JP2003029827A - Plant operation monitoring and control device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] Implemented so that each device object to be monitored has its own visualization method, and each type of user interface screen is displayed in a display method suitable for its own screen To obtain a plant operation monitoring and control device. SOLUTION: A process data collection unit 2 from a plant 1
Is stored in the plant data file 3, and the equipment is displayed on the screen by the graphic object or the list screen display method by the equipment object 8 provided corresponding to the equipment constituting the plant 1. The data related to the equipment is acquired from the plant data file 3 and displayed on the screen, and the graphic screen display unit 7a or the list screen display unit 7b
The processing is simple.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant operation monitoring control device for monitoring and controlling a thermal power plant, a hydraulic power plant, a general industrial plant and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a thermal power plant or a hydraulic power plant operation monitoring control device, monitoring and control are performed on a graphical user interface screen. In particular, software that realizes a user interface is generally realized by an object-oriented methodology. In this case, a software entity called an object is generated for each device to be monitored and controlled. Then, the program forming the user interface screen such as the graphic (system diagram) screen and the trend screen asks this object when accessing the state and process amount of each device. Then, displaying each screen of each user interface screen by a unique means is a generally practiced method at present.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional method, necessary information for each user interface screen is acquired from the object, and the monitoring target is visualized (graphical symbol display, trend line display, etc.). Each has its own method. A flow chart of this situation is shown in FIG.
Is. FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing a screen display process of a conventional plant operation monitoring control device. In FIG. 15, data is acquired from the device object generated corresponding to the device, and screens A and B are displayed by the screen display unit that forms screen A or screen B. In FIG. 15, the display logic of the user interface screen becomes complicated. For example, in the case of graphical symbol display, it is necessary to judge which symbol is displayed depending on the type of device. Also, in terms of engineering, it is necessary to change a plurality of places when the monitoring target is changed. Therefore, we want the object itself to have not only data such as state and process amount, but also the face (visualization method) of each object.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and is implemented so that each device object to be monitored has its own method of visualization, and each user interface is implemented. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a plant operation monitoring control device that displays each type of screen in a display method suitable for the user's screen.

[0005]

In a plant operation monitoring and controlling apparatus according to the present invention, a plant operation monitoring and controlling apparatus for performing operation monitoring and controlling of a plant, a display device for displaying a screen for monitoring and controlling the plant, and a plant The plant data file that stores the plant data collected from the plant and the equipment that composes the plant are provided corresponding to the equipment displayed on the screen by the specified display method, and the equipment-related data is acquired from the plant data file. A device object having a function of displaying on the screen and a screen display unit for controlling display by the device object.

Further, the screen display section is instructed to display by a device object from the screen for monitoring and controlling the plant. Further, the predetermined display method is a graphic screen showing a plant state including equipment, a list screen showing equipment as a list, a trend screen for performing equipment trend display,
This is a display method corresponding to one of an alarm screen for displaying an alarm about a device and an instrument panel screen showing an instrument panel.

Further, a graphic screen, a list screen,
A display method selecting means for selecting one of the display methods corresponding to the trend screen, the alarm screen and the instrument panel screen as a predetermined display method is provided. In addition, the display of the device by the device object is copied or moved from the display of the device by the device object on another screen.

Further, on the screen for supervisory control of the plant,
The displays of devices by different display methods are mixed. Furthermore, the device object and the screen display unit are
The display device is arranged on the first computer, and the display device is arranged on the mobile terminal configured to communicate with the first computer.

The plant data file is placed in a second computer installed near the plant, and the device object and the screen display section are placed in a third computer installed remotely from the plant. There is something. The device object is also arranged in the second computer.

In addition, the device object placed on the third computer is downloaded from the second computer. The screen display unit is also arranged in the second computer.

