Systems and methods for adjusting operations of an industrial automation system based on multiple data sources

Abstract

An industrial automation component may receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation component, such that the industrial automation component is associated with a first industrial automation system. The industrial automation component may then receive a second set of data associated with one or more other industrial automation components, such that the one or more other industrial automation components are associated with one or more other industrial automation systems. The industrial automation component may then identify one or more similar patterns in the first set of data and the second set of data and adjust one or more operations of the industrial automation component based on the similar patterns.

1 . An industrial automation component, configured to:
 receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation component, wherein the industrial automation component is associated with a first industrial automation system;   receive a second set of data associated with one or more other industrial automation components, wherein the one or more other industrial automation components are associated with one or more other industrial automation systems;   identify one or more similar patterns in the first set of data and the second set of data; and   adjust a first set of operations of the industrial automation component based on the similar patterns.   
     
     
         2 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the second set of data is stored on a database communicatively coupled to the industrial automation component. 
     
     
         3 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the second set of data comprises historical data associated with the first industrial automation system. 
     
     
         4 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more other industrial automation systems produce one or more similar products as compared to the first industrial automation system. 
     
     
         5 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more other industrial automation systems produce one or more different products as compared to the first industrial automation system. 
     
     
         6 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the similar patterns are identified with respect to one or more hierarchical levels in the first industrial automation system and each of the other industrial automation systems. 
     
     
         7 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second sets of data comprise operational data are associated with the industrial automation component and the one or more other industrial automation components, respectively. 
     
     
         8 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second sets of data comprise energy consumption data, productivity data, maintenance data, operational data, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The industrial automation component of  claim 8 , configured to determine the first set of operations based on the similar patterns identified in the energy consumption data, the productivity data, the operational data, the maintenance data, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , configured to:
 determine one or more expected values for a subset of the first set of data based on one or more patterns of data in the second set of data; and   adjust the first set of operations when the subset of the first set of data is not substantially similar to the expected values.   
     
     
         11 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , configured to:
 determine one or more expected values for a subset of the first set of data based on one or more patterns of data in the second set of data; and   send one or more recommendations to a graphical user interface (GUI) of the industrial automation component when the subset of the first set of data is not substantially similar to the expected values.   
     
     
         12 . The industrial automation component of  claim 11 , wherein the recommendations are associated with one or more maintenance operations that correspond to the industrial automation component, a second set of operations that correspond to the industrial automation component, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The industrial automation component of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more other industrial automation systems are part of a different industry as compared to the first industrial automation system. 
     
     
         14 . A cloud-computing device, configured to:
 receive a first set of data associated with one or more remote industrial automation components, wherein the one or more remote industrial automation components are associated with one or more remote industrial automation systems;   receive a second set of data associated with a local industrial automation component, wherein the local industrial automation component is associated with a local industrial automation system;   identify one or more patterns in the first set of data and the second set of data;   monitor the second set of data for the one or more patterns; and   send one or more recommendations to the local industrial automation component to adjust one or more operations when the second set of data comprises the one or more patterns.   
     
     
         15 . The cloud-computing device of  claim 14 , configured to:
 cross reference operation data associated with the one or more remote industrial automation components with the one or more patterns in the first set of data, wherein the operation data comprises operational parameters that corresponds to the one or more remote industrial automation components; and   send the recommendations to the local industrial automation component to adjust the operations based on the operation data.   
     
     
         16 . The cloud-computing device of  claim 14 , configured to:
 cross reference maintenance data associated with the one or more remote industrial automation components with the one or more patterns in the first set of data, wherein the maintenance data comprises one or more maintenance events that corresponds to the one or more remote industrial automation components; and   send one or more notifications to a graphical user interface (GUI) of the local industrial automation component, wherein the notifications comprise one or more recommended maintenance operations based on the maintenance data.   
     
     
         17 . The cloud-computing device of  claim 14 , configured to receive the first set of data from a database, the one or more industrial automation components, one or more servers, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions configured to:
 receive a first set of data associated with a local industrial automation component, wherein the local industrial automation component is associated with a local industrial automation system;   receive a second set of data associated with one or more other industrial automation components, wherein the one or more other industrial automation components are associated with one or more other industrial automation systems;   identify one or more similar patterns in the first set of data and the second set of data; and   adjust one or more operations of the local industrial automation component based on the similar patterns.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more operations are adjusted to avoid a fault when the similar patterns are associated with a fault event. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 18 , further comprising computer-executable instructions configured to:
 receive a third set of data comprising historical data associated with the local industrial automation component;   identify one or more patterns in the third set of data; and   adjust the operations of the local industrial automation component based on the patterns.   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , further comprising computer-executable instructions configured to:
 determine one or more expected values for the first set of data based on the patterns of data in the third set of data; and   send one or more maintenance recommendations to a graphical user interface (GUI) of the local industrial automation component when the first set of data is not substantially similar to the expected values.   
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the first and second sets of data comprise energy consumption data, efficiency data, maintenance data, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         23 . An industrial automation component, configured to:
 receive a first set of data associated with the industrial automation component, wherein the industrial automation component is associated with an industrial automation system;   derive a second set of data associated with one or more other industrial automation components based on the first set of data and one or more relationships between the industrial automation component and the one or more other industrial automation components; and   send one or more recommendations regarding one or more operations of the one or more other industrial automation components to the one or more other industrial automation components based on the second set of data.   
     
     
         24 . The industrial automation component of  claim 23 , configured to derive a third set of data associated with the industrial automation component based on the first set of data and one or more relationships between the first set of data and the third set of data. 
     
     
         25 . The industrial automation component of  claim 23 , wherein the relationships comprise an association of a first hierarchical level associated with the industrial automation component and one or more other hierarchical levels associated with the one or more other industrial automation components, wherein the first hierarchical level and the one or more hierarchical levels are part of the industrial automation component.