Sensia LLC

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Shelby Adam Murrell

Norman Andrew Weatherhead

Jeffery P Anderson

Edward Anthony Gray

Srikanth G Mashetty

Bhargav Ajit Vyas

Vivek Chinta

Thomas Bruce Meagher

Gerald Robert Creech

Philip John Agar

Ian Jones

Ian David D W Jones

Ian D W Jones

Michael John Ross Brown

Thomas Bruce Maegher

A control system for aggregating metadata at hydrocarbon site is shown. The control system includes one or more edge devices. At least one of the one or more edge devices includes a processing circuit configured to receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors and integrate the received sensor data into a set of metadata, the set of metadata including stored operational data of the hydrocarbon site. The processing circuit is configured to aggregate the set of metadata according to one or more criteria, the one or more criteria configured to categorize the received sensor data. The processing circuit is configured to identify one or more connected devices based on the aggregated set of metadata and the one or more criteria and adjust operation of the one or more edge devices based on the aggregated set of metadata.

Systems and methods for analyzing metadata

A hydrocarbon control system includes a base device, a field device, and a mobile device. The base device includes a key generator configured to generate a temporary key. The field device is configured to restrict or allow access based on verification of a received key. The mobile device is configured to communicate with the base device to receive the temporary key when in proximity of the base device, communicate with the field device to provide the temporary key to the field device when in proximity of the field device, and exchange data with the field device in response to the field device verifying the temporary key.

Systems and methods for security of a hydrocarbon system

A method for determining conflicts in updates of a hydrocarbon control system includes obtaining a first configuration and a second configuration from different locations in the hydrocarbon control system. The method also includes comparing the first configuration and the second configuration to determine if differences are detected. If differences are detected, the method includes operating a display to notify a user that differences are detected, using conflict resolution techniques to automatically determine a resolved configuration, and updating a configuration of the hydrocarbon control system with the resolved configuration. If no differences are detected, the method includes operating the display to notify the user that no differences are detected and updating the configuration of the hydrocarbon control system with the first configuration or the second configuration.

Systems and methods for a hydrocarbon configuration tool

An output module comprises two management units each of which calculates the current demand for the module independently from one another. One management unit controls an output current, controller whilst the other unit monitors the current produced by the output current controller against an independently calculated demand. The output module has multiple output modules. In normal operation, each module provides a portion of the required output current, the total output current being equal to the sum of the currents output by each module. in the event of failure on one of the, modules, the other module or modules switch to providing the total current required and the failed module is switched to a fail safe mode by using an isolation circuit to switch off the output current from that module.

Method and apparatus for analogue output current control

This invention relates to an apparatus and method for output current control in an Industrial Process Control System, The output module comprises two management units each of which calculates the current demand for the module independently from one another. One management unit controls an output current controller whilst the other unit monitors the current produced by the output current controller against an independently calculated demand. The output module has multiple output modules. However rather than one module providing a backup for the other modules, or alternating between use of each module, in normal operation, each module provides a portion of the required output current, the total output current being equal to the sum of the currents output by each module. In the event of failure on one of the modules, the other module or modules switch to providing the total current required.

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Dripping Springs, TX, United States of America

Shelby Adam Murrell