JP3240501B2 - Plant operating state display method and apparatus - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant operating state in which information relating to the operating state of a plurality of plant equipment is displayed together with symbols corresponding to the plant equipment to form a plant system diagram on a display screen. The present invention relates to a display method and apparatus, a plant monitoring method and a monitoring apparatus for monitoring and displaying the operating state and failure of plant equipment on a display such as a CRT or a large screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the July 1993 issue of Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation, "Measurement Control and Automation IV. Control and Automation of Steam Power Plants", the monitoring of the process state of the plant and the operation state of the equipment are performed by using a CRT screen of a computer or CRT
It has been performed on a CRT screen or the like of the operation apparatus. Then, an operation terminal for operating the plant device is displayed on the CRT display screen, and the plant device is operated by touching the operation terminal.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, a plant system diagram and an operation terminal display screen are not used.
It only displays the current state value of the plant equipment,
The information that the operator really needed was not provided in a timely manner.

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, information on which plant equipment is to be operated and when it is necessary for an operator to monitor a plant by automatic operation cannot be confirmed on a plant system diagram or an operation terminal display screen. Therefore, it is necessary for the operator to obtain information on which of the above-mentioned plant devices is operated and when using another information providing means, and the operator has to be considerably burdened. For this reason, there is a problem that monitoring of the plant by the operator is accompanied by mental distress, such as erroneous information or erroneous judgment.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by adding information such as which plant equipment is to be operated and when to add it to a plant system diagram and an operation terminal display screen, an operator A plant operation state display method and display device, and a plant operation / monitoring method and operation / operation device, which can improve the monitoring and operability of the plant by reducing the burden on the operator,
It is an object to provide a monitoring device.

[0006]

[0007]

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying an operating state of a plant, wherein information on the operating state of a plurality of plant equipment is displayed together with symbols corresponding to the plant equipment, and a plant system diagram is displayed on a display screen. In the plant operating state display method configured as described above, when a plurality of plant devices having the same purpose are installed and the operation order of the plant devices has a priority order, this operation priority is displayed.
The one with the highest priority is displayed on the plant system diagram on the display screen.
It is characterized in that it is displayed in advance so that it can be understood .

A plant operation / monitoring method according to the present invention is provided in a plant operation / monitoring method provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen. It is characterized in that the operation order of the plant equipment operated by the plant control device that operates the plant equipment at an appropriate timing is stored, and information on the operation order is displayed on a screen in advance.

Further, the plant operation / monitoring method according to the present invention is a plant operation / monitoring method provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen. In addition to measuring and storing the time until the plant equipment operated by the plant control device that operates the plant equipment at an appropriate timing, the information on the time until the operation or the time of the operation is stored in advance. It is characterized in that it is displayed on a screen.

Further, the plant operation / monitoring method according to the present invention is a plant operation / monitoring method provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen. In a case where a plurality of plant devices having the same purpose are installed and the operation order of the plant devices has a priority order, information on the operation priority order is displayed on a screen in advance.

[0012]

Further, the plant operating state display apparatus of the present invention displays information on the operating states of a plurality of plant equipment together with symbols corresponding to the plant equipment to form a plant system diagram on a display screen. In a plant operation state display device, a means for measuring and storing a time until a plant device operated by a plant control device that operates the plant device at an appropriate timing, and a unit obtained from the measurement and storage unit. Display means for displaying information on the time until the plant equipment is operated or the time at which the plant equipment is operated.

Further, in the plant operating state display device of the present invention, information relating to the operating states of a plurality of plant equipment is displayed together with symbols corresponding to the plant equipment, thereby forming a plant system diagram on a display screen. In a plant operation state display device, for a plurality of plant equipment having the same purpose installed, the storage means for storing information on the operation priority order for the operation order of the plant equipment having a priority order; Based on the information on the operation priority order stored in the means.
Plant system diagram with the highest priority displayed on the screen
As can be seen from the above, there is provided a display means for displaying in advance before the plant equipment is operated.