Further, the display device is arranged in a mobile terminal configured to communicate with the third computer.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a plant such as a power generation plant, 2 is a process data collecting unit that collects process data sent from the plant 1 via a transmission line, and collects data in a process data file 3. Reference numeral 4a is a graphic screen that displays the device status, process amount, and the like using the device symbol, and 4b is a list screen that displays the device name, device status, and process amount corresponding to the monitoring target in a list format. Reference numerals 5a and 5b are screen operation detection units provided in the graphic screen 4a and the list screen 4b, respectively. Reference numeral 6 is a message handler for receiving a message from the screen operation detection unit 5 of each screen.
Reference numeral 7a is a graphic screen display unit for displaying a graphic screen, and 7b is a list screen display unit for displaying a list screen. Reference numeral 8 is a device object prepared for each device to be monitored and controlled. 9a is a graphic display corresponding to the device object 8, and 9b is a list display corresponding to the device object 8. The graphic screen 4a and the list screen 4b are displayed on the display device. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a screen display process of the plant operation monitoring control apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, screens A and B
The screen display section of the device instructs the device object to display,
The device object is displaying screens A and B.

Next, the operation will be described. The device object 8 is provided with means for displaying the state or process amount (including name etc. for the list screen) of the monitoring control target device corresponding to itself on the graphic screen and the list screen. The screen display is performed by the graphic screen display unit 7a and the list screen display unit 7b instructing the device object 8 to display, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 2, for each monitoring control target device in its own screen. Be seen.

According to the first embodiment, with this configuration, it is possible to easily hold the graphic screen because it is not necessary to hold the display means for each screen display unit as in the conventional processing shown in FIG. The list screen can be configured. Further, even if the configuration of the equipment of the plant is changed and the specifications of the graphic display 9a and the list display 9b are changed for the same monitoring control target, it is not necessary to change the individual screen display parts, Since only the device object needs to be changed, the software can be maintained economically.

Embodiment 2. In the first embodiment, the graphic screen and the list display screen are described, but as shown in FIG. 3, the trend screen can be similarly realized. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 1-3, 4a, 5a, 6, 7a, 8 and 9a are the same as those in FIG. 4c is a trend screen, 5c is a screen operation detection unit of the trend screen 4c, and 7c is a trend screen display unit. 9c is a device object 8
Is a trend display corresponding to. Here, a means for displaying a trend is installed for each device object 8 corresponding to the target device for trend monitoring on the trend screen 4c. The trend screen display unit 7c gives a trend display 9c by instructing the device object 8 to display.

According to the second embodiment, with this configuration, the graphic screen and the trend screen can be easily configured, and the software can be economically maintained.

Embodiment 3. Although the graphic screen and the list screen or the trend screen are described in the first and second embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the alarm screen for displaying the alarm status and the alarm history of the monitoring control target device can be similarly configured. . FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to the present invention. In FIG. 4, 1-3, 4a, 5a, 6, 7
a, 8, 9a are the same as those in FIG.
4d is an alarm screen, 5d is a screen operation detection unit of the alarm screen 4d, and 7d is an alarm screen display unit. Reference numeral 9d is an alarm display corresponding to the device object 8. Here, a means for displaying an alarm is installed for each device object 8 corresponding to the target device for which an alarm is displayed on the alarm screen 4d. The alarm screen display unit 7d gives an alarm display 9d by instructing the device object 8 to display.

According to the third embodiment, with such a configuration, the graphic screen and the alarm screen can be easily configured, and the software can be economically maintained.

Embodiment 4. Although the trend screen and the alarm screen have been described in the second and third embodiments, the instrument panel screen for displaying the instrument panel for controlling the equipment of the plant can be similarly configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 5, 1-3, 4a, 5a, 6, 7a, 8 and 9a are shown in FIG.
Is the same as in. 4e is an instrument panel screen, 5e is a screen operation detection unit of the instrument panel screen 4e, 7e
Is the instrument panel screen display. 9e is an instrument panel display corresponding to the device object 8. Here, on the instrument panel screen 4e, a means for displaying the instrument panel is installed for each device object 8 corresponding to the target device to be displayed on the instrument panel. The instrument panel screen display unit 7e gives an instrument panel display 9e by instructing the device object 8 to display.

