REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20120016607A1
• Filed: 06/16/2008
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shell USA Incorporated (Shell Plc)
• Original Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: Kong, James Po, Lickteig, Charles Anthony, Parchewsky, Robert Frank, Ying, Daniel Dazhang, Cottrell, Michael Edward, Dang, Chester Bing, Gul, Rong Pieter, Hardeveld, Wilhelmus Antonius, Harnish, Brett Richard Alexander, Innes, Kenneth John, Van Latum, Mark Theodoor, Lee, Kwi-Cheng, Polley, Matthew Charles, Ravesloot, Wilhelmus, Schultheis, Steven Michael, Zolkiewski, George Mark
• Granted Patent: US 8,688,405 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/62
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0229 knowledge based, e.g. expert systems; genetic algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10009 sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves

Abstract

A system for monitoring an industrial process, comprising one or more sensors connected to one or more operating components of the industrial process; a remote monitoring station, comprising a computer and a database; and a connection between the one or more sensors and the remote monitoring station, wherein the remote monitoring station is at least about 100-2500 miles away from the industrial process, for example 500-1000 miles.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring an industrial process, comprising:

one or more sensors connected to one or more operating components of the industrial process;

a remote monitoring station, comprising a computer and a database; and

a connection between the one or more sensors and the remote monitoring station, wherein the remote monitoring station is at least about 100-2500 miles away from the industrial process, for example 500-1000 miles.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for sending data from the sensors to the remote monitoring station.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a mechanism to transmit a solution to an operating component problem from an expert at the remote monitoring station to an operator at a location of the industrial process.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote monitoring station comprises data and history from a plurality of industrial processes at multiple different locations.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a link to a manufacturer'"'"'s data for the operating components.

6. A method for monitoring an industrial process, comprising:

connecting one or more sensors to one or more operating components of the industrial process;

connecting the one or more sensors and a remote monitoring station;

monitoring one or more operating parameters of the one or more operating components, such as pressures, temperatures, flow in, flow out, and energy consumed;

comparing the one or more operating parameters with a database of known operating parameters at remote monitoring station, the known operating parameters for same or similar operating components; and

adjusting operating conditions of the operating components when the one or more operating parameters exceed established parameters.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising comparing the one or more operating parameters with parameters from an industrial process operating at a different location.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising comparing the one or more operating parameters with parameters from a manufacturer'"'"'s data for the operating components.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising solving a problem at the remote operating station, and transmitting a solution to the problem to the location of the industrial process.