The plant operation / monitoring device of the present invention is provided for each of a plurality of plant devices and has a control terminal display screen for operating the plant devices via a screen. Storage means for storing an operation order of plant equipment operated by a plant control device that operates the plant equipment at an appropriate timing,
Display means for displaying information on the operation sequence stored in the storage means in advance before the plant equipment to be monitored is operated.

The plant operation / monitoring device of the present invention is provided in a plant operation / monitoring device which is provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and has an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen. Means for measuring and storing the time until the operation of the plant equipment operated by the plant control device operating the plant equipment at an appropriate timing, and operating the plant equipment obtained from the measurement and storage means Display means for displaying information about the time until the operation or the time of operation.

Further, the plant operation / monitoring device of the present invention is provided in a plant operation / monitoring device which is provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and has an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen. A plurality of plant equipment of the same purpose are installed, and for those having a priority order in the operation order of the plant equipment, storage means for storing information on the operation priority order, and the storage means stored in the storage means Display means for displaying information on the operation priority order before the plant equipment is operated.

[0018]

Further, the plant operation / monitoring device of the present invention comprises means for storing and managing the operation priorities of a plurality of plant equipment for the same purpose, and a plant prepared in advance based on the operation priorities of the plant equipment. Screen processing means for changing a system diagram and / or an operation terminal display screen, and a plant system diagram and / or a screen changed by the screen processing means
Or a screen display means for displaying an operation end display screen .

When monitoring a plant by automatic operation, an operator needs to particularly monitor plant equipment to be operated from among a large number of plant equipment. Therefore, these devices can be necessary and important information when monitoring the plant.

Therefore, the present invention provides a plant system diagram by adding information such as which plant equipment is necessary and important information for these operators on which plant equipment is to be operated on a plant system diagram display screen. Required information and information not required can be clearly and easily distinguished and distinguished on the display screen, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

The same applies to an operation terminal display screen for operating plant equipment.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of a plant operating state display apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the plant operation state display device includes an operation end operation sequence processing unit 3, an operation sequence database 4, a screen processing unit 5, and a screen display processing unit 6.

Process information 1 such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, and operating state of plant equipment is read into prepared fixed screen information (for example, plant system diagram) 2 by a process input means (not shown).

The operation end operation sequence processing section 3 collates the process information 1 with data describing the operation sequence of the operation end stored in the operation sequence database 4 as shown in FIG. In addition to confirming the progress status of the plant, a process of determining the next operation terminal to be operated from data describing the current plant progress status and the operation sequence of the operation terminals is performed (S1 to S3).

Further, the operation time data stored in the operation sequence database 4 (data describing the time from the operation of one operation terminal to the operation of the next operation terminal) and the next operation from the current plant state are performed. The processing for calculating the time until the operating terminal operates is output, and the processing result is output to the screen processing unit 5 (S4, S5).

As shown in FIG. 3, the screen processing unit 5 takes in the fixed screen information 2 and emphasizes the operation terminal to be operated next by using the processing result of the operation terminal operation sequence processing unit 3. The screen information is edited so that the display and the time until the operation terminal operated next are operated, and the processing result is output to the screen display unit 6. As a result, the processing result of the screen processing unit 5 is displayed on the screen of the screen display unit 6.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when the plant operating state display device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is used.

Conventionally, a plant system diagram on a CRT screen includes:
Although only the current state values of the plant equipment and the process amount are displayed, the present invention displays which plant equipment will be operated on the plant system diagram. Here, arrows are added to the A pump, the B valve, and the E valve to display which plant equipment is operated, that is, the A pump, the B valve, and the E valve are operated. Here, as a method of emphasizing the display, a method of adding an arrow to the target plant equipment is adopted.However, other symbols are used, or the size of the symbol of the plant equipment is increased. There are ways. Also,
As shown in FIG. 5, a plant equipment operation procedure table or the like may be displayed in the plant system diagram.

