Interface For Remote Monitoring and Control of Industrial Machines

a technology for industrial machines and interfaces, applied in the direction of electric programme control, program control, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of no standard has been universally adopted, none of the standards are compatible with one another, and the information is stored in a small format or location with little consistency

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-06
CONNECTED ENERGY CORP
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[0030] The definition of a transform definition language involving linking a set of low-level transform operators to convert data structure from a wide variety of manufacturers to the internal common data representation of the interface device is another feature of this invention.

Problems solved by technology

While there are several “standards,” none of the standards has been universally adopted.
Further, none of the standards are not compatible with one another.
Except for the above-mentioned standards, there is little consistency either in the locations at which the information is stored or in the format in which the information is stored.
Without knowing both the format and the location of the information, remote monitoring and control is impossible.
However, there is a general lack of standardization in accessing data through the communication port.
The existing art has not solved this problem because the prior solutions were not sufficiently configurable to be an economical and rapidly deployable solution to accommodate the differences in the implementation.
Specifically, open protocols are inadequate to fully isolate the differences in real-world implementation within the equipment control panel to be a true standard.
Therefore the current de-facto protocols cannot be relied upon to enable remote monitoring and management for a wide variety of equipment without making accommodation to the variability in equipment implementations.
This solution was not intended, and is not a sufficiently configurable without requiring significant alterations.

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[0038] The present invention provides a configurable interface device to enable remote monitoring and management of industrial equipment or machines from different manufacturers. Industrial machines include, but are not limited to compressors, air compressors, boilers, chillers, pumps, generators, HVAC equipment, fans, motors, ovens, engines.

[0039] Generally, a preferred embodiment for connecting one of a plurality of industrial machines 8 having different data format and storage configurations to a communications medium for remote monitoring and control, includes a programmable interface apparatus 10 having a memory 20 for storing data in predetermined locations and in a predetermined format, and for storing configuration information relating to the at least one of the industrial machines; a configuration electrical interface 30 responsive to the electrical interface configuration information for receiving machine data from the industrial machine 8 and sending data to the industri...

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interface for connecting one of a plurality of industrial machines having different data format and storage configurations to a communications medium for remote monitoring and control, includes a programmable apparatus having a memory for storing data in predetermined locations and in a predetermined format, and for storing configuration information relating to the at least one of the machines; a configurable electrical interface responsive to the configuration information for receiving machine data from the machine and sending data to the machine; a data translator responsive to the configuration information, receiving data from the interface and transforming the data to the predetermined format; a processor responsive to the configuration information for reading data from and writing data to the predetermined locations in the memory, and a communications port connected to the communications medium.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 005,043 filed Dec. 4, 2001.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable FIELD OF INVENTION [0003] The present invention relates to the remote monitoring, communication with and control of industrial machines including but not limited to air compressors, boilers, chillers, distributed generators and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and the like and more particularly to a versatile interface for connecting such machines, even machines not originally designed for remote control, to a communications network. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] Many new and existing industrial machines such as air compressors and the like have communication ports permitting devices such as personal computers to be attached to the machines for monitoring the performance of the machines and controlling the operation of the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/042G05B23/02
CPCG05B23/0264
Inventor YEH, THOMAS I.HANN, KEVIN R.SPIRES, TIMOTHY J.GOODLEIN, MARK D.WANG, SAM
Owner CONNECTED ENERGY CORP
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