Systems and methods for prioritizing and monitoring device status in a condition monitoring software application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10838583-B2
Application number	US-201615377747-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2016
Priority date	May 17, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A system includes components in an industrial environment that include an asset and a monitoring device that monitors the asset. The system also includes processors communicatively coupled to each component. The processors receive a dataset associated with each component that includes a data point associated with a respective component, a measurement associated with the data point, and an alarm status associated with the respective component. The processors also generate a first list of the components in a first portion of a graphical user interface. The processors further receive a selection of a first component. The processors also generate a second list of the data point associated with the first component, the measurement associated with the data point, and the alarm status associated with the first component, in a second portion of the graphical user interface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising: an asset comprising a plurality of components in an industrial environment and at least one monitoring device configured to monitor at least one component of the plurality of components; one or more processors communicatively coupled to each component of the plurality of components and configured to: receive a dataset associated with each component of the plurality of components, wherein the dataset comprises at least one measurement associated with a respective component, and at least one alarm status associated with the respective component; render, in a first portion of the graphical user interface, a visual representation including a plurality of graphical objects and one or more data entries indicative of real-time measurement data associated with the at least one component, wherein a first graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects is indicative of a first component of the plurality of components; render, in a second portion of the graphical user interface, an analysis tool associated with the at least one component; render, in a third portion of the graphical user interface, a hierarchical view of one or more components of the plurality of components, wherein the third portion is configured to be updated based on selection of a data entry of the one or more data entries in the first portion of the graphical user interface; render, in a fourth portion of the graphical user interface, historical measurement data associated with one or more components of the plurality of components, wherein the fourth portion is configured to be updated based on selection of a portion of the hierarchical view in the third portion of the graphical user interface; receive a first user input indicative of a selection of the first component of the plurality of components based on an interaction of a user with the first graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects in the first portion of the graphical user interface; and update the analysis tool in the second portion of the graphical user interface based on the user input indicative of the selection of the first component.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the industrial environment comprises an oil refinery, a manufacturing facility, a turbomachine system, a power generation system, a gasification system, a chemical production system, a gas turbine system, a steam turbine system, a combined cycle system, or a power plant.

3. The system of claim 1 , where the plurality of components include a motor, a gas turbine, a heat exchanger, a centrifugal pump, a centrifugal compressor, a fan, a reciprocating compressor, a generator, a steam turbine, a wind turbine, a pipe, an axial compressor, a screw compressor, a gear, a turbo-expander, a blower, an agitator, a mixer, a pulp refiner, a ball mill, a crusher, a pulverizer, an extruder, a pelletizer, a cooling tower, or any combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one monitoring device comprises a temperature sensor, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, a pressure sensor, a displacement sensor, a velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a flow sensor, a clearance sensor, a flame sensor, a gas composition sensor, a vibration sensor, or any combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the received dataset is indicative of a location on the respective component where the at least one measurement is acquired.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one measurement is acquired using the at least one monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one alarm status comprises a first indication that there is no standing alarm for the respective component, a second indication that an alarm for the respective component is active and has been acknowledged, a third indication that the alarm for the respective component is active and has been acknowledged, a fourth indication that the alarm for the respective component is cleared and has not been acknowledged, or any combination thereof.

8. A method comprising: receiving, with one or more processors, a dataset associated with each component of a plurality of components in an industrial environment, wherein at least one monitoring device is configured to monitor at least one component of the plurality of components, wherein the dataset comprises at least one measurement associated with a respective component, and at least one alarm status associated with the respective component; rendering, by the one or more processors, in a first portion of the graphical user interface, a visual representation including a plurality of graphical objects and one or more data entries indicative of real-time measurement data associated with the at least one component, wherein a first graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects is indicative of a first component of the plurality of components; rendering, in a second portion of the graphical user interface, an analysis tool associated with the at least one component; rendering, in a third portion of the graphical user interface, a hierarchical view of one or more components of the plurality of components, wherein the third portion is configured to be updated based on selection of a data entry of the one or more data entries in the first portion of the graphical user interface; rendering, in a fourth portion of the graphical user interface, historical measurement data associated with one or more components of the plurality of components, wherein the fourth portion is configured to be updated based on selection of a portion of the hierarchical view in the third portion of the graphical user interface; receiving, by the one or more processors, a first user input indicative of a selection of the first component of the plurality of components based on an interaction of a user with the first graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects in the first portion of the graphical user interface; and updating the analysis tool in the second portion of the graphical user interface based on the user input indicative of the selection of the first component.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one alarm status indicates an alarm level of a plurality of alarm levels based on criticality or importance of the at least one alarm status.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one alarm status indicates when no data associated with the first component has been collected, when data collection is disabled, when the data collection is proceeding normally, when no alarm setpoints or thresholds associated with the first component have been configured, or any combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the dataset comprises at least one health status associated with the respective component.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one health status comprises a communication status, an operational status, a data collection status, or any combination thereof.

13. One or more tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media comprising instructions configured to cause a processor to: receive a dataset associated with each component of a plurality of components of an asset, the dataset associated with a respective component, at least one measurement, and at least one alarm status associated with a respective component, wherein at least one monitoring device is configured to monitor at least one component of the plurality of components; render, in a first portion of the graphical user interface, a visual representation including a first plurality of graphical objects and one or more data entries indicative of real-time measurement data associated with the at least one component, wherei

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Tappan Jacqueline Marie
• Roaldson Ryan Gregory
• Aboumrad Nicholas Ryan

Classifications

• G06T11/26

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

• G05B23/0272 Primary

  Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user · CPC title

• G05B2219/23178

  Display status of currently selected controlled devices · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G08B21/18

  Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) · CPC title