With respect to the display of which plant equipment is operated, one of the equipment to be operated next may be displayed, or a group of a plurality of plant equipment such as a sequence master or a break point may be displayed. May be displayed. In the case of a plurality of devices, the operation order may be displayed.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the time until the plant equipment is operated may be displayed. Further, the time when the plant equipment is operated may be displayed instead of the time until the operation.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of a specific screen display when the operation state display device of the plant according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is used.

Which plant equipment will be operated on the CRT display screen and the CRT display screen of the CRT operation device for performing the adjustment control station operation, the valve opening setting operation, the start / stop operation of the equipment, and the like by using the operation keys. Is displayed. Here, the name of the B valve is displayed by surrounding it with a frame.
Make sure that the valve is operated. further,
As shown in FIG. 8, the time until the plant equipment is operated may be displayed on the CRT display screen of the CRT operation device.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram of a plant operation state display apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Process information 1 such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, and operation state of plant equipment is read into fixed screen information 2 prepared in advance. The operation terminal operation priority selection unit 7 performs a process of determining the operation priority order of a plurality of plant devices having the same purpose.

The screen processing unit 5 adds the processing result of the operation end operation priority order selection unit 7 to the fixed screen information 2,
This result is displayed on the screen display unit 6.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen display when using the plant operating state display device according to another embodiment of the present invention described in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, among a plurality of plant equipment having the same purpose, the equipment having the highest priority to be operated is displayed so as to be understood on the plant system diagram. Here, an arrow is added to the G1 pump and displayed, indicating that the operation priority is the highest. As a method of displaying the operation priorities, here, the display is such that only the one with the highest priority can be understood. However, the display may be such that all of the plurality of plant devices or a plurality of priorities can be understood. As a method of selecting the priority order, there is a method of selecting by an operator, and a method of selecting by a control device or a computer. As a method of selecting by the apparatus, a method of determining the priority order according to the operation time of the plant equipment, or simply selecting A → B → C → A → B → C
…… There is also a method.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another specific example of a screen display when the operation state display device of the plant according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9 is used.

On the CRT display screen of the CRT operation device, a plurality of plant apparatuses having the same purpose are displayed so that the one having the highest operating priority can be recognized. Here, the name of the G1 pump is displayed by being surrounded by a frame so that it can be understood that the operation priority is the highest.

The functions (processes) of the plant operation status display device (common to the plant operation / monitoring device) according to the present invention have been described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11. Figure 1 shows the hardware configuration
2.

The hardware configuration includes the process input device 1
1, an arithmetic processing unit 12, a data recording device 13, and a screen display device 14.

(1) Process input device 11 This is a device for inputting process information 1 of a plant or equipment system.

(2) Arithmetic processing unit 12 An apparatus (2, 3, 5 in FIG. 1 and 2, 2 in FIG. 9) for performing the processing, operation sequence processing, and operation priority order selection processing described in FIGS.
5, 7).

(3) Data recording device 13 This is a device for recording operation sequence data, and controls the function of the operation sequence database 4 shown in FIG.

(4) Screen display device 14 This is a device for displaying a processed screen such as a CRT (CRT display), a large-sized display, etc., and controls the function of the screen display unit shown in FIG.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the information necessary for the operator can be displayed on one screen, so that the really necessary information can be accurately grasped, and the information from a plurality of information sources can be obtained. It is also free from the hassle of selection, so that there is no need to view the displayed information by mistake or make a misjudgment and cause a major obstacle to plant operation, and it is possible to monitor and operate the plant safely and spaciously. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a plant operation state display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing contents of an operation end operation sequence processing unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing contents of a screen processing unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 1 is used.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 1 is used.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 1 is used.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when using the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 1 is used.

