Dynamic sustainability search engine
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1. A sustainability search system, comprising:
- at least one processor coupled to memory retaining instructions for;
a query component that searches at least one industrial automation controller for data elements, wherein the query component is configured to;
receive a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors, wherein the set of search criteria comprises at least one of a process, a product made by the process, an article of manufacture of the process, or a plant element carrying out the process, and wherein the set of sustainability factors comprise measures of at least one of an environmental impact or a socio-environmental impact for the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, or the plant element carrying out the process, wherein the industrial automation controller is configured to control an input/output (I/O) module, a programmable controller, a communications module, a sensor, an output device, or a combination thereof, of the process; and
identify one or more data elements based on the set of search criteria and the set of sustainability factors, wherein the data elements comprise data associated with the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, the article of manufacture of the process, or the plant element carrying out the process; and
an evaluation component configured to analyze the data elements identified by the query component, wherein the evaluation component is configured to analyze the data elements by determining a sustainability score for each data element based at least in part on the set of sustainability factors associated with each data element.
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The innovation relates to systems and/or methodologies for facilitating dynamic sustainability searches. A sustainability search component executes a query, and returns one or more results that satisfy a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors. The search criteria can include keywords, such as product types, process types, and additional features related to the keywords, such as price, location, brand, and so forth. The sustainability factors are alternative cost measures for a given process, product, or plant element. The sustainability search component can analyze the returned results, and rank the results based on sustainability.
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1. A sustainability search system, comprising:
at least one processor coupled to memory retaining instructions for; a query component that searches at least one industrial automation controller for data elements, wherein the query component is configured to; receive a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors, wherein the set of search criteria comprises at least one of a process, a product made by the process, an article of manufacture of the process, or a plant element carrying out the process, and wherein the set of sustainability factors comprise measures of at least one of an environmental impact or a socio-environmental impact for the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, or the plant element carrying out the process, wherein the industrial automation controller is configured to control an input/output (I/O) module, a programmable controller, a communications module, a sensor, an output device, or a combination thereof, of the process; and identify one or more data elements based on the set of search criteria and the set of sustainability factors, wherein the data elements comprise data associated with the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, the article of manufacture of the process, or the plant element carrying out the process; and an evaluation component configured to analyze the data elements identified by the query component, wherein the evaluation component is configured to analyze the data elements by determining a sustainability score for each data element based at least in part on the set of sustainability factors associated with each data element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for dynamic sustainability searches, comprising:
employing a processor executing computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to implement the following acts; receiving a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors, wherein the set of search criteria comprises at least one of a process, a product made by the process, an article of manufacture of the process, or a plant element carrying out the process, and wherein the set sustainability factors comprises measures of at least one of an environmental impact or a socio-environmental impact for the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, the article of manufacture of the process, or the plant element carrying out the process; querying at least one store of an industrial automation controller to generate query results based on the set of search criteria and wherein the industrial automation controller is configured to control an input/output (I/O) module, a programmable controller, a communications module, a sensor, an output device, or a combination thereof, of the process; assigning a weight to each sustainability factor of the set of sustainability factors, wherein the weight is either assigned by at least one of a user, an application, or a thread, or the weight is assigned as a default weight; and determining a sustainability score for each query result based at least in part on the associated sustainability factors and the weights assigned to each of the sustainability factors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented system facilitating dynamic sustainability searches, comprising:
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means for receiving a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors, wherein the set of search criteria comprises at least one of a process, a product made by the process, an article of manufacture of the process, or a plant element carrying out the process, and wherein the set of sustainability factors comprises metrics for measuring at least one of an environmental impact or a socio-environmental impact for the process, product, article of manufacture, or plant element; means for searching at least one industrial automation controller to generate query results based on the set of search and the set of sustainability factors, wherein the industrial automation controller is configured to control an input/output (I/O) module, a programmable controller, a communications module, a sensor, an output device, or a combination thereof, of the process; means for enabling at least one of a user, an application, a thread, or a process to determine a prioritization value for each of the sustainability factors; means for calculating a sustainability score for each query result based at least in part on the set of sustainability factors and associated prioritization values; and means for ranking the query results based on their respective sustainability scores. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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