Methods and systems for process automation control
AssigneeSchneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
InventorsDONALD C. CLARK, RICHARD LINWOOD LINSCOTT
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for control and/or asset performance management of a system, in-situ, at an asset. A system application model can be deployed to at least a first network node fixed, in-situ, at the asset using a short-range, low-power communication network. The first network node can execute a master avatar using the deployed system application model and generate, at a second network node, a master-slave avatar using the master avatar executed at the first network node. The master avatar and/or master-slave avatar can be configured to perform control of the system, in-situ, at the first network node and the second network node.
Claims20
A system for performing control, in-situ, at an asset, the system comprising:
- an asset;
- and
- at least a first network node embedded and networked, in-situ, at the asset, the first network node configured to:
- decrypt an encoded relationship mapping, wherein the encoded relationship mapping is deployed at the first network node using a short-range, low-power communication protocol;
- page at least a second network node using the decrypted relationship mapping;
- and
- deploy a select portion of the decrypted relationship mapping to the second network node on receipt of a signal from the second network node.
A method for performing control of a system, in-situ, at an asset, the method comprising:
- deploying a system application model to at least a first network node fixed, in-situ, at the asset using a short-range, low-power communication network;
- executing, at the first network node, a master avatar using the deployed system application model;
- and
- generating, at a second network node, a master-slave avatar using the master avatar executed at the first network node,
- wherein the master avatar and/or master-slave avatar is configured to perform control of the system, in-situ, at the first network node and the second network node.
A system for asset performance management, in-situ, at an asset, the system comprising:
- an asset;
- and
- a plurality of asset control modules logically coupled to the asset, at least one of the plurality of asset control modules being configured to:
- access an application model stored at a central datastore, the application model including a relationship mapping for the plurality of asset control modules;
- configure, using the relationship mapping, a communication fog that includes the plurality of asset control modules;
- and
- execute a control strategy at the asset using the configured communication fog.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.