Cloud Digital Representation of Process Automation TAG Hierarchies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for transmitting data from field devices to cloud-based service platforms result in unstructured and inaccurate digital representations, requiring significant manual effort to align the data with the actual system configuration.
Innovation Solution
A method involving reading and parsing TAG information from assets using edge devices to generate a structured digital representation on a cloud-based service platform, utilizing user-defined rules or AI algorithms to extract asset and measurement point names, and creating a hierarchical structure plan.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If data from assets are transmitted directly from edge devices to the cloud without processing, then data transmission is simple and fast, but the digital representation in the cloud does not reflect reality and requires significant manual work to structure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the edge device read and store TAG information from assets before transmitting data to the cloud. This pre-processing of hierarchical structure information enables automatic system reconstruction in the cloud without requiring manual structuring work later.
Solution Approach 2:
The TAG information acts as an intermediary that carries hierarchical structure data from the edge device to the cloud. This intermediary element enables the cloud platform to automatically reconstruct the system structure without direct manual intervention.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual structuring of system data is performed in the cloud, then accurate digital representation is achieved, but considerable work effort and time are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the cloud-based service platform to automatically reconstruct the system structure using the transmitted TAG information. The system structures itself without requiring manual intervention, thereby achieving accurate digital representation while eliminating time-consuming manual work.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual structuring process with an automated information processing system. The cloud platform uses the transmitted TAG information to automatically build the hierarchical structure, substituting human manual work with automated computational processes.
3Device complexity
If unstructured data is transmitted to the cloud, then data transmission is straightforward, but the digital image does not reflect the actual system structure functionally or geographically
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the data transmission into two parts: the actual asset data and the hierarchical structure information (TAG information). This segmentation ensures that structure information is preserved and transmitted separately, enabling accurate system reconstruction in the cloud while keeping the transmission process straightforward.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating a digital copy of the system hierarchy through TAG information. This copy of the structural relationships is transmitted to the cloud, enabling the digital representation to reflect the actual system structure without requiring complex transmission protocols.
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AI summary
Generating a digital representation of a process automation system on a cloud-based service platform uses assets integrated into measurement points. The method includes reading TAG information using an edge device, wherein the TAG information is provided in a character chain data type and represents the hierarchical structure of the respective asset. The method also includes transmitting the TAG information to the cloud-based service platform, and parsing the TAG information using an application, wherein a logic is used for the parsing process, and the name of the asset and the name of the measurement point in which the respective asset is integrated are extracted from the TAG information. A structure plan of the system is generated using the application having all of the system measurement points extracted from the TAG information together with all of the assets which are assigned to the measurement points and are extracted from the TAG information.