Apparatus and method for distributed batch control for modular automation
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsSivanarayana Onteddu, Senthilkumar Dhanagopalan, Alicia C. Kempf, Muslim Gulam Kanji
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for distributing master recipes for process control systems comprising storing a single master recipe on a server having an enterprise database and communicating said single master recipe to each of a plurality of manufacturing units. Control recipes are seamlessly created using common master recipes across multiple process plants to deliver consistent product quality with enough flexibility and interoperability in accordance with ISA S88 batch standards.
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A method of distributing master recipes for process control systems comprising:
- storing a single master recipe on a server having an enterprise database;
- communicating said single master recipe to each of a plurality of manufacturing units, wherein said single master recipe is loaded from said enterprise database into multiple controllers associated with the process control systems, wherein each controller is dedicated to a unit in modular automation that includes unit procedure, operations and phases for the particular unit running on the dedicated controller to allow for distributed class-based batch execution in the process control systems;
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- communicating, said single master recipe to another dedicated unit controller that is of the same unit class.
A control system for a production operation comprising:
- a database containing a master recipe wherein said master recipe is a single reference for batch production in a distributed process control system,
- wherein said master recipe is loaded from said enterprise database into multiple controllers associated with the process control systems, wherein each controller is dedicated to a unit in modular automation that includes unit procedure, operations and phases for the particular unit running on the dedicated controller to allow for distributed class-based batch execution in the process control systems, and
- wherein the controller is configured to communicate said single master recipe to another dedicated unit controller that is of the same unit class.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.