Patent ID: 6529780
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B21B,G05B

Abstract:
Method for the automatic operation of industrial plants including commissioning, maintenance and optimization of individual plant components or complete plants in the basic materials industry, which operation has a computer-based control system for a description of the process in control engineering terms, has recourse to process models in the form of mathematical/physical models, neural network models, knowledge-based systems and process changes are continuously monitored on-line or off-line or at least checked by modeling and the process models, parameters and software being adaptable specifically to the plant, the improvement comprising providing decentralized process management and optimization by means of one or more control points interlinked with one another via communication means in the form of telephone, ISDN, satellite or Internet/Intranet connections that are fashioned as plant-remote technology center and are in communication with the control system of an industrial plant by remote data transmission, implementing a technological remote commissioning and an on-line and/or off-line remote optimization, and optimizing the process models with an evolution strategy.