System and method for identification of process components
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1. A process measurement point system for monitoring a process fluid in an industrial process, the system comprising:
- a sensor for providing a sensor output as a function of a sensed parameter of the process fluid;
a process component for interacting with the process fluid wherein characteristics of the process component affect the sensed parameter of the process fluid, the process component including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that stores identifying information regarding the process component;
a process measurement device configured to calculate process data based on the sensor output; and
a RFID transceiver for interrogating the RFID tag associated with the process component, the RFID transceiver including memory for storing configuration data and a communication system for providing configuration data to the process measurement device based on the identifying information provided by the RFID tag, wherein the process measurement device is configured by the received configuration data to calculate process data based on the sensor output.
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Abstract
A RFID transceiver interrogates RFID tags located on process components and provides identification data stored on the RFID tags to a process measurement device coupled to the process components. Based on the identification data received, the process measurement device configures itself to interpret data provided by the process components. Proper configuration allows the process measurement device to provide meaningful process data to a control room.
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1. A process measurement point system for monitoring a process fluid in an industrial process, the system comprising:
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a sensor for providing a sensor output as a function of a sensed parameter of the process fluid; a process component for interacting with the process fluid wherein characteristics of the process component affect the sensed parameter of the process fluid, the process component including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that stores identifying information regarding the process component; a process measurement device configured to calculate process data based on the sensor output; and a RFID transceiver for interrogating the RFID tag associated with the process component, the RFID transceiver including memory for storing configuration data and a communication system for providing configuration data to the process measurement device based on the identifying information provided by the RFID tag, wherein the process measurement device is configured by the received configuration data to calculate process data based on the sensor output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23)
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10. A method of initializing a process measurement point system having a sensor for providing a sensor output as a function of a sensed parameter of a process fluid, a process component for interacting with the process fluid, and a process measurement device configured to calculate process data based on the sensor output, wherein characteristics of the process component affects the sensed parameter of the process fluid, the method comprising:
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interrogating a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag located on a process component to obtain identifying information regarding the process component; selecting configuration data based on the obtained identification information; and configuring the process measurement device based on the selected configuration data to calculate process data based on the sensor output provided by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A process system, comprising:
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a control room; and a plurality of process measurement point systems connected to provide process data to the control room, wherein each of the plurality of process measurement point systems comprises; a sensor for providing a sensor output as a function of a sensed parameter of the process fluid; a plurality of process components for interacting with the process fluid wherein characteristics of the process component affect the sensed parameter of the process fluid, wherein each of the plurality of process components includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that stores identifying information regarding the process component; a process measurement device configured to calculate process data based on the sensor output, and to transmit the calculated process data the control room via a communication system; and an RFID transceiver for interrogating the RFID tag associated with each of the plurality of process components, wherein identifying information received from the RFID tags is provided to the process measurement device to configure the process measurement device to calculate the process data based on the sensor output, wherein the process measurement device also transmits identifying information received from the RFID tags to the control room. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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