Patents Assigned to Valmet Automation Oy
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Patent number: 11841357Abstract: A measurement apparatus of a moving paper web, includes an optical radiation source that outputs optical radiation toward a scattering element of the measurement apparatus. The scattering element scatters the optical radiation, and a transmitting surface of the scattering element directs the optical radiation in a scattered manner toward the moving paper web. A distance between said transmitting surface of the scattering element and a surface of the paper web is known, and the transmitting surface and a detector of the apparatus are on opposite sides of the paper web. The detector receives at least a part of the optical radiation, which is side-scattered from the moving paper web. The detector determines a moisture value and a dry weight of the paper web on the basis of spectral information on the received optical radiation and the known distance.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Markku Mäntylä, Pekka Suopajärvi
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Patent number: 11828736Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: controlling suction with predetermined force in a known measurement area to a moving cardboard or paper web in a manufacturing process, detecting on-line measurement information on deviation of the moving cardboard or paper web in the manufacturing process caused by the suction with predetermined force in the known measurement area, and determining elastic modulus of the moving cardboard or paper web in the manufacturing process on the basis of the measured deviation.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Valmet Automation OyInventors: Markku Mäntylä, Jussi Graeffe, Anna-Leena Erkkilä
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Patent number: 11746470Abstract: A method for controlling carryover in a chemical recovery boiler. The method comprises feeding black or brown liquor to a furnace of the chemical recovery boiler through an injection gun to burn the black or brown liquor. The chemical recovery boiler comprises a bullnose, which narrows the furnace, and a first superheater, of which at least a part is arranged at a higher vertical level than the bullnose. The method comprises measuring information indicative of a spatial temperature distribution on a cross section of the furnace, wherein the cross section is above the injection gun and below the first superheater; determining primary information indicative of carryover using the information indicative of the spatial temperature distribution on the cross section of the furnace; and controlling a temperature of the black or brown liquor that is fed to the furnace using the primary information. In addition, a system for performing the method.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Jarmo Mansikkasalo, Jukka Koskinen
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Patent number: 11692943Abstract: Measurement apparatus including an optical sensor, which performs repeatedly transmission measurements through moving sheet of paper or board at at least one wavelength band dominantly absorbed by water, at at least one wavelength band dominantly absorbed by cellulose. The apparatus also includes an X-ray sensor, which performs repeatedly transmission measurements through the moving sheet of paper or board with photons of electromagnetic radiation (1 keV to 10 keV). The apparatus comprises a data processing unit, which receives signals with information on intensities of the optical and X-ray radiations passed through the sheet from the optical sensor and the X-ray sensor, and determines, based on the information, all of the following of the moving sheet: the dry stuff content as a function of the cellulose mass per unit area of the sheet, water mass per unit area of the sheet and the ash mass per unit area of the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Kari Veikkolainen, Marko Toskala, Markku Mäntylä
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Publication number: 20230204489Abstract: A solution for controlling cellulose processing includes performing optically first measurements of the cellulose during the processing, performing second measurements of the cellulose by directing optical radiation to the cellulose, the radiation including at least one beam that is polarized and at least one separate beam is non-polarized, measuring attenuations and parameters of polarization of the radiation interacted with the cellulose and determining size of particles in the cellulose based on at least one comparison of the parameters of polarization and the attenuations. The processing is controlled based on the first measurements until a given threshold of the first measurements has been reached and thereafter controlling the processing based on the second measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Juha-Pekka HUHTANEN, Ismo JOENSUU, Juha OJANEN
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Publication number: 20230057366Abstract: A method for controlling a chemical recovery boiler. The method includes measuring concentrations of sodium carbonate, sodium sulfide, and sodium sulfate from green liquor of the chemical recovery boiler, determining a target temperature for smelt, imaging at least an area of a char bed of the chemical recovery boiler, the area being close to a smelt spout, to obtain an image of the area, determining a measured temperature of the char bed using the image of the area. The method further includes determining that the measured temperature of the char bed is less than the target temperature for smelt, and controlling the chemical recovery boiler such that the temperature of the char bed increases. A chemical recovery boiler for the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Jukka KOSKINEN, Mikko LESKINEN, Jarmo MANSIKKASALO
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Patent number: 11474501Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: receiving information on a configurable set of devices defined as a follow-up group, the set of devices including at least one follow-up device configured to at least temporarily operate in a follow-up mode, receiving an instruction to select first process information provided by the industrial process control system, activating a follow-up mode on the at least one follow-up device, determining second process information based on the first process information and instructing the at least one follow-up device to present the second process information according to the follow-up mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Anni Uusitalo, Lauri Lehtikunnas, Jouni Ruotsalainen
