Control support apparatus, control support method, computer readable medium with control support program recorded thereon and control system

A control support apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• an equipment abnormality estimation section of the at least one processor to estimate an abnormality of equipment based on measurement data by measuring the equipment;
• a simulation section of the at least one processor to simulate a future state of the equipment when controlling the equipment by each of a first plurality of candidate control methods according to an abnormality estimation result of the equipment;
• and
• a control instruction section of the at least one processor to instruct a control apparatus of the equipment to control the equipment by a selected first control method selected based on a simulation result from the first plurality of candidate control methods, wherein
• the simulation section is further configured to perform a first simulation for the first plurality of candidate control methods and a second plurality of candidate control methods,
• the control instruction section is further configured to instruct,
• the control apparatus to control the equipment by a selected first control method from the first plurality of candidate control methods, before a completion of a second simulation for the second plurality of candidate control methods, in response to a completion of the first simulation for the first plurality of candidate control methods, and
• the control apparatus to again control the equipment by a selected second control method selected from the second plurality of candidate control methods, in response to a completion of the second simulation for the second plurality of candidate control methods.

A control support method, comprising:

• estimating an abnormality of equipment by a control support apparatus for supporting controlling the equipment based on measurement data by measuring the equipment;
• firstly simulating, by the control support apparatus, a future state of the equipment when the equipment is controlled by each of a first plurality of candidate control methods according to an abnormality estimation result of the equipment;
• secondly simulating, by the control support apparatus, another future state of the equipment when the equipment is controlled by each of a second plurality of candidate control methods different from the first plurality of candidate control methods, according to the abnormality estimation result of the equipment;
• firstly instructing, after the firstly simulating but before the secondly simulating completes, by the control support apparatus, a control apparatus of the equipment to control the equipment by a first control method selected based on a first simulation result from the first plurality of candidate control methods;
• and
• secondly instructing, after the secondly simulating completes, by the control support apparatus, the control apparatus of the equipment to control the equipment by a second control method different from the first control method and included in the second plurality of candidate control methods, in response to a completion of a second simulation result from the second plurality of candidate control methods.

A computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a control support program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:

• estimating an abnormality of equipment by a control support apparatus for supporting controlling the equipment based on measurement data by measuring the equipment;
• simulating, by the control support apparatus, a future state of the equipment if the equipment is controlled by each of a first plurality of candidate control methods according to an abnormality estimation result of the equipment;
• instructing, by the control support apparatus, a control apparatus of the equipment to control the equipment by a selected first control method selected based on a first simulation result from the first plurality of candidate control methods;
• and
• a control instruction section of the at least one processor configured to instruct a control apparatus of the equipment to control the equipment by a selected first control method based on the first simulation result from the first plurality of candidate control methods, wherein
• the simulation section is further configured to perform a simulation for the first plurality of candidate control methods and a second plurality of candidate control methods,
• the control instruction section is further configured to instruct,
• the control apparatus to control the equipment by the selected first control method from the first plurality of candidate control methods, before a completion of a simulation for the second plurality of candidate control methods, in response to a completion of the simulation for the first plurality of candidate control methods, and
• the control apparatus to again control the equipment by a selected second control method selected from the second plurality of candidate control methods, in response to a completion of a second simulation for the second plurality of candidate control methods.