Methods and systems for batch processing and execution in a process system

A method of implementing a control process within a process control system, wherein the control process comprises a control process structure having calls for a plurality of procedural elements during execution of the control process, the method comprising:

• establishing an instantiation object for each one of the procedural elements;
• constructing a procedural element within the associated instantiation object as the procedural element is called for by the control process during execution of the control process;
• executing the procedural element as part of the control process;
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• deconstructing the procedural element within the instantiation object once the procedural element has been executed as part of the control process, wherein deconstructing the procedural element is performed during execution of the control process.

A method of implementing a control recipe for a batch process in a process control system, wherein the control recipe comprises a control recipe structure having calls for a plurality of procedural elements during execution of the control recipe, the method comprising:

• establishing an instantiation object for each one of the procedural elements;
• executing the control recipe based on a first version of a process control model to generate control parameters;
• constructing a procedural element from the associated instantiation object as the procedural element is called for by the control recipe during execution of the control recipe;
• executing the procedural element as part of the control recipe, wherein executing the procedural element comprises transmitting a control parameter to a controller in the batch process and executing a control function using the control parameter with a second version of the process control model and requesting an operation instruction regarding continued operation of the control recipe based on the ability of the second version of the process control model to use the control parameter, wherein the second version of the process control model generates an error if the parameter is not usable with the second version of the process control model;
• continuing execution of the batch process if the operation instruction comprises a continue execution instruction, wherein continuing execution of the batch process comprises deconstructing the procedural element once the procedural element has been executed as part of the control recipe, and wherein deconstructing the procedural element is performed during execution of the control recipe;
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• aborting execution of the batch process if the operation instruction comprises an abort execution instruction.

A system for implementing a control recipe for a batch process in a process control system, wherein the control recipe comprises a control recipe structure and execution of the control recipe comprises execution of a plurality of procedural elements, the system comprising:

• a process controller having a first model of an entity of the process control system;
• a plurality of instantiation objects, wherein each procedural element of the control recipe is associated with one of the instantiation objects;
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• a batch process execution engine having a second model of the entity of the process control system, wherein the batch process execution engine is adapted to provide a control instruction to the process controller based on the second model of the entity, and wherein the process controller is adapted to execute the control instruction based on the first model of the entity;
• a batch process execution object that loads the control process structure into the batch process execution engine, loads each of the plurality of instantiation objects into the batch process execution engine when the control process is instantiated, uses each instantiation object to instantiate a procedural element associated with the instantiation object as the control recipe structure calls for the procedural element during execution of the control recipe, executes the instantiated procedural element as part of the control recipe, that detects a difference between the first and second models of the entity during execution of the instantiated procedural element in the control recipe and generates a prompt in response detection of the difference, receives an operation instruction regarding continued operation of the batch process, wherein the operation instruction comprises one of continuing execution of the batch process or aborting execution of the control process, uses the instantiation object to deconstruct the instantiated procedural element as execution of the procedural element is completed during execution of the control recipe if the operation instruction comprises a continue execution instruction, and aborts execution of the batch process if the operation instruction comprises an abort execution instruction.