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Publication number: 20220317051Abstract: Measurement apparatus including an optical sensor, which performs repeatedly transmission measurements through moving sheet of paper or board at at least one wavelength band dominantly absorbed by water, at at least one wavelength band dominantly absorbed by cellulose. The apparatus also includes an X-ray sensor, which performs repeatedly transmission measurements through the moving sheet of paper or board with photons of electromagnetic radiation (1 keV to 10 keV). The apparatus comprises a data processing unit, which receives signals with information on intensities of the optical and X-ray radiations passed through the sheet from the optical sensor and the X-ray sensor, and determines, based on the information, all of the following of the moving sheet: the dry stuff content as a function of the cellulose mass per unit area of the sheet, water mass per unit area of the sheet and the ash mass per unit area of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Kari VEIKKOLAINEN, Marko TOSKALA, Markku MÄNTYLÄ
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Patent number: 11435724Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: performing a second web browser accessible by a first web browser in a remote user device, communicating with a first web application in the first web browser of the user device, performing a second web application in the second web browser configured to communicate with an automation service of an automation system and provide a user interface to the automation service, receiving first feature information from the first web application, and providing, on the basis of the received first feature information, second feature information for adapting the user interface to the automation service for the user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Valmet Automation OyInventor: Henry Haverinen
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Patent number: 11371832Abstract: A measuring device for measuring thickness of a planar object, where the measuring device comprises a first optical sensor module and a second optical sensor module that located on opposites of the measured planar object with mutual distance the optical sensor modules having at least one light source, a reference shade with two dimensional pattern and an imaging sensor and computing equipment, where the one light source is set to an angle towards measured object and the reference shade is set between the light and the object so that a shadow forms on the surface of the object and the imaging sensor is set so it can detect the reference shade and the shadow while the computing equipment calculates the distance between the surface of the object and sensor module from the distance between the detected shade and shadow of both optical modules and calculate the thickness of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventor: Toni Muotio
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Patent number: 11340145Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (100) for collecting dust samples. The apparatus comprises a piston (102) and a cylinder (110) for holding the piston with a body having a hole (108) extending through the body. The cylinder (110) has a first end (112), which is open, the first end of the cylinder being slanted such that underside (130) of the cylinder extends farther than upper side (132). A mechanism (114) moves the piston between inward and outward positions. The apparatus gathers dust flowing past the piston into the hole of the piston when the piston is in the outward position and moves the gathered dust by moving the piston into the inward position. An input feed (116) is configured to spread fluid through the hole filled with dust to flush the dust to an output feed (118).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Petri Janhunen, Ilkka Pyykkönen, Pasi Kärki, Timo Sirviö
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Patent number: 11204329Abstract: A method of measuring properties of a moving cellulose, paper or board sheet. A first parameter of a first resonance caused by the moving sheet in a frequency range 1 GHz to 25 GHz of electromagnetic radiation is measured. A second parameter of an electromagnetic signal transmitted between at least a pair of transceiver parts of a transceiver sensor located on opposite sides of the moving sheet through the moving sheet is measured in a frequency range 25 GHz to 1000 GHz. A minimum difference between the frequency ranges related to the first parameter and the second parameter being at least 5 GHz. Both the dry stuff content and the weight of water per unit of area are determined on the basis of the first parameter, the second parameter and available information related to a distance travelled by the electromagnetic signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Markku Mantyla, Jussi Graeffe, Pekka Jakkula
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Publication number: 20210364396Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (100) for collecting dust samples. The apparatus comprises a piston (102) and a cylinder (110) for holding the piston with a body having a hole (108) extending through the body. The cylinder (110) has a first end (112), which is open, the first end of the cylinder being slanted such that underside (130) of the cylinder extends farther than upper side (132). A mechanism (114) moves the piston between inward and outward positions. The apparatus gathers dust flowing past the piston into the hole of the piston when the piston is in the outward position and moves the gathered dust by moving the piston into the inward position. An input feed (116) is configured to spread fluid through the hole filled with dust to flush the dust to an output feed (118).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Petri JANHUNEN, Ilkka PYYKKÖNEN, Pasi KÄRKI, Timo SIRVIÖ
