Coupling of ERP systems with process control systems for the automated transmission of plant structures and plant data

• US 20100223087A1
• Filed: 02/25/2010
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Herrmann, Paul, Dürr, Thomas, Sicking, Wilfried, Unkelbach, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,189 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/41865 characterised by job scheduling, process planning, material flow
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

A method for maintaining a technical plant including several components is provided. The method provides a system for planning the use of an enterprise resources system and a control system, with the enterprise resource system connected to the control system and structures of the technical plant are automatically set up in the enterprise resource system.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A method for maintaining a technical plant including several components, comprising:

providing an enterprise resources system and a control system;

connecting the enterprise resources system to the control system; and

setting up, automatically, a plurality of structures of the technical plant in the enterprise resource system.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, where the plurality of structures comprise a plurality of functional locations and infrastructures, facilities, or equipment.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising setting up a plurality of threshold values for the components.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein maintenance-relevant data is transferred from the control system to the enterprise resource system.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein a prewarning is triggered when a threshold value is exceeded.

18. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein a plurality of maintenance requirements are triggered.

19. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein a maintenance measure of the enterprise resource system is planned with an aid of a graphical user interface of the control system.

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein control-specific and enterprise resource system information are displayed together on the graphical user interface in order to determine a possible approach.

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the enterprise resource system information comprises a last repair, a repair period, or costs of a repair.

22. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein an overall maintenance history of a component is displayed on the graphical user interface.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein a representation takes place in accordance with an order type.

24. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein a plurality of associated alarms and trend lines are displayed throughout an observation period.