ID

UC004

Name

Health Status

Objective

The user wants to get information about the current health status of an asset managed by an OPC UA Server. This includes a simple, common overview on each asset as well as detailed information on failure conditions.

Description

For each asset managed by an OPC UA Server the user wants to

  • Receive a simple, common health status.

This includes (from Devices spec and NAMUR NE 107):

  • Normal – Asset functions normally
  • Failure – Malfunction of the asset
  • Check Function – Function checks are performed, like configuration checks, local operation, etc.
  • Off Spec – The asset is operating outside its specification (e.g. measuring or temperature range) or internal diagnoses indicate deviations
  • Maintenance required – Asset operates normally, the wear reserve is nearly exhausted or a function will soon be restricted due to operational conditions, e.g. build-up of deposits

Note: If an asset contains sub-assets, the health status of the sub-assets are of importance for the asset, however, how this is considered is an implementation detail (e.g. if you have redundant sub-assets, one might fail without the overall asset failing).

  • Receive asset specific information on failure or maintenance conditions. This information should include
  • Time of failure
  • Severity
  • A description, ideally containing cause of a failure and a proposed action, how to solve the failure (e.g. restarting the asset, changing the configuration, replacing asset, doing maintenance operations, etc.)
  • Once the user has investigated the cause, she wants the ability to mask and filter issues.
  • Information details about maintenance is covered in UC005-1.
  • The user wants to find the root cause of why the asset is not operating as expected.
  • Ideally the user may want to know how long the asset has been in its current common health status.
  • The user wants to get notified if an asset changes its health status.

Required Use Cases

UC001

Addressed in section

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