According to the fourth embodiment, with this configuration, the graphic screen and the instrument panel screen can be easily configured, and the software can be economically maintained.

Embodiment 5. FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a screen of a plant operation monitoring control device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, 4a is a graphic screen, 4c is a trend screen, 4d is an alarm screen, and 4e is an instrument panel screen. In the first to fourth embodiments, the graphic screen, the list screen, the trend screen,
Although the specific combination of the alarm screen and the instrument panel screen has been described, the screen display can be similarly realized by mounting the display means on the device object even for an arbitrary combination of these screens.

According to the fifth embodiment, with such a configuration, various types of monitoring screens and process state quantity control screens can be easily configured, and economical software maintenance can be performed.

Sixth Embodiment In the first to fifth embodiments, the monitoring control target devices in each screen are all displayed by the same type of display means, but the monitoring control target devices arranged in one screen can be displayed in various ways. It is also possible to configure to display by the display means of the type. Figure 7
It is a functional block diagram which shows the plant operation monitoring control apparatus by Embodiment 6 of this invention. In FIG.
3, 6 and 8 are the same as those in FIG. Four
f is a screen, and 5f is a screen operation detection unit (including a display method selection unit) of the screen 4f, which is configured to select a display mode. 7f is a screen display unit. Reference numeral 9f is a target display corresponding to the device object 8. FIG. 7 is configured to change the display request to the corresponding device object 8 in the screen display unit 7f by selecting the display mode in the screen operation detection unit 5f for the target of the target display 9f. That is, the screen operation detection unit 5f can select one of the display methods corresponding to the graphic screen, the list screen, the trend screen, the alarm screen, and the instrument panel screen.

According to the sixth embodiment, with such a configuration, it is possible to provide a user interface capable of freely changing the visualization means of the monitoring control target in the screen.

Embodiment 7. In the first to sixth embodiments, the monitoring control target device in one screen is fixed, but as shown in FIG. 8, the monitoring control target device on a certain screen is dragged and dropped (or copied, moved). ), It is also possible to configure to bring to another screen.
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. 8, 1 to 4f, 5f, 6, 7f, 8 and 9f are the same as those in FIG. 4g is another screen, 9g
Is a target display of the screen 4g. In FIG. 8, the target display 9g on the screen 4g is dragged and dropped onto the screen 4f, detected by the screen operation detection unit 5f, and transmitted to the screen display unit 7f. Then, a display request is made to the device object 8. As the target display 9g, the target display 9f corresponding to the screen 4f is displayed on the screen 4f.

According to the seventh embodiment, with such a configuration, it is possible to provide a user interface capable of moving / copying the monitoring control target device between different screens.

Embodiment 8. In the first to seventh embodiments, it is assumed that the process data file and the device object are physically located in the same machine (first computer). In the eighth embodiment, the process data file and the device object are arranged in two machines connected by a transmission line. Figure 9
It is a functional block diagram which shows the plant operation monitoring control apparatus by Embodiment 8 of this invention. In FIG. 9, 1 to
3, 4f, 5f, 6, 7f, 8, 9f are the same as those in FIG. 7, but 2, 3 and 4f to 9f are arranged in different machines and are connected by the transmission line 10. Has been done. In the eighth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the process data file 3 is placed in a machine (second computer) closer to the plant, and the equipment object 8 is another machine (first machine) installed remotely. Three calculators),
It is configured to communicate data via the transmission line 10.

According to the eighth embodiment, with such a configuration, it becomes possible to monitor and control the plant remotely. It is also possible to use a plurality of client terminals.

Ninth Embodiment The device object in the eighth embodiment is arranged only in the remote device machine, but in the ninth embodiment, it is arranged in two machines. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 10, 1-3, 4f, 5f, 6, 7f,
9f and 10 are the same as those in FIG. 1
1 is a device object of the machine near the plant, 1
2 is a device object of the remote device side machine. Figure 1
As shown in 0, the device object 12 is arranged on the remote device side machine (client), and the device object 11 is arranged on the plant proximity device side machine (server), and the device object 11 performs a process requiring particularly CPU power. The device object 12 is notified of only the result.

