Method and system for optimizing the operation of at least one of a plurality of field devices from automation technology

US10698389B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG · CH

Inventors

• Marc Baret · Kembs, FR
• Georg Hauss · Glückstadt, DE
• Ulrich Kaiser · Warstein, DE
• Michael Maneval · Schopfheim, DE
• Markus Nick · Kembs, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 11, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 30, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 11, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/33331
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and to a system for optimizing the operation of a plurality of field devices in an automation technology plant. The method comprises: ascertaining application information and device types of field devices, wherein the application information describes the application of the respective field device; classifying the application information and storing the classified application information; ascertaining parameter sets from each of the plurality of field devices, wherein the parameter sets comprise multiple parameters and each parameter is assigned a parameter value or a parameter value range, and each field device has at least one current parameter set and at least one standard parameter set, and storing the parameter sets; comparing the current parameter sets with the standard parameter sets to determine actually used parameters of a device type for an application; and operating the field device on the basis of the actually used parameters.