Timothy Andrew Mast

US Patent:

7300548, Nov 27, 2007

Filed:

May 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/434869

Inventors:

Peter Quang Tran - Dublin OH, US
Kevin Dale Starr - Lancaster OH, US
Timothy Andrew Mast - Dublin OH, US

Assignee:

ABB Inc. - Columbus OH

International Classification:

D21F 13/00

US Classification:

162198, 162263, 700129, 700127, 700128

Abstract:

A web making machine is monitored to identify at least one cross-machine direction (CD) actuator that is developing local mapping problems. The identified CD actuator and a segment of surrounding actuators are probed to determine a performance curve for the actuator. The center of an insensitivity region of the performance curve is selected as an optimal mapping alignment setting for the identified actuator with the setting for the actuator being updated. Global smoothing may also be accomplished by probing a global smoothness factor to generate a corresponding performance curve that is then similarly used to select an optimal value for the smoothness factor.

US Patent:

7584013, Sep 1, 2009

Filed:

May 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/414922

Inventors:

Peter Quang Tran - Dublin OH, US
Timothy Andrew Mast - Dublin OH, US

Assignee:

ABB Ltd. - Dundalk

International Classification:

G06F 7/66

US Classification:

700128, 700127, 700129, 162253, 162262, 162263

Abstract:

Fast cross direction caliper control recovery time in a sheet making machine during startup of the machine after a sheet break is achieved provided that a preselected time duration measured from the occurrence of the sheet break to the clearing of sheet break has elapsed. One or both of calender stack conditioning and conditioning of a measurement from a sensor for measuring caliper of the sheet, both with feedback CD control suspended, can be selectably performed. These operations can be performed concurrently if the selected time duration for both are identical. A closed loop change in a set of control tuning parameters of a PI controller providing feedback caliper control of actuators associated with the calender stack can be performed after either or both of the other operations are performed.

US Patent:

7648614, Jan 19, 2010

Filed:

Nov 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/943643

Inventors:

Peter Quang Tran - Dublin OH, US
Kevin Dale Starr - Lancaster OH, US
Timothy Andrew Mast - Dublin OH, US

Assignee:

ABB, Inc. - Westerville OH

International Classification:

D21F 7/06

US Classification:

162263, 162198, 700127, 700128, 700129

Abstract:

A web making machine is monitored to identify at least one cross-machine direction (CD) actuator that is developing local mapping problems. The identified CD actuator and a segment of surrounding actuators are probed to determine a performance curve for the actuator. The center of an insensitivity region of the performance curve is selected as an optimal mapping alignment setting for the identified actuator with the setting for the actuator being updated. Global smoothing may also be accomplished by probing a global smoothness factor to generate a corresponding performance curve that is then similarly used to select an optimal value for the smoothness factor.

US Patent:

8489209, Jul 16, 2013

Filed:

Jan 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/357413

Inventors:

Kevin Dale Starr - Lancaster OH, US
Timothy Andrew Mast - Plain City OH, US
Robert Trent Garverick - Columbus OH, US

Assignee:

ABB Inc. - Cary NC

International Classification:

G05B 11/01
G05B 13/02
G06F 17/18
G06F 19/00
G06F 11/30
G21C 17/00
H03F 1/26
H04B 15/00

US Classification:

700 52, 700 17, 700 26, 700 28, 700 32, 702179, 702183, 702189

Abstract:

A method is provided for analyzing and diagnosing a large scale process automation control system having a plurality of control loops. Assessments for pre-defined key performance indicators (KPIs) are automatically generated for control, process and signal sections of each control loop. The automatically generated assessments of the pre-defined KPIs may be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer. A user may change the automatically generated assessments of the pre-defined KPIs. Different data views may also be displayed in the GUI. The data views include time series trends for measured process variable, controller output, controller set point and error, as well as controller parameter clustering views in two-dimensional and three-dimensional plots.

US Patent:

8630728, Jan 14, 2014

Filed:

Jan 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/015705

Inventors:

Timothy F. Murphy - Columbus OH, US
Kevin Starr - Lancaster OH, US
Timothy A. Mast - Plain City OH, US

Assignee:

ABB Technology AG - Zurich

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700108, 700109, 700101, 700128

Abstract:

A system and method for generating indices to quantify operating transition performance of a continuous process, such as a sheet forming process, includes a computer system that is configured to generate a normalized overall transition performance index. The overall transition performance index is formed from a plurality of individual parameter indices associated with specific production components or portions of the process line. As such, the individual parameter indices allow a user of the system to readily identify the particular portion of the continuous process line that is performing below desired levels. In addition, because the overall transition performance index is normalized, it enables comparison of the operating transition performance of multiple process lines.

US Patent:

20090229777, Sep 17, 2009

Filed:

Mar 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/403998

Inventors:

Peter Q. Tran - Dublin OH, US
Kevin D. Starr - Lancaster OH, US
Timothy A. Mast - Plain City OH, US
Timothy F. Murphy - Columbus OH, US

Assignee:

ABB LTD. - Dublin

International Classification:

D21F 11/00
D21F 7/00

US Classification:

162198, 162252

Abstract:

A conservation control system is provided for integration with an cross-direction controller on a sheet making machine. The conservation control system receives inputs from the cross-direction controller and accepts and/or modifies the controller commands to a profiler based on desired performance and conservation trade-offs.

US Patent:

20120266094, Oct 18, 2012

Filed:

Apr 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/088001

Inventors:

Kevin Dale Starr - Lancaster OH, US
Timothy Andrew Mast - Plain City OH, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715771

Abstract:

A system includes an identification component configured to identify a set of key performance indicators that fail to satisfy predetermined acceptance criteria based on acquired performance data, where the set of key performance indicators is indicative of performance of components of a process control system. The system further includes a visualization component configured to visually present the identified set of key performance indicators, the components, and the acquired performance data in a graphical user interface displayed via a monitor. The system further includes a manual override component configured to allow a user to manually override and modify the information presented by the graphical user interface based, at least in part, on the acquired performance data.

US Patent:

20130282333, Oct 24, 2013

Filed:

Apr 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/453115

Inventors:

TIMOTHY ANDREW MAST - Plain City OH, US
KEVIN DALE STARR - Lancaster OH, US
DANIEL JOSEPH OVERLY - Westerville OH, US

Assignee:

ABB TECHNOLOGY AG - Zurich

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

702182

Abstract:

Customer data is received via a secure communication tunnel connection by a device from one or more customer systems, the device and systems both physically located within a customer facility. Key performance indicator (KPI) data associated with the customer systems is generated by a processing unit of the device from the received customer data and displayed in a format appropriate to the received data and the generated KPI data, via selection and application of one or more automated service tools from a plurality of tools each sharing a common architecture infrastructure. The generated KPI data is visually displayed in a graphical user interface dashboard report to a service expert in a reporting format that is readily indicative of a resolution of a performance problem of the customer system to the service expert. In some examples the KPI reporting is transformative of the underlying received data, thereby maintaining confidentiality.