METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF FAILURES IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

摘要

The aim of the invention is to provide a method and device that allows to identify the cause of failures in a rapid, reproducible and inexpensive manner even for highly complex industrial processes. According to the invention, process variables (P1 ... P10) and time and/or location of the failure are detected and correlations between the process variables (P1 ... P10) and time and/or location of the failure are determined. The inventive device (2) for identifying the cause of failures in industrial processes comprises a detection unit (3) for detecting process variables (P1 ... P10) and time and/or location of a failure, an evaluation unit (4) for determining correlations between the detected process variables (P1 ... P10) and time and/or location of the failure, and an output unit (5) for outputting the process variables correlated with time and/or location of the failure.