System and method for industrial plant design collaboration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11144033-B2
Application number	US-201816029250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2018
Priority date	Jul 7, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

A system includes a collaborative design system that includes a processor configured to display an industrial plant layout on a display. The processor is also configured to overlay the industrial plant layout onto a geographic image. Further, the processor is configured to receive one or more inputs from a plurality of remote users. In addition, the processor is configured to manipulate the layout with respect to the geographic image based on the one or more inputs. Moreover, the processor is configured to create an industrial plant design based on the industrial plant layout and the geographic image.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a collaborative design system comprising a processor, the processor configured to:
display an industrial plant layout on a display;
overlay the industrial plant layout onto a geographic image;
receive one or more inputs from a plurality of remote users, wherein the one or more inputs comprise graphical user interface (GUI) inputs;
manipulate the industrial plant layout with respect to the geographic image based on the one or more inputs;
show the manipulation of the industrial plant layout to the plurality of remote users as a user of the plurality of remote users manipulates the industrial plant layout via a GUI input;
execute a constraint model to derive if a design constraint has been infringed based on the industrial plant layout manipulation, wherein the design constraint comprises a distance between a gas turbine system component and a steam turbine system component; and
create an industrial plant design based on the industrial plant layout and the geographic image.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the geographic image comprises a satellite image of a geographic area, and wherein the geographic area comprise a future location for the industrial plant.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to manipulate the layout with respect to the geographic image by providing for multiple users to log into a collaborative session to jointly manipulate the layout and to jointly visualize the manipulation.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to manipulate the layout with respect to the geographic image by moving the industrial plant layout, a component of the plant layout, or a combination thereof, with respect to the geographic image.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gas turbine system component comprises an exhaust section of a gas turbine engine and wherein the steam turbine system component comprises a heat recovery steam generator component.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the design constraint comprises a distance between two components of the industrial plant.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute an environmental model to derive an environmental factor based on a location of the geographic image.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to apply the environmental factor to derive a performance for the industrial plant.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute a performance model, a plant component system model, a regulatory model, or a combination thereof, to derive on or more model factors, and to apply the model factors to create the industrial plant design.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the industrial plant comprises a power production plant having a turbine system configured to provide power.

11. A method, comprising:
displaying, via a processor, an industrial plant layout on a display;
overlaying, via the processor, the industrial plant layout onto a geographic image;
receiving, via the processor, one or more inputs from a plurality of remote users, wherein the one or more inputs comprise graphical user interface (GUI) inputs;
manipulating, via the processor, the industrial plant layout with respect to the geographic image based on the one or more inputs;
showing the manipulation of the industrial plant layout to the plurality of remote users as a user of the plurality of remote users manipulates the industrial plant layout via a GUI input;
executing a constraint model to derive if a design constraint has been infringed based on the industrial plant layout manipulation, wherein the design constraint comprises a distance between a gas turbine system component and a steam turbine system component; and
creating, via the processor, an industrial plant design based on the industrial plant layout and the geographic image.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the manipulating, via the processor, the layout with respect to the geographic image comprises providing, via the processor, for multiple users to log into a collaborative session to jointly manipulate the layout and to jointly visualize the manipulation.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein gas turbine system component comprises an exhaust section of a gas turbine engine and wherein the steam turbine system component comprises a heat recovery steam generator component.

14. The method of claim 11 , comprising, executing, via the processor, environmental model to derive an environmental factor based on a location of the geographic image, and applying the environmental factor to derive a performance for the industrial plant.

15. The method of claim 11 , comprising, executing, via the processor, a performance model, a plant component system model, a regulatory model, or a combination thereof, to derive on or more model factors, and to apply the model factors for creating the industrial plant design.

16. A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions configured to:
display an industrial plant layout on a display;
overlay the industrial plant layout onto a geographic image;
receive one or more inputs from a plurality of remote users, wherein the one or more inputs comprise graphical user interface (GUI) inputs;
manipulate the industrial plant layout with respect to the geographic image based on the one or more inputs;
show the manipulation of the industrial plant layout to the plurality of remote users as a user of the plurality of remote users manipulates the industrial plant layout via a GUI input;
execute a constraint model to derive if a design constraint has been infringed based on the industrial plant layout manipulation, wherein the design constraint comprises a distance between a gas turbine system component and a steam turbine system component; and
create an industrial plant design based on the industrial plant layout and the geographic image.

17. The tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are configured to manipulate the layout with respect to the geographic image by providing for multiple users to log into a collaborative session to jointly manipulate the layout and to jointly visualize the manipulation.

18. The tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the gas turbine system component comprises an exhaust section of a gas turbine engine and wherein the steam turbine system component comprises a heat recovery steam generator component.

19. The tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are configured to execute an environmental model to derive an environmental factor based on a location of the geographic image.

20. The tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are configured to execute a performance model, a plant component system model, a regulatory model, or a combination thereof, to derive on or more model factors, and to apply the model factors to create the industrial plant design.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Wu Yanyan
• Poole Michael
• Foutch Cherine
• Kessler Daniel
• Masters William

Classifications

• G05B2219/32085

  Layout of factory, facility, cell, production system planning · CPC title

• G05B2219/31449

  Monitor workflow, to optimize business, industrial processes · CPC title

• Y02P90/02

  Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] · CPC title

• G05B19/4097 Primary

  characterised by using design data to control NC machines, e.g. CAD/CAM (G05B19/4093 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05B2219/31018

  Virtual factory, modules in network, can be selected and combined at will · CPC title