SERVICES PORTAL

• US 20110055118A1
• Filed: 11/03/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc. (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Invensys Systems Incorporated (Invensys PLC)
• Inventors: Russell, Melanie, Culverhouse, Martin, Barr, Russell, Martin, Peter, Bather, Robert, Sanford, Fred, Hasselbaum, Robert, Sikora, Walter
• Granted Patent: US 8,055,371 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/500
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31457 Factory remote control, monitoring through internet
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2223/06 Remote monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0245 based on a qualitative model, e.g. rule based; if-then decisions
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0264 Control of logging system, e.g. decision on which data to store; time-stamping measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

An apparatus for monitoring performance of an industrial process includes a service portal for collecting, transmitting and analyzing parameter data from process field devices that includes a network connection that connects to a process control system of the industrial process, a remote collector that collects parameter data from process field devices, a processor that identifies, sorts, and stores the collected parameter data and a communications module for transmitting the stored parameter data to a remote monitoring station for analysis.

Claims

1. A method of improving a manufacturing client'"'"'s business performance comprising:

determining a current baseline business performance for the client including identifying targeted areas of improvement in the manufacturing area;

analyzing potential economic gain that may be realized for each targeted area;

identifying dynamic performance measures for each targeted area;

monitoring industrial process parameters within the target areas and developing baseline dynamic performance measures of the target areas;

analyzing the baseline dynamic performance measures to identify areas for optimization within the industrial process; and

optimizing industrial process parameters based on the analysis of the baseline measures.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a current baseline business performance for the client includes on site study of the plant process.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying targeted areas of improvement includes identification of deficient performance of the process using economic analyses.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein using economic analyses includes defining how potential changes will yield an increased return on investment over the baseline.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying dynamic performance measures for each targeted area includes identifying measurable process parameters that are directly related to economic performance of the targeted area.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring industrial process parameters within the target areas and developing baseline dynamic performance measures of the target areas includes:

observing multiple performances of the processes associated within each target area; and

evaluating economic effects of the industrial process parameters.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring industrial process parameters includes establishing a baseline optimum value for each process parameter based on multiple performances of each process.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein analyzing the baseline dynamic performance measures to identify areas for optimization within the industrial process includes evaluating the economic effects on the product of the industrial process parameters.