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Publication number: 20210301466Abstract: A monitoring apparatus for a doctoring comprises a vibration sensor which is individual and is attached at a discrete location of a doctor blade arrangement, the at least one vibration sensor converting a mechanical vibration of the doctor blade arrangement to an electrical signal, the mechanical vibration being caused by the doctor blade in response to a scraping operation of a rotating roll which is in contact with a moving web. A data processing unit receives the electrical signal carrying information on the vibration, compares said vibration with a reference of at least one previous measurement of a same grade of the web, and start one or more preventive actions in order to avoid a drop-through in the case said vibration exceeds at least one boundary of the reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Kimmo MEHTOMAA, Kari ERKKILÄ, Juha-Matti HEINONEN, Sami KÄHKÖLÄ, Jukka ÖSTERHOLM
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Publication number: 20210278200Abstract: A measuring device for measuring thickness of a planar object, where the measuring device comprises a first optical sensor module and a second optical sensor module that located on opposites of the measured planar object with mutual distance the optical sensor modules having at least one light source, a reference shade with two dimensional pattern and an imaging sensor and computing equipment, where the one light source is set to an angle towards measured object and the reference shade is set between the light and the object so that a shadow forms on the surface of the object and the imaging sensor is set so it can detect the reference shade and the shadow while the computing equipment calculates the distance between the surface of the object and sensor module from the distance between the detected shade and shadow of both optical modules and calculate the thickness of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventor: Toni MUOTIO
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Publication number: 20210214893Abstract: An apparatus for measuring flowing suspension includes a radiation source that directs wave motion to the suspension, a flow causing particles of the suspension to be sorted by size. A measuring arrangement measures first values of a first parameter of the wave motion interacted with the suspension at a first wavelength band of the wave motion, and measures second values of at least one of the following: a second parameter of the wave motion interacted with the suspension, and the first parameter of the wave motion interacted with the suspension at a second wavelength band of the motion, the measurement of the first and second values being synchronized. The arrangement forms at least one comparison being configured to relate to one of the first and one of the second values, and forms a distribution with at least one of first values as a function of one of the comparisons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventor: Matti TÖRMÄNEN
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Patent number: 10969343Abstract: A measuring method includes: illuminating a silicone-coated layer using a light source; and imaging light from the light source that is specularly reflected from the silicone-coated layer to form an image of a surface of the silicone-coated layer. The method further includes detecting pores and/or voids in a silicone coating of the silicone-coated layer from the image; determining a silicone coverage of the silicone-coated layer based on the detected pores and/or voids; and determining a release force of the silicone-coated layer based on the silicone coverage.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventor: Markku Mäntylä
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Publication number: 20210088500Abstract: A measurement apparatus of a moving paper web, includes an optical radiation source that outputs optical radiation toward a scattering element of the measurement apparatus. The scattering element scatters the optical radiation, and a transmitting surface of the scattering element directs the optical radiation in a scattered manner toward the moving paper web. A distance between said transmitting surface of the scattering element and a surface of the paper web is known, and the transmitting surface and a detector of the apparatus are on opposite sides of the paper web. The detector receives at least a part of the optical radiation, which is side-scattered from the moving paper web. The detector determines a moisture value and a dry weight of the paper web on the basis of spectral information on the received optical radiation and the known distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Markku MÄNTYLÄ, Pekka SUOPAJÄRVI
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Patent number: 10788819Abstract: An industrial process is monitored and controlled by displaying at least one process page in a process page window, providing an operator configurable region, and providing at least one item display element representing at least one process component, sub-process or operation on the process page and being movable on top of the operator configurable region. A movement of the item display element from the process page on to the operator configurable region is determined, and the operator configurable region is caused to display a corresponding docked display element in the operator configurable region. The docked display element is configured to enable control of the process component, sub-process or operation the docked display element represents from the operator configurable region.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: VALMET AUTOMATION OYInventors: Hannu Paunonen, Jouni Ruotsalainen, Lauri Lehtikunnas
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Patent number: 10655849Abstract: The method in a recovery boiler comprises estimating the first melting temperature T0 of the fly ash depositing on heat transfer surfaces, the estimating being based on potassium (K) content of the fly ash; measuring or estimating the temperature Tss of superheated steam; evaluating a temperature difference TD1 between the first melting temperature T0 and the temperature Tss of the superheated steam, the temperature difference TD1 providing an estimate of the risk of corrosion; and selecting a control action for influencing the temperature difference TD1.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Valmet Automation OyInventors: Jarmo Mansikkasalo, Jukka Koskinen