Process System Management System, Server Apparatus, Management Program, and Management Method

• US 20170122551A1
• Filed: 11/18/2014
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TLV Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: TLV Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ihara, Kenta, Miyamae, Yoshio
• Granted Patent: US 10,563,861 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16T 1/48 Monitoring arrangements for inspecting, e.g. flow of steam and steam condensate
• CPC Class Codes: F22B 35/00 Control systems for steam boilers for fluidized bed boilers F22B31/0076; regulation or control of steam power plants F01K7/00; for regulating feed-water supply F22D; for controlling superheat temperature F22G5/00; control of combustion F23N; regulating or controlling in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: F22B 37/38 Determining or indicating operating conditions in steam boilers, e.g. monitoring direction or rate of water flow through water tubes measuring or indicating instruments in general G01
• CPC Class Codes: F22B 37/42 Applications, arrangements, or dispositions of alarm or automatic safety devices for feed-water heaters F22D1/14 ; emergency feed-water supply F22D11/003; alarms responsive to undesired or abnormal conditions G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A management system includes a map information storage unit, an association information storage unit, a map information generation unit, a display unit, and an operation unit. The map information generation unit generates display arrangement map information and display process map information for displaying an arrangement map that indicates arrangement positions and a process map that indicates a connection relationship of a plurality of system configuration devices that constitute a process system. Also, the map information generation unit generates the display process map information in a display mode that enables other system configuration devices associated with a designated system configuration device to be identified, based on information stored in the association information storage unit.

Claims

1. A server apparatus that is configured to be applied to a system for managing a process system that includes a plurality of system configuration devices and to be connected to a terminal apparatus via a network line in a manner that enables transmission and reception therebetween, the server apparatus comprising:

a map information storage unit that stores basic arrangement map information for displaying an arrangement map that indicates an arrangement position of at least a specific system configuration device of the plurality of system configuration devices that constitute the process system, and basic process map information for displaying a process map that indicates a connection relationship of the plurality of system configuration devices;

an association information storage unit that stores association information in which identification information of other system configuration devices associated with the specific system configuration device is associated with identification information of the specific system configuration device; and

a map information generation unit that generates display arrangement map information and display process map information for switching display of the arrangement map and the process map or displaying the arrangement map and the process map side by side on a display unit of the terminal apparatus, based on the basic arrangement map information and the basic process map information that are stored in the map information storage unit,

wherein the map information generation unit specifies another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device, which is designated via an operation unit of the terminal apparatus on the arrangement map, based on the information stored in the association information storage unit, and generates the display process map information for displaying the specified other system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the process map.

2. The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the map information generation unit generates the display arrangement map information and the display process map information for also displaying the designated system configuration device in an identifiable display mode.

3. The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the operation unit of the terminal apparatus accepts an operation input for designating a position in the arrangement map displayed on the display unit, and

the map information generation unit specifies a system configuration device designated on the operation unit of the terminal apparatus from position information in an arrangement map transmitted from the terminal apparatus, based on the information stored in the association information storage unit.

4. The server apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

display of the arrangement map and the process map is switched on the display unit of the terminal apparatus, and

the map information generation unit, if the position information in the arrangement map is received, generates the display process map information so as to switch display from the arrangement map that is displayed on the display unit of the terminal apparatus to the process map.

5. The server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation state storage unit that stores information on an operation state of the specific configuration device in association with the identification information of the specific configuration device,

wherein the map information generation unit generates the display arrangement map information and the display process map information for displaying each of operation states of the specific system configuration device in a specifiable display mode, based on the information stored in the operation state storage unit.

6. The server apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the map information generation unit, when generating the display arrangement map information and the display process map information, changes any one of a shape, a color, and a flashing interval, as a display mode with which each of the operation states of the specific system configuration device is specifiable, in accordance with the operation states.

7. The server apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the specific configuration device is a steam trap that discharges drainage generated in the process system, and

the operation state storage unit further uses a state determined based on information on a temperature and vibration relating to the steam trap, as information on the operation state of the specific configuration device.

8. The server apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the operation state storage unit further uses a normal state that indicates a correct operation state, an abnormal state that indicates an abnormal operation state, and an inactive state in which operation has stopped, as the operation states of the specific configuration device.

12. The server apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

display of the arrangement map and the process map is switched on the display unit of the terminal apparatus, and

wherein the map information generation unit maintains display of

at least a specific system configuration device and another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the corresponding display map.

9. A system for managing a process system that includes a plurality of system configuration devices, comprising:

a map information storage unit that stores basic arrangement map information for displaying an arrangement map that indicates an arrangement position of at least a specific system configuration device of the plurality of system configuration devices that constitute the process system, and basic process map information for displaying a process map that indicates a connection relationship of the plurality of system configuration devices;

an association information storage unit that stores association information in which identification information of other system configuration devices associated with the specific system configuration device is associated with identification information of the specific system configuration device; and

a map information generation unit that generates display arrangement map information for displaying the arrangement map and display process map information for displaying the process map, based on the basic arrangement map information and the basic process map information that are stored in the map information storage unit;

a display unit that switches display of the arrangement map and the process map or displays the arrangement map and the process map side by side, using the display arrangement map information and the display process map information; and

an operation unit that accepts an operation input for designating one of the specific system configuration devices,

wherein the map information generation unit specifies another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device designated via the operation unit on the arrangement map, based on the information stored in the association information storage unit, and generates the display process map information for displaying the specified other system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the process map.

