摘要:
An industrial field device provides information indicative of a process variable. The field device includes a controller, communication circuitry, a process variable sensor and measurement circuitry. The communication circuitry is coupled to the controller. The process variable sensor has an electrical characteristic that changes based on a variable of a process fluid. The measurement circuitry is coupled to the process variable sensor and coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to generate communication via the communication circuitry relative to the process variable, and to provide an indication of sand flow or other solids in the fluid.
摘要:
A two-wire temperature transmitter (12) is coupleable to a two-wire process control loop for measuring temperature of a process. The transmitter includes an analog to digital converter (20) configured to provide digital output (22) in response to an analog input (24). A two-wire loop communicator (26) is configured to couple to the process control loop (16) and send information on the loop (16). A microprocessor (28) is coupled to the digital output (22) and configured to send temperature related information on the process control loop (16) with the two-wire loop communicator (26). A power supply (30) is configured to completely power the two-wire temperature transmitter (12) with power from the two-wire process control loop. A temperature sensor (34) comprises at least two (16) temperature sensitive elements having element outputs which degrade in accordance (60, 62, 64, 66, 68) with different degradation characteristics. The element outputs are provided to the analog to digital converter (20), such that the microprocessor (28) calculates temperature related information as a function of at least one element output from a first temperature sensitive element (60, 62, 64, 66, 68) and at least as a function of one degradation characteristic of a second temperature sensitive element (60, 62, 64, 66, 68).
摘要:
A device (40) in a process control system (2) includes a memory (48) for storing a series of sensed process variables and command outputs representative of a learned process cycle. Comparison circuitry (80) compares recent process information to learned process information stored in the memory (48) and responsively provides a validity output signal. A method includes learning a cycle of a process to provide learned process information which comprises stored process variables and stored control signals over a time period, measuring a process variable in the process and responsively calculating the control output, storing the process variable in the control output to provide recent process information, and comparing the recent process information to the learned process information and responsively providing a validity output signal.
摘要:
A temperature transmitter (10) and a process control system includes a sensor input (1, 2, 3, 4) for coupling to a temperature sensor (16) having a temperature dependent resistance. Resistance measuring circuitry (20, 26, 50) couples to the sensor input (1, 2, 3, 4) and provides a resistance output related to resistance of the temperature dependent resistance. Analog to digital conversion circuitry (78, 88) couples to the sensor input (1, 2, 3, 4) and provides a digital output related to AC signals across the sensor input. Digital signal processing circuitry (64) isolates a Johnson noise component of the AC signals and provides a digitized Johnson output. Temperature measurement circuitry provides a calibrated temperature output based upon the resistance output and the digitized Johnson noise output. Output circuitry (24) transmits the calibrated temperature output over the process control loop (11).
摘要:
A process variable transmitter with diagnostics based on power spectral density (PSD) analysis of a process variable sensor signal is provided. In one embodiment, the process variable transmitter is a pressure transmitter and the diagnostics are used to diagnose impulse line obstruction or impending obstruction. Other diagnostics are also useful such as diagnosing primary element degradation. The sensor signal is digitized and the digitized signal is transferred into the frequency domain. The power of the frequencies on the sensor signal is examined to provide the enhanced diagnostics. In one aspect diagnostics are generated directly with the sensor PSD data. In another aspect, the PSD analysis is used to tune a filter in order to enhance traditional diagnostic algorithms.
摘要:
Process device diagnostic is provided for diagnosing the condition of a process by receiving a process variable sensor signal (146). The process variable sensor (138) senses vibration noise signals (132) carried in a process fluid of the process. The vibration noise signals (132) are generated by the process, such as by operation of process control elements. The diagnostics isolates the process noise signals (132) in the process variable sensor signal (146) and evaluates the isolated signal to diagnose the process and the process devices.
摘要:
A field device (20, 200) includes diagnostic circuitry (36) adapted to measure a characteristic related to a process control and measurement system (10). The measured characteristic is used to provide a diagnostic output indicative of a condition of the process control and measurement system (10). The measured characteristic can be provided to a diagnostic module that operates upon the measured characteristic to predict, or otherwise model, a condition of the process control and measurement system (10).
摘要:
An industrial process diagnostic apparatus (100) is provided which can identify a source, or 'root cause', of an aberration in an industrial process. A plurality of process configuration models (112) are provided which each represent a physical (or actual) implementation of an industrial process. One of the plurality of models is selected and diagnostics performed on the process using the selected model and at least one process signal related to the process. Based upon the diagnostics, a root cause of the aberration is determined.
摘要:
A flow diagnostic system (100) for a flow sensing element and impulse line (104). A pressure transmitter (102) coupled to the impulse lines (104) provides digital pressure data to a control system (112). The control system (112) provides the pressure data and real time clock readings to a diagnostic application (130,132 or 134). The diagnostic application (130,132 or 134) calculates a difference between current pressure data and its moving average. A condition of the primary element or impulse lines is diagnosed from a current pressure data set relative to an historical data set. The application can run on the control system (112), a remote computer (122) or an ASP application service provider (126).