User Configurable Alarms and Alarm Trending For Process Control System
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for a process control system that includes a plurality of data inputs and a variety of alarms for said data inputs, the interface comprising:
- simultaneous display of multiple alarms wherein the each of alarm displays provide indicia of alarm priority and alarm age.
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Abstract
Various graphical displays for plant process operators are provided which combine aspects of alarm priority and alarm age to assist operators in making better choices in responding to alarms. The disclosed graphical displays provide improved contextual information about specific alarms and the relationships with other alarms in the same control module, equipment module, etc. Hierarchically organized presentations of active alarms and alarm age profiles are also provided to assist operators in evaluating causes of “alarm floods” in chain reactions within complex process environments. Various types of alarm or display alerts are also provided for improved monitoring of processed conditions and changes in process controls.
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20 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface for a process control system that includes a plurality of data inputs and a variety of alarms for said data inputs, the interface comprising:
simultaneous display of multiple alarms wherein the each of alarm displays provide indicia of alarm priority and alarm age. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A graphical user interface for a process control system that includes a plurality of data inputs and a variety of alarms for said data inputs, the interface comprising:
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simultaneous display of multiple alarms wherein the each of alarm displays provide indicia of alarm priority and alarm age, a plurality of alarm profiles wherein alarms are grouped by at least one of time span, plant area, process unit and equipment module, the alarm profiles being super imposable on a process graphic display so that alarm profiles can be seen in the spatial context of equipment schematics depicted in the process graphic display.
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19. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, causes a machine with at least one monitor to:
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generate a graphical user interface for a process control system that includes a plurality of data inputs and a variety of alarms for said data inputs, the interface including simultaneous display of multiple alarms wherein the each of alarm displays provide indicia of alarm priority and alarm age, each of the alarm displays comprising contextual information about the alarm, the interface further comprising simultaneous display of indicia of all other active alarms of at least one of a common control module, a common equipment module or a common process unit, a plurality of alarm profiles wherein alarms are grouped by at least one of time span, plant area, process unit and equipment module, the alarm profiles being super imposable on a process graphic display so that alarm profiles can be seen in the spatial context of equipment schematics depicted in the process graphic display. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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