According to the ninth embodiment, with such a configuration, it is possible to distribute the CPU load, and it is possible to use a machine with a poor CPU power as a client terminal.

Embodiment 10. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, 1-3, 4f,
5f, 6, 7f, 9f and 10 are the same as those in FIG. Reference numeral 13 is a device object of the plant proximity device side machine (server side), and 14 is a device object of the remote device side machine (client side) downloaded from the device object 13. In the ninth embodiment, the device object has a client-server configuration, but in the tenth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the client-side device object 14 and the server-side device object are used only when necessary. I am going to download it from 13.

According to the tenth embodiment, with this configuration, when the object is changed, only the server side needs to be changed, and economical maintenance is possible. Also, the client side can be run with less resources.

Eleventh Embodiment FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 12, 1-3, 4f,
5f, 6, 7f, 9f, 10, 13, and 14 are the same as those in FIG. Reference numeral 7h denotes a screen display unit arranged on the plant proximity device side machine (server side).
In the tenth embodiment, it is considered that only the device object 14 is downloaded from the server, but the first embodiment is described.
1, the program of the screen display unit 7f can be installed so as to be downloaded from the screen display unit 7h of the server side machine when necessary, as shown in FIG.

According to the eleventh embodiment, with such a configuration, when the screen display program is changed, only the server side needs to be changed.

Twelfth Embodiment 13 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 13, 1-3, 4f,
5f, 6, 7f, 8 and 9f are the same as those in FIG. Reference numeral 15 is a transmission line connecting the machine on the plant equipment side and the machine on the remote equipment side. In FIG. 13, 2, 3, 6,
7f and 8 are placed on the machine near the plant, 4f,
5f and 9f are placed in the remote machine. In the eighth to eleventh embodiments, the communication between the device object 8 and the screen display unit 7f and the process data collecting unit 2 is performed via communication.
13, as shown in FIG. 13, only the screen 4f and the screen operation detection unit 5f are arranged on the remote device side machine, and data is exchanged with the plant proximity device side machine via communication.

According to the twelfth embodiment, with this configuration, it is possible to monitor and control from a mobile phone or the like.

Thirteenth Embodiment 14 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 14, 1-3, 6, 7
f, 8 and 10 are the same as those in FIG. 9 and 4f, 5f and 9
f and 15 are the same as those in FIG. It is possible to arbitrarily combine the first to twelfth embodiments, and the thirteenth embodiment is adopted. Figure 1
4 shows an example. In FIG. 14, the process data collection unit 2 and the process data file 3 are arranged on the plant proximity device side machine, the message handler 6, the screen display unit 7f and the device object 8 are arranged on the remote device side machine, and further the screen 4f. The screen operation detection unit 5f is arranged on the mobile terminal.

According to the thirteenth embodiment, with this configuration, for example, the process data collecting unit 2 is placed in the computer installed near the plant, and the screen display unit 7f is provided in another machine via the LAN. It is possible to perform monitoring control from a mobile terminal connected to the Internet.

[0039]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. In a plant operation monitoring control device that performs plant operation monitoring control, a display device that displays a screen for plant monitoring control, a plant data file that saves plant data collected from the plant, and a device that configures the plant are supported. And a device object having a function of displaying the device on the screen by a predetermined display method and displaying the device-related data from the plant data file on the screen, and controlling the display by the device object. Since the screen display unit is provided, the device can be displayed on the screen by the device object, the screen display unit can be simplified, and the specification of the device can be easily changed.

Further, since the screen display unit is instructed to display by the device object from the screen for monitoring and controlling the plant, the device can be displayed by operating the screen. Further, the predetermined display method is a graphic screen showing a plant state including equipment, a list screen showing equipment as a list, a trend screen for performing equipment trend display,
Since the display method corresponds to one of the alarm screen that displays an alarm for a device and the instrument panel screen that represents the instrument panel, the device can be displayed corresponding to these screens.

