Apparatus and methods for alert management in process control instrumentation
AssigneeFisher Controls International LLC
InventorsPerry Keith Carter, Kenneth Eugene Hall, Jr.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for alert management in instrumentation are disclosed. An example method includes generating a set of alerts within a process control instrument, processing the set of alerts to compare the set of alerts to known combinations of alerts, determining if one of the known combinations of alerts matches the set of alerts based on the comparison of the set of alerts to the known combinations of alerts, and identifying a recommended action instruction based on the determination.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- generating a set of alerts within a process control instrument;
- assigning a descriptive indicator to at least one alert of the set of alerts, the descriptive indicator indicative of a process control system parameter deviating from a setpoint value, wherein a number of deviations from the setpoint value initiates detection of an event threshold, the event threshold a predetermined number of events required for alert activation;
- processing, by the process control instrument, the set of alerts to compare the set of alerts to known combinations of alerts;
- determining, by the process control instrument, if one of the known combinations of alerts matches the set of alerts based on a comparison of the set of alerts to the known combinations of alerts;
- and
- identifying, by the process control instrument, a recommended action instruction based on the determination.
A process control instrument, comprising:
- an alert manager to:
- generate a set of alerts within a process control instrument;
- assign a descriptive indicator to at least one alert of the set of alerts, the descriptive indicator indicative of a process control system parameter deviating from a setpoint value, wherein a number of deviations from the setpoint value initiates detection of an event threshold, the event threshold a predetermined number of events required for alert activation;
- process the set of alerts to compare the set of alerts to known combinations of alerts;
- and
- determine if one of the known combinations of alerts matches the set of alerts based on a comparison of the set of alerts to the known combinations of alerts;
- and
- a recommended action generator to identify a recommended action instruction based on the determination.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
- generate a set of alerts within a process control instrument;
- assign a descriptive indicator to at least one alert of the set of alerts, the descriptive indicator indicative of a process control system parameter deviating from a setpoint value, wherein a number of deviations from the setpoint value initiates detection of an event threshold, the event threshold a predetermined number of events required for alert activation;
- compare the set of alerts to known combinations of alerts;
- determine if one of the known combinations of alerts matches the set of alerts based on a comparison of the set of alerts to the known combinations of alerts;
- and
- identify a recommended action instruction based on the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.