Event related load restrictions of a server of a control system of a technical plant

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12298745-B2
Application number	US-202217583363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2022
Priority date	Jan 26, 2021
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A control system for a technical plant, in particular a process or production plant, includes an operator station server and an engineering station server, wherein the engineering station server includes a computer-implemented design tool via which an automation configuration for an automation of the technical plant can be created, and wherein the engineering station server transmits the automation configuration for operating and monitoring the technical plant to the operator station server, where operator station server of the control system refuses, for a specific period of time, receipt or processing of the automation configuration for the operation and monitoring of the technical plant if an abort condition is present.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control system for a technical plant, comprising:
an operator station server operatively coupled to first and second buses, said operator station server acquiring data of an operating and monitoring system and acquiring alarm and measured value archives of the control system of the technical plant; and
an engineering station server operatively coupled to the first and second buses, the engineering station server comprising a computer-implemented design tool via which an automation configuration for an automation of the technical plant is creatable, and the operator station server and the engineering server being linked to each other via at least the first bus;
wherein the engineering station server is configured to transmit the automation configuration for operating and monitoring of the technical plant to the operator station server;
wherein the operator station server is configured to refuse a receipt or processing of the automation configuration for the operation and monitoring of the technical plant for a specific period of time if an abort condition is present; and
wherein the operator station server is further configured to establish a presence of the abort condition automatically by one of (i) recognition of a possible overloading of the operator station server, (ii) receipt of the automation configuration from the engineering station server and (iii) processing of the automation configuration by the operator station server.

2. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to inform the engineering station server about the refusal of the receipt or the processing of the automation configuration.

3. The control system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to inform an operator of the technical plant about the refusal of the receipt or the processing of the automation configuration.

4. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to inform an operator of the technical plant about the refusal of the receipt or the processing of the automation configuration.

5. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to create an alarm message including information about the refusal of the receipt or the processing of the automation configuration by the operator station server.

6. The control system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to provide an operator of the technical plant with the alarm message in a message sequence display via an operator station client configured to provide the alarm message.

7. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to establish an end of the specific period of time automatically by one of (i) removal of a possible overloading of the operator station server, (ii) receipt of the automation configuration from the engineering station server and (iii) processing of the automation configuration.

8. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to obtain a notification of presence of an abort condition from an operator of the technical plant during operation and monitoring of the technical plant.

9. The control system as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the operator station server is further configured to obtain a notification of an end of the specific period of time from the operator of the technical plant during operation and monitoring of the technical plant.

10. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the technical plant comprises a process or production plant.

11. A method for operating a technical plant with a control system including an operator station server operatively coupled to first and second buses and including an engineering station server operatively coupled to the first and second buses, the engineering station server comprising a computer-implemented design tool via which an automation configuration for an automation of the technical plant is creatable, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the engineering station server, the automation configuration to the operator station server for operating and monitoring the technical plant; and
refusing, by the operator station server for a specific period of time receipt or processing of the automation configuration for the operation and monitoring of the technical plant if an abort condition is present;
wherein the operator station server and the engineering server are linked to each other via at least the first bus, said operator station server acquiring data of an operating and monitoring system and acquiring alarm and measured value archives of the control system of the technical plant; and
wherein the operator station server is configured to establish a presence of the abort condition automatically by one of (i) recognition of a possible overloading of the operator station server, (ii) receipt of the automation configuration from the engineering station server and (iii) processing of the automation configuration by the operator station server.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the technical plant comprises a process or production plant.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Lutz Benjamin

Classifications

• G05B19/4188

  characterised by CIM planning or realisation · CPC title

• G05B19/41875

  characterised by quality surveillance of production · CPC title

• G05B19/41845

  characterised by system universality, reconfigurability, modularity · CPC title

• G05B2219/36536

  Inhibit, forbid, prevent execution of program if no tool or worpiece data · CPC title

• G05B2219/36391

  Keep subsystem stopped while load of program · CPC title