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公开(公告)号：US10788820B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-29
申请号：US15703341
申请日：2017-09-13
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Tatenobu Seki , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Yoshihisa Hidaka , Nobuaki Ema
Abstract: A plant state displaying apparatus displaying information representing a state of a plant includes a generator that: acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; calculates a state value representing the state of the plant using the plant information; and generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and a display that displays the plant state diagram generated by the generator as the information representing the state of the plant.
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公开(公告)号：US09891601B2
公开(公告)日：2018-02-13
申请号：US13930697
申请日：2013-06-28
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Takahiro Kanbe , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto
IPC: G05B15/02 , G05B19/042 , G06F9/455
CPC classification number: G05B15/02 , G05B19/042 , G06F9/45533
Abstract: A process control device according to one aspect of the present invention is configured to control an industrial process implemented in a plant. The process control device includes: a virtualizer configured to run over a hardware in lieu of the hardware; and first and second controllers configured to run over the virtualizer and control operations of a plurality of field apparatuses configured to perform at least one of measurement and operation which are required to control the industrial process; an input distributor included in the virtualizer, the input distributor being configured to distribute a signal output from the field apparatus to the first and second controllers; and an output acquirer included in the virtualizer, and the output acquirer being configured to acquire outputs of the first and second controllers, and output any one of the outputs to at least one of the field apparatuses.
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公开(公告)号：US09829865B2
公开(公告)日：2017-11-28
申请号：US14013847
申请日：2013-08-29
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Takahiro Kanbe , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Nobuaki Ema
IPC: G05B6/02 , G05B19/418
CPC classification number: G05B6/02 , G05B19/41845 , G05B2219/25057 , G05B2219/25068 , G05B2219/25074 , G05B2219/32142 , Y02P90/14 , Y02P90/16 , Y02P90/18
Abstract: A maintenance support system include includes: a first storage unit which stores first specification information indicating a specification of a process control system which performs control of an industrial process implemented in a plant; an actual condition information extraction unit configured to extract actual condition information indicating an actual condition for the process control system; and a first comparison unit configured to output first information indicating a result of comparing the first specification information stored in the first storage unit with the actual condition information extracted by the extraction unit.
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公开(公告)号：US20140107808A1
公开(公告)日：2014-04-17
申请号：US14049451
申请日：2013-10-09
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Kimikazu Takahashi , Hiroyuki Takizawa , Ryuu-ichirou Hoshina
IPC: G05B19/418
CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 , G05B2219/31088 , G05B2219/31118 , G05B2219/31238 , Y02P90/14 , Y02P90/18
Abstract: A process control system for controlling an industrial process implemented at a plant, may include: a network provided in the plant; a network device comprising at least one of a first detector, which is configured to detect a connection state of the network device with the network, and a second detector, which is configured to detect a state of the network device, the network device being configured to output at least one of connection information, which indicates a first detection result detected by the first detector, and device state information, which indicates a second detection result detected by the second detector, to the network.
Abstract translation: 一种用于控制在工厂实施的工业过程的过程控制系统可以包括：设置在工厂中的网络; 网络设备，包括被配置为检测网络设备与网络的连接状态的第一检测器和被配置为检测网络设备的状态的第二检测器，所述网络设备被配置 将指示由第一检测器检测到的第一检测结果的连接信息和指示由第二检测器检测到的第二检测结果的设备状态信息中的至少一个输出到网络。
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公开(公告)号：US09671778B2
公开(公告)日：2017-06-06
申请号：US14049451
申请日：2013-10-09
Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Inventor： Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Kimikazu Takahashi , Hiroyuki Takizawa , Ryuu-ichirou Hoshina
IPC: G05B15/02 , G05B19/418
CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 , G05B2219/31088 , G05B2219/31118 , G05B2219/31238 , Y02P90/14 , Y02P90/18
Abstract: A process control system for controlling an industrial process implemented at a plant, may include: a network provided in the plant; a network device comprising at least one of a first detector, which is configured to detect a connection state of the network device with the network, and a second detector, which is configured to detect a state of the network device, the network device being configured to output at least one of connection information, which indicates a first detection result detected by the first detector, and device state information, which indicates a second detection result detected by the second detector, to the network.
