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System and method for testing a distributed control system of an industrial plant

US10317868B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

Ben Schroeter · Heidelberg, DE
Fan Dai · Zwingenberg, DE
Hao Ding · Macungie, US
Mario Hoernicke · Landau, DE
Nicolas Mauser · Mannheim, DE
Peter Weber · Barrington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2014
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P90/02
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for testing a distributed control system of an industrial plant is provided. The distributed control system includes at least two industrial control devices and at least one data communication device. The system includes at least one engineering computer that includes an engineering data storage unit for storing engineering data of at least one part of the distributed control system, and at least one human machine interface for manipulating the engineering data. The system also includes at least one remote data processing server connected to the at least one engineering computer via a remote data connection and including an emulating virtual machine on which a soft emulator is installed for emulating one of the at least two industrial control devices and the at least one data communication device.

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