SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR LOCATING AND NOTIFYING FAULT AND HANDLING ALARM THEREOF

• US 20140306819A1
• Filed: 06/25/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ABB Research Ltd. (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Research Ltd. (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: GHOSH, Sanjay SH, R, Srikanth, Fuller, Ivan Bernard
• Application Number:
  US14/314,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20140306819A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/506
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4184 characterised by fault tolerance, reliability of production system
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31365 Send message to most appropriate operator as function of kind of error
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/33307 On error, failure, fault automatically search and dial maintenance person
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0272 Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/02 Monitoring continuously signalling or alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for locating and notifying of a fault, and handling an alarm thereof. The system can include at least one field device, a central alarm management component, at least one handheld device and at least one wireless hub. The wireless hub is connected with the at least one field device and/or the at least one handheld device, for analyzing the fault and/or locating the appropriate handheld device correspondingly in relation to the fault.

Claims

1. A system for locating and notifying of a fault, and handling an alarm thereof, the system comprising:

at least one field device;

a central alarm management component;

a plurality of handheld devices; and

a plurality of interconnected wireless hubs communicatively coupled to the at least one field device and the plurality of handheld devices, wherein at least a wireless hub from the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs is configured to analyze a fault, locate an appropriate handheld device corresponding to the fault based on one or more parameters, and route a fault notification associated with the fault to the appropriate handheld device using the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, comprising:

at least one converging device to which the at least one field device is connected.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central alarm management component is configured to perform at least one of:

a. obtaining information from the at least one field device, at least one wireless hub from the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs, and at least one handheld device from the plurality of handheld devices;

b. analyzing the fault;

c. notifying by an alarm in respect of the fault; and

d. providing a solution to rectify the fault.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a handheld device from the plurality of handheld devices is registered to at least one wireless hub among the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs, and is configured to be registered with an other wireless hub based on a relative proximity of the handheld device in relation to the one wireless hub and the other wireless hub.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a handheld device from the plurality of handheld devices is configured to include a profile of a site personnel associated therewith.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the profile includes an availability status and information pertinent to the site personnel and of an engagement history including skills, past performance, and history of a solution provided of the site personnel.

18. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the central alarm management component is configured to perform at least one of:

a. obtaining information from the at least one field device, at least one wireless hub from the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs, and at least one handheld device from the plurality of handheld devices;

b. analyzing the fault;

c. notifying by an alarm in respect of the fault; and

d. providing a solution to rectify the fault.

19. The system as claimed in claim 18, wherein a handheld device from the plurality of handheld devices is registered to at least one wireless hub among the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs, and is configured to be registered with an other wireless hub based on a relative proximity of the handheld device in relation to the one wireless hub and the other wireless hub.

20. The system as claimed in claim 19, wherein a handheld device from the plurality of handheld devices is configured to include a profile of a site personnel associated therewith.

7. The system as claimed in 6, wherein a wireless hub from the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs is configured to include one or more of information or profile pertaining to said at least one field device and of a corresponding handheld device and of a corresponding site personnel associated thereto.

8. A method for locating and notifying of a fault, and handling an alarm thereof, by a system having at least one field device;

a central alarm management component;

a plurality of handheld devices; and

a plurality of interconnected wireless hubs communicatively coupled to the at least one field device and the plurality of handheld devices, wherein at least a wireless hub from the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs is configured to analyze a fault, locate an appropriate handheld device corresponding to the fault based on one or more parameters, and route a fault notification associated with the fault to the appropriate handheld device using the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs, the method comprising;

sending information in relation to the fault of the field device by the field device to the wireless hub corresponding to the field device;

analyzing the information by the wireless hub;

identifying an appropriate handheld device to notify of the fault and of the alarm thereof based on one or more parameters, by the wireless hub;

notifying of the fault and of the alarm thereof to the appropriate handheld device by the corresponding wireless hub connected thereto with the appropriate handheld device; and

updating a status of the fault and of the alarm thereof that had been notified, by the appropriate handheld device and the wireless hub, upon rectifying the fault by the site personnel corresponding with the appropriate handheld device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the parameters are one or more fixed parameters which include an emergency of the fault, or priority of the alarm.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the parameters are one or more flexible parameters which include proximity of the site personnel and of the associated handheld device, availability of the site personnel, work distribution amongst the site personnel, profile of the site personnel, or other faults or alarms related to the fault or said alarm.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein notifying of the fault and of the alarm thereof comprise:

performing the notifying by at least the wireless hub through at least one other wireless hub.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein updating the status comprises:

requesting further information by the appropriate handheld device to the wireless hub through one or more wireless hubs of the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, comprising:

providing information relating to the fault and of the alarm thereof by the wireless hub to the appropriate handheld device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the parameters are one or more flexible parameters which include proximity of the site personnel and of the associated handheld device, availability of the site personnel, work distribution amongst the site personnel, profile of the site personnel, or other faults or alarms related to the fault or said alarm.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein notifying of the fault and of the alarm thereof comprise:

performing the notifying by at least the wireless hub through at least one other wireless hub.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein updating the status comprises:

requesting further information by the appropriate handheld device to the wireless hub through one or more wireless hubs of the plurality of interconnected wireless hubs.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, comprising:

providing information relating to the fault and of the alarm thereof by the wireless hub to the appropriate handheld device.