13. The system for managing a process system according to claim 9, wherein

display of the arrangement map and the process map is switched on the display unit of the terminal apparatus, and

wherein the map information generation unit maintains display of

at least a specific system configuration device and another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the corresponding display map.

14. The system for managing a process system according to claim 9, further comprising:

an operation state storage unit that stores information on an operation state of the specific configuration device in association with the identification information of the specific configuration device,

wherein the map information generation unit generates the display arrangement map information and the display process map information for displaying each of operation states of the specific system configuration device in a specifiable display mode, based on the information stored in the operation state storage unit by changing any one of a shape, a color, and a flashing interval, as a display mode with which each of the operation states of the specific system configuration device is specifiable, in accordance with the operation states.

10. A program for managing a process system that causes a computer to function as a server apparatus that is configured to be applied to a system for managing a process system that includes a plurality of system configuration devices and connected to a terminal apparatus via a network line in a manner that enables transmission and reception therebetween,

the program causing the computer to function as:

a map information generation unit that generates display arrangement map information and display process map information for switching display of the arrangement map and the process map or displaying the arrangement map and the process map side by side on a display unit of the terminal apparatus, based on basic arrangement map information for displaying an arrangement map that indicates an arrangement position of at least a specific system configuration device of the plurality of system configuration devices that constitute the process system and basic process map information for displaying a process map that indicates a connection relationship of the plurality of system configuration devices, and

causing the map information generation unit to function as a unit that specifies another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device, which is designated via an operation unit of the terminal apparatus on the arrangement map, based on association information in which identification information of other system configuration devices associated with the specific system configuration device is associated with identification information of the specific system configuration device, and generates the process map information for displaying the specified other system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the process map.

15. The program for managing a process system according to claim 10, causing to switch between display of the arrangement map and the process map on the display unit of the terminal apparatus, and

causing the map information generation unit to maintain display of

at least a specific system configuration device and another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the corresponding display map.

16. The program for managing a process system according to claim 10, further causing the computer to function as:

an operation state storage unit that stores information on an operation state of the specific configuration device in association with the identification information of the specific configuration device, and

causing the map information generation unit to generate the display arrangement map information and the display process map information for displaying each of operation states of the specific system configuration device in a specifiable display mode, based on the information stored in the operation state storage unit by changing any one of a shape, a color, and a flashing interval, as a display mode with which each of the operation states of the specific system configuration device is specifiable, in accordance with the operation states.

11. A method for managing a process system that includes a plurality of system configuration devices that is executed by a computer, the method comprising:

a step of accessing a map information storage unit that stores basic arrangement map information for displaying an arrangement map that indicates an arrangement position of at least a specific system configuration device of the plurality of system configuration devices that constitute the process system, and basic process map information for displaying a process map that indicates a connection relationship of the plurality of system configuration devices;

a step of accessing an association information storage unit that stores association information in which identification information of other system configuration devices associated with the specific system configuration device is associated with identification information of the specific system configuration device;

a map information generation step of generating display arrangement map information for displaying the arrangement map and display process map information for displaying the process map, based on the basic arrangement map information and the basic process map information that are stored in the map information storage unit;

a display step of switching display of the arrangement map and the process map or displaying the arrangement map and the process map side by side, using the display arrangement map information and the display process map information; and

an operation step of accepting an operation input for designating one of the specific system configuration devices,

wherein in the map information generation step, another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device designated via the operation unit on the arrangement map is specified based on the information stored in the association information storage unit, and the display process map information for displaying the specified other system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the process map is generated.

17. The method for managing a process system according to claim 11, further comprising:

when switching display of the arrangement map and the process map on the display unit of the terminal apparatus, the map information generation unit maintains display of at least a specific system configuration device and another system configuration device associated with the system configuration device in an identifiable display mode on the corresponding display map.

18. The method for managing a process system according to claim 11, further comprising:

a step of accessing an operation state storage unit that stores information on an operation state of the specific configuration device in association with the identification information of the specific configuration device,

wherein in the map information generation unit step, the display arrangement map information and the display process map information for displaying each of operation states of the specific system configuration device in a specifiable display mode is based on the information stored in the operation state storage unit by changing any one of a shape, a color, and a flashing interval, as a display mode with which each of the operation states of the specific system configuration device is specifiable, in accordance with the operation states.

19. The method for managing a process system according to claim 18, wherein:

wherein the display arrangement map of the map information generation step specifies from the viewpoint of the system configuration devices that are affected by a malfunction of a steam trap, that a steam trap whose malfunction affects a large number of system configuration devices should be replaced.

20. The method for managing a process system according to claim 11, wherein:

the operation step of the terminal apparatus accepts designation of a plurality of system configuration devices simultaneously, and

the map information generation step specifies in a specifiable display mode designated system configuration devices by changing a color with which each of the specific system configuration device is specifiable.