Configuration and viewing display for an integrated model predictive control and optimizer function block

• Main Authors: DIRK THIELE, TERRENCE L BLEVINS, RON OTTENBACHER, WILHELM K WOJSZNIS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.09.2007
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A process control configuration system is provided for use in creating or viewing an integrated optimization and control block that implements an optimization routine and a multiple-input/multiple-output control routine. The configuration system may enable a user to display or configure the optimizer or the control routine. A storage routine may store information pertaining to a plurality of control and auxiliary variables and to a plurality of manipulated variables to be used by the optimization routine and/or the control routine. A display routine may present a display to a user regarding the information pertaining to the plurality of control and auxiliary variables and to the plurality of manipulated variables.