Global Patent Index - EP 1234219 A1

EP 1234219 A1 20020828 - COMPUTER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING STATE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN A CHEMICAL PROCESS

Title (en)

COMPUTER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING STATE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES IN A CHEMICAL PROCESS

Title (de)

COMPUTERBASIERTES VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERMITTLUNG DES ZUSTANDES DER PHYSISCHEN EIGENSHAFTEN IN EINEM CHEMISCHEN PROZESS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE INFORMATIQUE ET APPAREIL POUR DETERMINER L'ETAT DE PROPRIETES PHYSIQUES DANS UN PROCESSUS CHIMIQUE

Publication

EP 1234219 A1 20020828 (EN)

Application

EP 00968615 A 20001003

Priority

  • US 0027243 W 20001003
  • US 15778399 P 19991005

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0125863A1] Computer method and apparatus determines state of physical properties, i.e. product quality, of a chemical manufacturing process. A steady state modeler (15) provides a rigorous steady state model of the process and instantaneous state of physical properties. An estimator (21) or inferential sensing member determines state of the physical properties over time based on the steady state (instantaneous) values of the physical properties. To that end, a dynamic model of the subject process is formed from the steady state model. The computer method and apparatus may be part of a network such that laboratory and sensor measured process data is made accessible by the steady state modeler and the estimator, and the estimator provides process parameter values for maintaining state of the physical properties. The network also enables online and user-interactive access to the steady state model, the dynamic model and/or the parameter values for enabling control of the subject process.

IPC 1-7

G05B 17/02

IPC 8 full level

G05B 17/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G05B 17/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0125863A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0125863 A1 20010412; AU 7849900 A 20010510; CA 2386538 A1 20010412; EP 1234219 A1 20020828; TW 487834 B 20020521

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0027243 W 20001003; AU 7849900 A 20001003; CA 2386538 A 20001003; EP 00968615 A 20001003; TW 89120730 A 20001005