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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Dennis Janka, Heidelberg, DE;
Moncef Chioua, Heidelberg, DE;
Pablo Rodriguez, Ilvesheim, DE;
Mario Hoernicke, Landau, DE;
Benedikt Schmidt, Heidelberg, DE;
Benjamin Kloepper, Mannheim, DE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method for determining an interdependency between a plurality of elements in an industrial processing system includes: providing a process flow diagram (PFD) of a topology of the processing system; transforming the PFD into a directed graph, each element of the plurality of elements being transformed into a node and each relation between the plurality of elements being transformed into a directed edge; selecting one node of the plurality of nodes as a starting node; and constructing a subgraph, the subgraph including all the nodes that are forward-connected from the starting node so as to show at least one interdependency between the plurality of elements in the subgraph.