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Big data in process control systems

US9558220B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2013
Grant dateJan 31, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/15052
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A big data network or system for a process control system or plant includes a big data apparatus including a data storage area configured to store, using a common data schema, multiple types of process data and/or plant data (such as configuration and real-time data) that is used in, generated by or received by the process control system, and one or more data receiver computing devices to receive the data from multiple nodes or devices. The data may be cached and time-stamped at the nodes and streamed to the big data apparatus for storage. The process control system big data system provides services and/or data analyzes to automatically or manually discover prescriptive and/or predictive knowledge, and to determine, based on the discovered knowledge, changes and/or additions to the process control system and to the set of services and/or analyzes to optimize the process control system or plant.

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