Industrial process optimization system and method
OwnerMeaghan CHAREST-FINN, Rickey DUBAY +1inventors
InventorsMeaghan CHAREST-FINN, Rickey DUBAY, Scott EVERETT
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Abstract
A method or system for industrial process optimization, including sensing data about an industrial process cycle that operates according to a set of process setpoints; determining a target performance for the process cycle based on the sensed data; selecting process set-points from a hypothesis space for a future industrial process cycle based on the target performance, and updating the hypothesis space.
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A computer implemented method for controlling a cyclic industrial process, comprising:
- receiving process attributes for a current sequence of process cycles;
- comparing the process attributes for the current sequence of process cycles with process attributes for each of a plurality of historic instances, each historic instance including process attributes for a respective historic sequence of process cycles;
- selecting an optimal set of one or more process setpoints based on the comparing;
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- applying the optimal set of one or more process setpoints to a next process cycle in the current sequence of process cycles.
A computer implemented method for controlling a cyclic industrial process, comprising:
- assembling a main dataset that includes multiple historic instances for the industrial process, each of the historic instances including process attributes for a respective historic sequence of process cycles;
- selecting, based on one or more intended process attributes for future process cycles, a process dataset that includes a subset of the historic instances;
- selecting and applying an optimal set of one or more process setpoints for the industrial process during real-time operation of the industrial process based on a comparison of process attributes received in respect of process cycles completed during the real-time operation and the process attributes of the historic instances included in the process dataset.
A process control system for controlling a cyclic industrial process, comprising:
- a first processing unit comprising one or more processing devices and one or more electronic storages that store non-transient software instructions that, when executed by the one or more processing devices, configure the first processing unit to:
- receive process attributes for a current sequence of process cycles;
- compare the process attributes for the current sequence of process cycles with process attributes for each of a plurality of historic instances, each historic instance including process attributes for a respective historic sequence of process cycles;
- select an optimal set of one or more process setpoints based on the comparing;
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- apply the optimal set of one or more process setpoints to a next process cycle in the current sequence of process cycles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.