Creation and display of indices within a process plant
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring an entity within a process plant comprising:
- collecting data pertaining to the operation of the entity while the entity is in operation;
transmitting the collected data to an index computation device;
creating a use index from the collected data, wherein the use index represents status information regarding the entity; and
storing the use index in a database.
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Abstract
A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for example, the process control functional areas, the maintenance functional areas and the business systems functional areas. This data and information is manipulated in a coordinated manner by tools, such as optimization and modeling tools and is redistributed to other areas or tools where it is used to perform overall better or more optimal control, maintenance and business activities. Information or data may be collected by maintenance functions pertaining to the health, variability, performance or utilization of a device, loop, unit, etc. and this information may then be sent to and displayed to a process operator or maintenance person to inform that person of a current or future problem. A user interface is provided that enables users to access and manipulate the expert engine to optimize plant operation or cause optimization of plant operation, to get information about the operation of the plant, etc. Furthermore, applications, such as work order generation applications may automatically generate work orders, parts or supplies orders, etc. based on events occurring within the plant.
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74 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring an entity within a process plant comprising:
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collecting data pertaining to the operation of the entity while the entity is in operation;
transmitting the collected data to an index computation device;
creating a use index from the collected data, wherein the use index represents status information regarding the entity; and
storing the use index in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of monitoring a plurality of entities within a process plant, comprising the steps of:
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collecting data pertaining to the operation of each of the plurality of entities while each entity is in operation;
transmitting the collected data to an index computation device;
creating a use index for each of the plurality of entities based upon the collected data wherein the use index represents status information regarding the entity; and
storing the use indices for each of the plurality of entities in one or more databases. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for displaying use indices for a process plant having a plurality of entities, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a display;
a database adapted to store use indices for each of the plurality of entities;
a first routine adapted to be executed by the processor which stores a representation of each of the plurality of entities in the database; and
a second routine adapted to be executed by the processor which displays a set of the representations and which displays the use indices proximately to each corresponding representation in the set. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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