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公开(公告)号：US09250616B2
公开(公告)日：2016-02-02
申请号：US13848470
申请日：2013-03-21
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Takahiro Kanbe , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Eiji Nagai , Masatoshi Takubo
CPC classification number: G05B11/01 , G05B17/02 , G05B19/0426 , G05B2219/25428 , G05B2219/31121 , G05B2219/32342 , Y02P90/26
Abstract: A process control system that controls an industrial process implemented in a plant, may include: a network provided in the plant; a first field device that is connected to the network, the first field device being configured to output one of measurement data, which is obtained by measuring a state quantity in the industrial process, and first simulation data, which simulates the state quantity; a controller that is connected to the network, the controller being configured to perform control in response to one of the measurement data and the first simulation data output from the first field device; and a simulator configured to generate the first simulation data to be output from the first field device.
Abstract translation: 控制在工厂中实施的工业过程的过程控制系统可以包括：设备中提供的网络; 连接到所述网络的第一现场设备，所述第一现场设备被配置为输出通过测量所述工业过程中的状态数量而获得的测量数据中的一个以及模拟所述状态量的第一模拟数据; 连接到所述网络的控制器，所述控制器被配置为响应于所述测量数据中的一个和从所述第一现场设备输出的所述第一模拟数据执行控制; 以及模拟器，被配置为生成要从第一现场设备输出的第一模拟数据。
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公开(公告)号：US10520934B2
公开(公告)日：2019-12-31
申请号：US15417365
申请日：2017-01-27
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Tatenobu Seki , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Yoshihisa Hidaka , Nobuaki Ema
Abstract: A plant performance evaluation apparatus includes a first storage storing a first static model indicating a model of a first steady state in a plant, a second storage storing a first dynamic model indicating a model of a dynamic state of the plant, a model converter configured to convert the first dynamic model to a second static model indicating a model of a second steady state of the plant, and to store the second static model into the first storage, the first steady state indicating a steady state of the plant temporally before the second steady state, a comparator configured to compare parameters included in the first static model with parameters included in the second static model and to output a comparison result, and a display configured to display the comparison result output from the comparator.
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8.发明申请
公开(公告)号：US20180081350A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-22
申请号：US15703341
申请日：2017-09-13
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Tatenobu Seki , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Yoshihisa Hidaka , Nobuaki Ema
IPC: G05B23/02
Abstract: A plant state displaying apparatus displaying information representing a state of a plant includes a generator that: acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; calculates a state value representing the state of the plant using the plant information; and generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and a display that displays the plant state diagram generated by the generator as the information representing the state of the plant.
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9.发明申请
公开(公告)号：US20140012398A1
公开(公告)日：2014-01-09
申请号：US13930697
申请日：2013-06-28
Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Inventor： Takahiro Kanbe , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto
IPC: G05B15/02
CPC classification number: G05B15/02 , G05B19/042 , G06F9/45533
Abstract: A process control device according to one aspect of the present invention is configured to control an industrial process implemented in a plant. The process control device includes: a virtualizer configured to run over a hardware in lieu of the hardware; and first and second controllers configured to run over the virtualizer and control operations of a plurality of field apparatuses configured to perform at least one of measurement and operation which are required to control the industrial process; an input distributor included in the virtualizer, the input distributor being configured to distribute a signal output from the filed apparatus to the first and second controllers; and an output acquirer included in the virtualizer, and the output acquirer being configured to acquire outputs of the first and second controllers, and output any one of the outputs to at least one of the field apparatuses.
Abstract translation: 根据本发明的一个方面的过程控制装置被配置为控制在工厂中实现的工业过程。 该过程控制装置包括：虚拟器，被配置为在硬件上运行以代替硬件; 以及第一和第二控制器，被配置为在所述虚拟器上运行并且配置为执行控制所述工业过程所需的测量和操作中的至少一个的多个现场设备的控制操作; 包括在所述虚拟器中的输入分配器，所述输入分配器被配置为将从所述现场设备输出的信号分配给所述第一和第二控制器; 以及包括在虚拟器中的输出获取器，并且输出获取器被配置为获取第一和第二控制器的输出，并且将输出中的任一个输出到现场设备中的至少一个。
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公开(公告)号：US10429828B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-01
申请号：US15715753
申请日：2017-09-26
Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Inventor： Tatenobu Seki , Mitsuhiro Yamamoto , Yoshihisa Hidaka , Nobuaki Ema
IPC: G05B13/02 , G05B19/418 , G05B17/02 , G05B23/02
Abstract: A plant simulation device includes a first storage that stores a model that models a state of a facility in a plant, a first parameter that is fixed at a start operation of the plant, and a second parameter that is varied during an operation of the plant, the first parameter and the second parameter being set in the model, and a simulator that compares a process value of the facility with a simulated value calculated using the model and that adjusts the first parameter and the second parameter.
