Adaptive control system for optimization of grain handling systems
AssigneeSukup Manufacturing Company
InventorsDaniel Wayne Shrock, Matthew Koch
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Abstract
A system is presented for monitoring grain handling systems at a grain handling site. The system includes a central control system and one or more intermediate control devices communicatively connected to the grain handling systems. The central control system is configured to provide a first user interface configured to facilitate creation of a process flow and programming of the intermediate control devices to operate in accordance with the process flow. In one or more arrangements, the central control system is configured to control operation of grain handling systems to optimize the process flow for one or more performance parameters selected by a user.
Claims35
A system for operating grain handling systems at a grain handling site, comprising:
- an adaptive control system;
- wherein the control system is configured to provide a user interface;
- the adaptive control system communicatively connected to a one or more grain handling systems;
- wherein the adaptive control system is configured to control operation of the grain handling systems to perform a sequential process flow;
- wherein the adaptive control system is configured to dynamically adjust one or more control settings for the one or more grain handling systems during operation to optimize a performance parameter selected via the user interface.
A control system for a grain handling site, comprising:
- a control system;
- the control system configured to provide a first user interface;
- wherein the first user interface is configured to facilitate the creation of a sequential process flow and selection of at a performance parameter;
- wherein the creation of the process flow includes:
- presenting a list of grain handling systems installed at the grain handling site;
- and
- selecting one or more grain handling systems to be used in the sequential process flow from the list of grain handling systems;
- wherein in response to a user executing the process flow, the control system is configured to prompt the selected one or more grain handling systems to operate to implement the sequential process flow;
- wherein the control system is configured to dynamically adjust one or more control settings for the selected one or more grain handling systems during operation to optimize for the selected performance parameter.
A method for controlling grain handling systems for a grain handling site, comprising:
- providing a user interface configured to facilitate the creation of a process flow;
- using the user interface, creating the process flow by:
- presenting a list of grain handling systems installed at the grain handling site;
- selecting one or more grain handling systems to be used in the process flow from the list of grain handling systems;
- and
- using the user interface, selecting a performance parameter;
- prompting the selected one or more grain handling systems to implement the process flow;
- and
- adjusting operation of the one or more grain handling systems to optimize the process flow for the performance parameter.
A system for operating grain handling systems at a grain handling site, comprising:
- an adaptive control system;
- wherein the control system is configured to provide a user interface;
- the adaptive control system communicatively connected to a one or more grain handling systems;
- wherein the adaptive control system is configured to control operation of the grain handling systems to perform a sequential process flow specified by a user via the user interface;
- wherein the adaptive control system is configured to dynamically adjust operating speed of the one or more grain handling systems during operation to maximize throughput in the sequential process flow by:
- operating the one or more grain handling systems at respective initialization operating speeds;
- and
- iteratively increasing operating speeds of the one or more grain handling systems until one of the one or more grain handling systems reaches its maximum operating speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.