Use of comprehensive artificial intelligence in primary industry plants

US11294338B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
• Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH · AT

Inventors

• Dieter Bettinger · Alzenau, DE
• Kurt Herzog · Kleinbösingen, CH
• Thomas KUEHAS · Linz, AT
• Matthias Kurz · Erlangen, DE
• Andreas Maierhofer · Schweinfurt, DE
• Thomas Matschullat · Eckental, DE
• Günther Winter · Fairview Avenue, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 12, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/33002
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An automation system (1) determines control data (S′), outputs same to controlled elements (5) of the facility (ANL) and thereby controls the facility (ANL). Sensor devices (2) acquire measurement data (M) of the facility (ANL) and at least partly feed same to the automation system (1) and a man-machine interface (3). Said man-machine interface (3) receives planning data (P) from a production planning system (11) and/or control data (S′) and/or internal data (I) from the automation system (1). The interface outputs the data (M, S′, I) to a person (4). It furthermore receives control commands (S) from the person (4) and forwards them to the automation system (1). The automation system (1) processes the measurement data (M) and the control commands (S) when determining the control data (S′). An artificial intelligence unit (9) receives at least part of the measurement data (M), control data (S′) and/or internal data (I) and the data output to the person (4). It also receives the control commands (S). The artificial intelligence unit (9) processes the data (M, S′, I) and control demands (S) received and determines evaluation results (A) therefrom and makes the latter available to the …