US 12,436,517 B2
Apparatus for controlling and/or monitoring a technical installation
Martin Kerschensteiner, Berg (DE); and Alexander Thekale, Erlangen (DE)
Assigned to Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH, Erlangen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/798,095
Filed by Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH, Erlangen (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/052413
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/156241, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20155893 (EP), filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0121747 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G05B 19/40 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/409 (2006.01); G05B 19/4093 (2006.01); G06F 16/90 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G05B 19/409 (2013.01) [G05B 19/40937 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45234 (2013.01); G06F 16/90 (2019.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for controlling and monitoring a technical installation for at least one of producing and processing metal, comprising:
a computing system with at least one interface for connection to at least one system element, the at least one system element comprising at least one of:
at least one further computing system of the installation;
at least one sensor apparatus of the installation;
at least one man-machine interface; and
an application program;
wherein the computing system is configured to receive a request for an item of information relating to the installation from at least one requesting system element via the interface, the at least one requesting system element comprising at least one of:
at least one requesting further computing system;
a requesting sensor apparatus of the installation;
a requesting man-machine interface; and
an application program;
wherein the computing system can access a data model via the at least one system element;
wherein the data model provides an indication of what information can be accessed by the at least one system element;
wherein the computing system is configured to determine, on the basis of the data model, the at least one system element which can provide the information sought;
wherein the computing system is configured to obtain the requested information from the determined at least one system element via the interface;
wherein the computing system is configured to output the obtained information to the at least one requesting system element via the interface; and
wherein the computing system is configured to determine, on the basis of the data model, the probability of the at least one system element being able to provide the information sought.