System and method for enterprise modeling, optimization and control

US6934931B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Pavilion Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Edward Plumer · Georgetown, US
• Bijan Sayyar-Rodsari · Austin, US
• Carl Anthony Schweiger · Austin, US
• Ralph Bruce Ferguson · Austin, US
• William Douglas Johnson · Austin, US
• Celso Axelrud · Round Rock, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 5, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 23, 2005
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for performing modeling, prediction, optimization, and control, including an enterprise wide framework for constructing modeling, optimization, and control solutions. The framework includes a plurality of base classes that may be used to create primitive software objects. These objects may then be combined to create optimization and/or control solutions. The distributed event-driven component architecture allows much greater flexibility and power in creating, deploying, and modifying modeling, optimization and control solutions. The system also includes various techniques for performing improved modeling, optimization, and control, as well as improved scheduling and control. For example, the system may include a combination of batch and continuous processing frameworks, and a unified hybrid modeling framework which allows encapsulation and composition of different model types, such as first principles models and empirical models. The system further includes an integrated process scheduling solution referred to as process coordinator that seamlessly incorporates the capabilities of advanced control and execution into a real time event triggered optimal scheduling…