US 12,412,238 B2
Process graphics generator for a zoomable diagram representing an industrial process plant
Heiko Koziolek, Karlsruhe (DE); Julius Rueckert, Langen (DE); Benjamin Kloepper, Mannheim (DE); Hadil Abukwaik, Weinheim (DE); Pablo Rodriguez, Ilvesheim (DE); and Andreas Berlet, Schriesheim (DE)
Assigned to ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/959,480.
Claims priority of application No. 21201012 (EP), filed on Oct. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0109414 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 3/40 (2024.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 3/40 (2013.01) [G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 2210/36 (2013.01); G08B 21/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for generating a zoomable diagram of an industrial plant for an analysis of an alarm, the method comprising:
providing a topology diagram of at least a part of the industrial plant for interacting with components of the industrial plant, wherein the topology diagram comprises a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects representing a component of the industrial plant, and a plurality of connections, each of the plurality of connections representing a logical and/or a physical connection between at least two of the components;
generating, for each zoom-level of the zoomable diagram, a zoomed diagram comprising a zoomed view of each one of the plurality of objects and the plurality of connections, wherein a zoomed view is generated by applying rules to each object, the rules including, for a zoomed diagram having a plurality of zoom-levels:
from a first predefined zoom-level, collapse all objects of a plant-segment to one object and keep only connections that cross the plant-segment's border; and
introduce a plant-segment related alarm measure as a function of all alarm statuses of the plurality of objects of the plant-segment, and, when a scaled-down object is smaller than a predefined size, hide the scaled-down object based on a rank-stage of the object type, wherein the rank-stage comprises an association to a respective component of the industrial plant and a hiding priority relative to other components of the industrial plant;
storing the zoomed diagram for each of the plurality of zoom-levels; and
when interacting with the components of the industrial plant by utilizing the plurality of zoomable diagrams,
determining, for each plant-segment, the plant-segment related alarm measure, and
outputting the plant-segment related alarm measure for healing a cause of the alarm.