System and method for dynamic multi-objective optimization of machine selection, integration and utilization
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorFrederick M Discenzo
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Abstract
The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having one or more motorized pumps and associated motor drives, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and/or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation.
Claims44
A method that facilitates asset optimization in an industrial automation environment, comprising:
- receiving and analyzing in real-time data relating to diagnoses and prognoses of operational aspects of a subset of machines that are part of an industrial automation system;
- modifying asset utilization in the industrial automation system based at least in part as a function of the analyzed diagnostic and prognostic machine data;
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- controlling the industrial automation system according to a system setpoint associated therewith.
A system that facilitates asset optimization in an industrial automation system, comprising:
- means for receiving and analyzing in real-time data relating to prognoses of operational aspects of machines and/or business components that are part of the industrial automation system;
- means for modifying asset utilization in the industrial automation system based at least in part as a function of analyzed diagnostic and prognostic machine data;
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- means for controlling the industrial automation system according to a setpoint associated with the automation system.
A system that facilitates designing an industrial automation environment, comprising:
- a component that retrieves diagnostic and prognostic data related to operational aspects of machines that comprise the industrial automation environment, the component further retrieves business concern data and business objective data;
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- a component that analyzes the retrieved diagnostic and prognostic data, business concern data and business objective data and generates one or more permissible design layouts;
- the component that analyzes performs analysis based on a desired operating point within an allowable range of operation about a system setpoint according to performance characteristics associated with at least one machine in the industrial automation environment.
A method that facilitates designing an industrial automation environment comprising:
- retrieving diagnostic and prognostic data related to operational characteristics of one or more machines comprising the industrial automation environment;
- retrieving business concern data and business objective data;
- analyzing the diagnostic and prognostic data, the business concern data and the business objective data, via employing a desired operating point within an allowable range of operation about a system setpoint;
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- generating one or more permissible design layouts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.