备相关联的电池的剩余寿命的预测值。

公开(公告)号：US11003631B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16678439

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Gary Drayton ,  Norman Swanson ,  Christopher Pulini

IPC: G06F16/00 ,  G06F16/178 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F12/0804

Abstract: A method for use by a first device associated with a redundant second device includes issuing a synchronization request to a file system of the first device. The file system is configured to cache changes associated with a memory space of an application, the synchronization request causing the file system to send the cached changes to a driver of the first device The driver is used to commit the cached changes to a copy of the memory space of the application in order to cause the copy of the memory space of the application to match the memory space of the application. One or more changes made to the copy of the memory space of the application caused by committing the cached changes are identified. A change set identifying the one or more changes being made to the copy of the memory space of the application is created in a buffer and the change set transmitted from the buffer to the second device in order to synchronize an additional copy of the memory space of the application at the second device.

公开(公告)号：US20200310920A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16502692

申请日：2019-07-03

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Paul Francis McLaughlin ,  Jason Thomas Urso ,  James Michael Schreder ,  John Rosa-Bian ,  Norman Swanson ,  Jethro F. Steinman

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A method of fault-tolerant process control includes providing a network process control system in an industrial processing facility (IPF) including a plant-wide network coupling a server to computing platforms each including computing hardware and memory hosting a software application for simultaneously supporting a process controller and another process controller or an I/O gateway. The computing platforms are coupled together by a private path redundancy network for providing a hardware resource pool. At least some of the computing platforms are directly coupled by an I/O mesh network to a plurality of I/O devices to field devices that are coupled to processing equipment. Upon detecting at least one failing device in the hardware resource pool, over the private path redundancy network a backup is placed into service for the failing device from the another process controller or I/O gateway that is at another of the computing platforms in the hardware resource pool.

公开(公告)号：US20200151146A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16678439

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Gary Drayton ,  Norman Swanson ,  Christopher Pulini

IPC: G06F16/178 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F16/23

Abstract: A method for use by a first device associated with a redundant second device includes issuing a synchronization request to a file system of the first device. The file system is configured to cache changes associated with a memory space of an application, the synchronization request causing the file system to send the cached changes to a driver of the first device The driver is used to commit the cached changes to a copy of the memory space of the application in order to cause the copy of the memory space of the application to match the memory space of the application. One or more changes made to the copy of the memory space of the application caused by committing the cached changes are identified. A change set identifying the one or more changes being made to the copy of the memory space of the application is created in a buffer and the change set transmitted from the buffer to the second device in order to synchronize an additional copy of the memory space of the application at the second device.

公开(公告)号：US20160018470A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14333610

申请日：2014-07-17

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Udaya Shetty ,  Prasad Samudrala ,  Channabasavaraj Raravi ,  Norman Swanson

IPC: G01R31/36

CPC classification number: G01R31/3651 ,  G01R31/3606

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for accurately calculating battery consumption in a wireless field device. The total current consumed by a radio board associated with a wireless field device can be determined based on the sum of the current consumed as a result of particular events occurring at the radio board. The current consumed by a sensor board of the wireless field device can then be averated with respect to particular type of sensor. The current consumed by the radio board and the current consumed by the sensor board in the wireless field device can be combined to calculate a predictive value indicative of a remaining life of a battery associated with the wireless field device.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了用于在无线现场设备中精确计算电池消耗的方法和系统。 与无线现场设备相关联的无线电板消耗的总电流可以基于作为在无线电板发生的特定事件的结果消耗的电流的总和来确定。 然后可以相对于特定类型的传感器来避免无线现场设备的传感器板消耗的电流。 无线电板消耗的电流和传感器板在无线现场设备中消耗的电流可以被组合以计算指示与无线现场设备相关联的电池的剩余寿命的预测值。

公开(公告)号：US20210255605A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US16790318

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Paul McLaughlin ,  Joseph Felix ,  Norman Swanson ,  Jason Urso

IPC: G05B19/418

Abstract: Methods and systems for synchronizing controllers in an automation control system, can involve arranging redundancy elements in an automation control system comprising a group of nodes, wherein the redundancy elements can include one or more primary controllers and a group of concurrent secondary controllers, and wherein a back-up to the primary controller can exist on any node. Such methods and systems can further involve backing-up of the primary controller by the one or more secondary controllers to allow the primary controller to maintain the one or more secondary controllers as a new, alternate secondary controller for a load balancing or an equipment update

公开(公告)号：US09924520B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14952652

申请日：2015-11-25

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Norman Swanson ,  Prasad Samudrala ,  Sandeep Rudraraju ,  Amol Gandhi

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W72/0486 ,  H04L45/125 ,  H04W28/0247 ,  H04W28/0289 ,  H04W40/22

Abstract: A method for bandwidth management in a wireless network having wireless field devices (FDs) wirelessly coupled to a wireless access point associated to a wireless gateway. A first bandwidth usage percentage (BUP) consumed by the wireless access point and wireless router(s) is calculated from summed connected device weights. In response to a new FD or wireless router requesting to be connected to the network, a second BUP is calculated that would be consumed by the wireless access point and the wireless router(s) if the new FD or wireless router were connected to the wireless network. If the second BUP is not less than respective BUP thresholds, the new FD or router is prevented from being connected to the network. Disclosed bandwidth management can also be applied if an already connected FD in the network changes its path from one router or access point to another connected router or access point.

公开(公告)号：US11662715B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16790318

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Paul McLaughlin ,  Joseph Felix ,  Norman Swanson ,  Jason Urso

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/4184 ,  G05B2219/24186 ,  G05B2219/24192 ,  G05B2219/31368

Abstract: Methods and systems for synchronizing controllers in an automation control system, can involve arranging redundancy elements in an automation control system comprising a group of nodes, wherein the redundancy elements can include one or more primary controllers and a group of concurrent secondary controllers, and wherein a back-up to the primary controller can exist on any node. Such methods and systems can further involve backing-up of the primary controller by the one or more secondary controllers to allow the primary controller to maintain the one or more secondary controllers as a new, alternate secondary controller for a load balancing or an equipment update.

公开(公告)号：US11481282B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16502692

申请日：2019-07-03

Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.

Inventor： Paul Francis McLaughlin ,  Jason Thomas Urso ,  James Michael Schreder ,  John Rosa-Bian ,  Norman Swanson ,  Jethro F. Steinman

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F13/42

Abstract: A method of fault-tolerant process control includes providing a network process control system in an industrial processing facility (IPF) including a plant-wide network coupling a server to computing platforms each including computing hardware and memory hosting a software application for simultaneously supporting a process controller and another process controller or an I/O gateway. The computing platforms are coupled together by a private path redundancy network for providing a hardware resource pool. At least some of the computing platforms are directly coupled by an I/O mesh network to a plurality of I/O devices to field devices that are coupled to processing equipment. Upon detecting at least one failing device in the hardware resource pool, over the private path redundancy network a backup is placed into service for the failing device from the another process controller or I/O gateway that is at another of the computing platforms in the hardware resource pool.