Further, a graphic screen, a list screen,
Since the display method selecting means for selecting one of the display methods corresponding to the trend screen, the alarm screen and the instrument panel screen as a predetermined display method is provided, the device can be displayed according to the display method desired. . Also,
Since the display of the device by the device object is copied or moved from the display of the device by the device object on the other screen, the display of the device can be copied or moved between different screens.

Further, on the screen for monitoring and controlling the plant,
Since the displays of the devices by different display methods are mixed, it is possible to configure a screen that is easier to monitor and control. Furthermore, since the device object and the screen display unit are arranged on the first computer, and the display device is arranged on the portable terminal configured to communicate with the first computer, the display device is portable. It can be placed in a terminal and monitored and controlled from a mobile terminal.

The plant data file is placed in the second computer installed near the plant, and the device object and the screen display unit are placed in the third computer installed remotely from the plant. Because
The plant can be monitored and controlled remotely. Moreover, since the device object is also arranged in the second computer, it is possible to distribute the CPU load between the machines.

In addition, since the device object arranged on the third computer is downloaded from the second computer, the device object may be maintained on the second computer side. Moreover, since the screen display unit is also arranged in the second computer, the screen display unit can be maintained by the second computer.

Further, since the display device is arranged in the portable terminal configured to communicate with the third computer,
The mobile terminal can perform monitoring control.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a screen display process of the plant operation monitoring control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a screen of a plant operation monitoring control device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram showing a plant operation monitoring control device according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flow diagram showing a screen display process of a conventional plant operation monitoring control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 plant, 2 process data collection unit, 3 process data file, 4a graphic screen, 4b list screen, 4c trend screen, 4d alarm screen,
4e Instrument panel screen, 4f screen, 5 screen operation detection unit, 6 message handler, 7a graphic screen display unit, 7b list screen display unit, 7c trend screen display unit, 7d alarm screen display unit, 7e instrument panel screen display unit, 7f Screen display, 8, 11, 12, 1
3,14 Device object, 9a graphic display, 9b list display, 9c trend display, 9d alarm display, 9e instrument panel display, 9f target display,
10,15 Transmission line.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A plant operation monitoring control device for performing operation monitoring control of a plant, comprising: a display device for displaying a screen for monitoring control of the plant; a plant data file for storing plant data collected from the plant; A device object that is provided corresponding to the device and has a function of displaying the device on the screen by a predetermined display method and acquiring data related to the device from the plant data file and displaying the data on the screen. A plant operation monitoring and control apparatus comprising a screen display unit for controlling display by the device object. 2. The plant operation monitoring and controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the screen display unit is instructed to display a device object from a screen for monitoring and controlling the plant. 3. The predetermined display method includes a graphic screen showing a plant state including devices, a list screen showing devices as a list, a trend screen showing trend of the devices, an alarm screen showing alarms about the devices, and an instrument panel. 3. The display method corresponding to any one of the instrument panel screens representing "1".
The plant operation monitoring control device described. 4. A display method selecting means for selecting one of display methods corresponding to a graphic screen, a list screen, a trend screen, an alarm screen and an instrument panel screen as a predetermined display method. The plant operation monitoring and control device according to claim 3. 5. Displaying a device by a device object includes:
The plant operation monitoring controller according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is copied or moved from a display of a device by a device object on another screen. 6. The plant operation supervisory control device according to claim 1, wherein displays of devices according to different display methods are mixed on the screen for supervisory control of the plant. 7. The device object and the screen display unit are arranged on the first computer, and the display device is arranged on a portable terminal configured to communicate with the first computer. The plant operation monitoring control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. 8. The plant data file is placed in a second computer installed near the plant, and the device object and the screen display unit are placed in a third computer installed remotely from the plant. The plant operation monitoring control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein 9. The plant operation monitoring control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the device object is also arranged in the second computer. 10. The plant operation monitoring and controlling apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the device object arranged in the third computer is downloaded from the second computer. 11. The plant operation monitoring control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the screen display unit is also arranged in the second computer. 12. The plant operation according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the display device is arranged in a mobile terminal configured to communicate with the third computer. Monitoring and control equipment.