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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Philip John Kaufman, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Marcia Elaine Walker, Durham, NC (US);
Philip John Kaufman, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Marcia Elaine Walker, Durham, NC (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
Discrete resource tracking systems (and corresponding methodologies) that collect, tag and store resource consumption and usage values associated with industrial environment processes are provided. The specification can track water, air, gas, electricity, or steam consumption and usage view of a discrete (or batch) processes. Emissions and/or effluents associated with processes and sub-processes can also be collected, tagged and stored as desired. These stored resource consumption and usage and/or emissions and/or effluents data elements can be used for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, simulation, planning, forecasting, valuating, optimizing, etc.