Analyzing hardware of a turbine controller

• US 9,459,605 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2013
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Gutierrez, Lidia Argelia, Reyes, Luis Alberto
• Primary Examiner(s): KASENGE, CHARLES R
• Application Number:
  US14/052,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20150105922A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 700/287
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/04 Manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/30 Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing

Abstract

A system for analyzing hardware of a turbine controller includes a user interface to receive a user input. The system further includes a turbine controller analysis assembly configured to generate a representation of information corresponding to devices and signals of the turbine controller based on receiving a first query from the user interface and a turbine controller selection from the user interface. The turbine controller analysis assembly is further configured to generate a representation of a bill of materials to modify the turbine controller with a first turbine controller modification module based on receiving from the user interface a first data module selection signal corresponding to the first turbine controller modification module.

Claims

1. A system for analyzing hardware of a turbine controller, the system comprising:

a user interface to receive a user input; and

a turbine controller analysis assembly configured to generate a representation of information corresponding to devices and signals of the turbine controller based on receiving a first query from the user interface and a turbine controller selection from the user interface, the turbine controller analysis assembly further configured to generate a representation of a bill of materials to modify the turbine controller with a first turbine controller modification module based on receiving from the user interface a first data module selection signal corresponding to the first turbine controller modification module;

wherein the user interface is configured to display a first icon representing the turbine controller and a second icon representing a device and signal analysis function, and

wherein the turbine controller analysis assembly is configured to generate the representation of the information corresponding to the devices and signals of the turbine controller based on the first icon interacting with the second icon on a display of the user interface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to display a third icon representing an input/output (I/O) system library and a fourth icon representing the first turbine controller modification module, and

the turbine controller analysis assembly is configured to generate the representation of the bill of materials based on the third icon interacting with the fourth icon on a display of the user interface.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the devices and signals of the turbine controller includes a list of each device name and signal name associated with the turbine controller that includes search terms of the first query.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the turbine controller analysis assembly is further configured to generate, in response to a first function selection signal generated by the user interface, a representation of information corresponding to available data I/O contacts for transmitting data between the turbine controller and a connected turbine controller modification module, the available data I/O contacts being defined as data I/O contacts that are disconnected from any turbine controller modification module at the time of generation of the first function selection signal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the turbine controller analysis assembly is further configured to generate, in response to a second function selection signal generated by the user interface and a second data module corresponding to a second turbine controller modification module, a representation of information corresponding to memory of the turbine controller that would be released based on removing the second data module from data communication contact with the turbine controller.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the turbine controller analysis assembly is further configured to generate, in response to a third function selection signal generated by the user interface, a representation of information corresponding to memory available in the turbine controller for receiving turbine controller modification module data.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer code for controlling a computing system including at least one processor and memory to perform a method, the method comprising:

generating, by the at least one processor, a representation of information corresponding to devices and signals of a turbine controller based on receiving a first query from a user interface and a turbine controller selection from the user interface;

generating, by the at least one processor, a representation of a bill of materials to modify the turbine controller with a first turbine controller modification module based on receiving from the user interface a first data module selection signal corresponding to the first turbine controller modification module;

displaying a first icon representing the turbine controller and a second icon representing a device and signal analysis function; and

generating the representation of the information corresponding to the devices and signals of the turbine controller based on the first icon with the second icon on a display of the user interface.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a third icon representing an input/output (I/O) system library and a fourth icon representing the first turbine controller modification module; and

generating the representation of the bill of materials based on the third icon interacting with the fourth icon on a display of the user interface.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the information corresponding to the devices and signals of the turbine controller includes a list of each device name and signal name associated with the turbine controller that includes search terms of the first query.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, by the at least one processor in response to a first function selection signal, a representation of information corresponding to available data I/O contacts for transmitting data between the turbine controller and a connected turbine controller modification module, the available data I/O contacts being disconnected from any turbine controller modification module at the time of generation of the first function selection signal.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, in response to a second function selection signal and a second data module corresponding to a second turbine controller modification module, a representation of information corresponding to memory of the turbine controller that would be released based on removing the second data module from data communication contact with the turbine controller.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, in response to a third function selection signal, information corresponding to memory available in the turbine controller for receiving turbine controller modification module data.

13. A method of analyzing hardware of a turbine controller, comprising:

generating, by at least one processor, a representation of information corresponding to devices and signals of the turbine controller based on receiving a first query from a user interface and a turbine controller selection from the user interface;

generating, by the at least one processor, a representation of a bill of materials to modify the turbine controller with a first turbine controller modification module based on receiving from the user interface a first data module selection signal corresponding to the first turbine controller modification module;

displaying, on a display of the user interface, a first icon representing the turbine controller and a second icon representing a device and signal analysis function; and

generating on the display of the user interface the representation of the information corresponding to the devices and signals of the turbine controller based on the first icon interacting with the second icon on the display of the user interface.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying on a display of the user interface a third icon representing an input/output (I/O) system library and a fourth icon representing the first turbine controller modification module; and

generating on the display of the user interface the representation of the bill of materials based on the third icon interacting with the fourth icon on a display of the user interface.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the information corresponding to the devices and signals of the turbine controller includes a list of each device name and signal name associated with the turbine controller that includes search terms of the first query.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

generating on a display of the user interface a representation of information corresponding to available data I/O contacts for transmitting data between the turbine controller and a connected turbine controller modification module, the available data I/O contacts being disconnected from any turbine controller modification module at the time of generation of the first data module selection signal.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

generating on a display of the user interface, in response to a second function selection signal and a second data module corresponding to a second turbine controller modification module, a representation of information corresponding to memory of the turbine controller that would be released based on removing the second data module from data communication contact with the turbine controller.