Patent ID: 7647126
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G05B,G06F,G06N,G06Q,G06T,H04L,Y02A,Y02P,Y04S,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A configuration system for configuring a process control system of a process plant, the configuration system comprising: a configuration database stored in a computer readable memory to store a configuration of the process control system; a process module stored in the configuration database, the process module comprising a plurality of process objects, each process object representing a corresponding physical entity in the process plant and providing data associated with the corresponding physical entity, the process module representing a logical unit in the process plant; and a set of expert rules stored in the configuration database, the set of expert rules associated with the process module and adapted to be applied by an expert engine to detect at least one abnormal situation associated with the logical unit, the set of expert rules referencing the data provided by the plurality of processes objects of the process module.