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Method and apparatus for remotely controlling sensor processing algorithms to expert sensor diagnoses
Assignee: Siemens Energy Inc
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Filing: 1990-03-12
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Granted: 1992-06-16
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Expires: 2010-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A system is disclosed including a data center computer for data collection and process control of a complex processing plant. The data center computer collects raw sensor data. The raw data is sent, by a conventional communicator routine, to a remote expert system for sensor diagnosis of faulty sensors. The diagnostic results, which include a calculation control value, are returned to the data center computer where the results are used to control sensor processing routines used to either control the plant based on the collected raw sensor data or to further process the sensor data. The further processed sensor data can then be used for high level system diagnoses.
Inventors
- 👤 James C. Bellows
- 👤 Daniel E. Fridsma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 00:23
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B23/00; G05B23/02; G05B23/0205; G05B23/0218; G05B23/0224; G05B23/0227; G05B23/0229; G05B23/0221; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/10; G05B2219/13; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37325; G05B2223/00; G05B2223/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S706/00; Y10S706/902; Y10S706/903; Y10S706/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
39 words
An apparatus, comprising: control means for sampling sensor data and performing sensor data processing; and diagnostic means for diagnosing a sensor malfunction using the sensor data, and said control means performing the sensor data processing responsive to the diagnosis.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
39 words
An apparatus, comprising: control means for sampling sensor data and performing sensor data processing; and diagnostic means for diagnosing a sensor malfunction using the sensor data, and said control means performing the sensor data processing responsive to the diagnosis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said diagnostic means transmits a control parameter controlling sensor data processing by said control means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said diagnostic means comprises an expert system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said diagnostic means is located remotely with respect to said control means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a confidence factor in the diagnosis determines the sensor data processing performed by said control means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said diagnostic means communicates the results of the diagnoses to said control means using a message including a routine destination name and a control value indicating a type of sensor data processing to be performed by the destination routine.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
69 words
An apparatus for controlling sensor data calculations comprising: a process control computer for sampling sensor data and performing sensor data processing responsive to a diagnostic message; a communication link coupled to said process control computer for transmitting the sensor data and the diagnostic message; an expert system diagnostic computer coupled to said communications link for producing the diagnostic message by diagnosing malfunctioning sensors based on the transmitted sensor data.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
69 words
An apparatus for controlling sensor data calculations comprising: a process control computer for sampling sensor data and performing sensor data processing responsive to a diagnostic message; a communication link coupled to said process control computer for transmitting the sensor data and the diagnostic message; an expert system diagnostic computer coupled to said communications link for producing the diagnostic message by diagnosing malfunctioning sensors based on the transmitted sensor data.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
46 words
A method of controlling sensor data calculations, comprising the steps of: (a) sampling sensors to obtain raw sensor data; (b) performing an expert system diagnoses on the raw sensor data to produce a sensor diagnosis; and (c) selectively performing sensor data processing responsive to the diagnoses.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
46 words
A method of controlling sensor data calculations, comprising the steps of: (a) sampling sensors to obtain raw sensor data; (b) performing an expert system diagnoses on the raw sensor data to produce a sensor diagnosis; and (c) selectively performing sensor data processing responsive to the diagnoses.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 8, further comprising communicating the diagnosis via a message that designates a destination routine and contains a processing routine control value.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
83 words
A system that controls sensor data calculations responsive to a sensor diagnosis, comprising: control means for sampling sensor data and performing sensor data processing; and diagnostic means for diagnosing a sensor malfunction using the sensor data, and said control means performing the sensor data processing responsive to the diagnosis and said diagnostic means including a data structure for communicating the sensor diagnosis and comprising a message node including a confidence factor in the diagnosis, a destination routine indicator and a calculation control value.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
83 words
A system that controls sensor data calculations responsive to a sensor diagnosis, comprising: control means for sampling sensor data and performing sensor data processing; and diagnostic means for diagnosing a sensor malfunction using the sensor data, and said control means performing the sensor data processing responsive to the diagnosis and said diagnostic means including a data structure for communicating the sensor diagnosis and comprising a message node including a confidence factor in the diagnosis, a destination routine indicator and a calculation control value.
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