System and method for autogenerating simulations for process control system checkout and operator training
AssigneeInvensys Systems, Inc.
InventorsGregory McKim, Prashant Karbhari
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically generating simulations for a distributed control system is disclosed herein. A programmed process model generator automatically incorporates a variety of process model data from pre-defined model libraries into descriptions of process equipment including control devices to render simulation models of various degrees of fidelity.
Claims20
A method for providing a process simulation model for a process that includes potentially complex interactions between control points within the process, the method comprising:
- generating a process simulation model of a process control system based on at least one data source;
- and
- integrating cause and effect models from a library into the process simulation model, the cause and effect models including transfer constants corresponding to a unit change relationship between related process parameters.
A system for providing a process simulation model for a process that includes potentially complex interactions between control points within the process, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device coupled to the processor, the memory device storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor:
- generate a process simulation model of a process control system based on at least one data source;
- and
- integrate cause and effect models from a library into the process simulation model, the cause and effect models including transfer constants corresponding to a unit change relationship between related process parameters.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media for providing a process simulation model for a process that includes potentially complex interactions between control points within the process, the media comprising processor-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, perform:
- generating a virtual process control system definition representative of one or more control processors and one or more physical I/O interfaces to a process based on at least one data source;
- connecting one or more process models to the virtual process control system;
- and
- integrating cause and effect models from a library into the process models, the cause and effect models including transfer constants corresponding to a unit change relationship between related process parameters.
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