Apparatus for use in an industrial process and plant including such apparatuses as well as method for simulating operation of such a plant

US7069201B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Endress+Hauser Inc. · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Lindner · Steinen, DE
• Erich Georg · Usingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 12, 1999
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2006
• Expiry date: Oct 12, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B17/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Memorized in an apparatus (10, 12, 14) for use in an industrial process, connectable to a central control unit (18) via a bus (16) for communicating data and control signals, is a software apparatus model (20, 22, 24) which contains a comprehensive mimic image of the apparatus including its parameters, functionality and sequence programs.