FIG. 9 is an overall configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the plant operation state display device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when using the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 9;

11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a specific screen display when the operation state display device of the plant in FIG. 9 is used.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a plant operation state display device according to the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Process information 2 Fixed screen information 3 Operation end operation sequence processing section 4 Operation sequence database 5 Screen processing processing section 6 Screen display section 7 Operation end operation priority order selection section 11 Process input device 12 Operation Processing device 13 Data recording device 14 Screen display device

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Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plant operation state display method in which information relating to operation states of a plurality of plant devices is displayed together with symbols corresponding to the plant devices to form a plant system diagram on a display screen. A plurality of plant equipment is installed, and for those having a priority order in the operation order of the plant equipment, the highest operation priority is displayed in advance so as to be understood on the plant system diagram on the display screen. A method for displaying an operating state of a plant, comprising: 2. A plant operation / monitoring method provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen, wherein the plant equipment is operated at an appropriate timing. A plant operation / monitoring method characterized by storing an operation sequence of plant equipment operated by a plant control device to be operated and displaying information on the operation sequence on a screen in advance. 3. A plant operation / monitoring method provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen, wherein the plant equipment is operated at an appropriate timing. Measuring and storing the time until the operation of the plant equipment operated by the plant control device, and displaying the information on the time until the operation or the time of the operation on the screen in advance. Operation of the plant
Monitoring method. 4. A plant operation / monitoring method provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating said plant equipment via a screen, wherein a plurality of plant equipment of the same purpose are installed. A plant operation / monitoring method characterized in that, if the operation order of the plant equipment has a priority order, information on the operation priority order is displayed on a screen in advance. 5. An operation state display device for a plant, wherein information relating to operation states of a plurality of plant devices is displayed together with symbols corresponding to the plant devices to form a plant system diagram on a display screen. Means for measuring and storing the time until the operation of the plant equipment operated by the plant control device that operates the equipment at an appropriate timing, and the time until the operation of the plant equipment obtained from the measurement and storage means Or a display means for displaying information relating to the time at which the operation is performed. 6. An operation state display device for a plant, wherein information relating to operation states of a plurality of plant equipment is displayed together with symbols corresponding to the plant equipment to form a plant system diagram on a display screen. Storage means for storing information on the operation priority order for a plurality of plant equipments in which there is a priority order in the operation order of the plant equipment; and the operation priority order stored in the storage means Display means for displaying in advance before the plant equipment is operated, as can be seen on the plant system diagram in which the highest operation priority is displayed on the screen based on the information on Plant operation status display device. 7. A plant operation / monitoring device provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen, wherein the plant equipment is operated at an appropriate timing. Storage means for storing an operation order of plant equipment operated by a plant control device to be operated, and a display for displaying information on the operation order stored in the storage means in advance before the plant equipment to be monitored is operated Means for operating and monitoring a plant, comprising: 8. A plant operation / monitoring device provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen, wherein the plant equipment is operated at an appropriate timing. Means for measuring and storing the time until the operation of the plant equipment operated by the plant control device, and information on the time until the operation of the plant equipment or the time of operation obtained from the measurement and storage means And a display means for displaying: a plant operation / monitoring device comprising: 9. A plant operation / monitoring device provided for each of a plurality of plant equipment and having an operation terminal display screen for operating the plant equipment via a screen, wherein a plurality of plant equipment for the same purpose are installed. Storage means for storing information on the operation priority order for the operation order of the plant equipment having a priority order; and the plant equipment stores the information on the operation priority order stored in the storage means. A plant operation / monitoring device, comprising: display means for displaying in advance before operation. 10. A means for storing and managing operation priorities of a plurality of plant equipment for the same purpose, and a plant system diagram and / or operation terminal display screen prepared in advance based on the operation priorities of the plant equipment. A plant operation / monitoring device comprising: a screen processing unit to be changed; and a screen display unit to display a plant system diagram and / or an operation terminal display screen changed by the screen processing unit.