System and Method for Distributed Control of a Plant Process
    1.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Distributed Control of a Plant Process 审中-公开
    植物过程分布式控制系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090043415A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-12

    申请号:US12048737

    申请日:2008-03-14

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 G06F15/16

    摘要: Exemplary methods and systems for a distributed control system (DCS) in an industrial environment such as a plant. The DCS includes sensors for monitoring plant processes, and controllers for controlling plant processes. The sensors and controllers each have an associated communication protocol. The DCS also includes an interface that receives data from the sensors, translates the data into a common protocol, and generates control signals based on the translated data to the controllers over a network. The interface communicates with each sensor and controller based on their respective communication protocols.

    摘要翻译: 在诸如工厂的工业环境中的分布式控制系统(DCS)的示例性方法和系统。 DCS包括用于监控工厂过程的传感器和用于控制工厂过程的控制器。 传感器和控制器各自具有相关联的通信协议。 DCS还包括从传感器接收数据的接口,将数据转换成公共协议,并通过网络将转换后的数据生成控制信号给控制器。 该接口根据各自的通信协议与每个传感器和控制器进行通信。

    Apparatus and method for producing hydrogen
    3.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and method for producing hydrogen 有权
    用于生产氢的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060137245A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-29

    申请号:US11015588

    申请日:2004-12-17

    IPC分类号: C01B3/24

    摘要: An apparatus and method for producing a hydrogen-enriched reformate. The apparatus includes a fuel processor for converting a fuel to a reformate having fluctuations in pressure and or flow rate, means for reducing the fluctuations, a compression unit for compressing the reformate and one or more of a purification unit and a storage unit downstream of a compression unit. Means for reducing the fluctuations in the reformate can include one or more of a buffer and a conduit for providing a controlled flow of a supplemental fluid to an inlet of the compression unit. The supplemental fluid can include the compressed reformate, a hydrogen-enriched reformate, and mixtures thereof. The apparatus can include means for regulating power to the compression unit that can incrementally increase power to the compression unit particularly during start up. The purification unit can include one or more of a hydrogen selective membrane and a pressure swing adsorption unit. Methods for producing hydrogen are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种生产富氢重整产品的装置和方法。 该装置包括用于将燃料转化为具有压力和/或流速波动的重整产品的燃料处理器,用于减少波动的装置,用于压缩重整产品的压缩单元和净化单元和存储单元下游的一个或多个 压缩单元。 用于减少重整产品波动的方法可以包括一个或多个缓冲器和用于向压缩单元的入口提供受控流动的补充流体的导管。 补充流体可以包括压缩的重整油,富氢重整油及其混合物。 该装置可以包括用于调节压缩单元的功率的装置,其可以增量地增加对压缩单元的功率,特别是在启动期间。 净化单元可以包括氢选择性膜和变压吸附单元中的一种或多种。 还公开了生产氢的方法。

    Apparatus and methods for producing hydrogen
    5.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and methods for producing hydrogen 有权
    用于生产氢的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060130402A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-22

    申请号:US11015711

    申请日:2004-12-17

    IPC分类号: C10J3/46

    摘要: An apparatus and method for producing a hydrogen-enriched reformate. The apparatus includes a fuel processor for producing a reformate having fluctuations in a pressure and/or flow rate and means for reducing the fluctuations. The reformate comprises impurities that are removed by a purification unit having a plurality of adsorbent beds. A valve assembly controls the flow of reformate to the adsorbent beds based upon sensed product data generated by a product sensor. A compression unit optionally compresses the reformate prior to entering the purification unit. Means for reducing fluctuations in the pressure and/or flow rate include a buffer and/or a conduit for providing a controlled flow of a supplemental fluid to an inlet of the compression unit. A product valve can control the flow of hydrogen-enriched reformate out of the purification unit. A controller can control the valve assembly, the flow of supplemental fluid and the product valve among other apparatus components to maintain a stable pressure within the purification unit and to produce a desired hydrogen-enriched reformate.

    摘要翻译: 一种生产富氢重整产品的装置和方法。 该装置包括用于产生具有压力和/或流速波动的重整产物的燃料处理器以及用于减小波动的装置。 重整产品包括通过具有多个吸附床的净化单元除去的杂质。 基于由产品传感器产生的感测产品数据,阀组件控制重整产物到吸附剂床的流动。 压缩单元在进入净化单元之前可选地压缩重整产品。 用于减小压力和/或流速波动的装置包括用于向压缩单元的入口提供受控流动的补充流体的缓冲器和/或导管。 产品阀可以控制净化单元中富氢重整产品的流动。 控制器可以控制阀组件,补充流体和产品阀在其他设备组件中的流动,以保持纯化单元内的稳定压力并产生所需的富氢重整产物。

    Dynamic cut-off frequency varying filter
    7.
    发明申请
    Dynamic cut-off frequency varying filter 有权
    动态截止频率变化滤波器

    公开(公告)号:US20060136157A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-22

    申请号:US11016278

    申请日:2004-12-17

    IPC分类号: G01R23/00

    CPC分类号: H03H17/0294

    摘要: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a store of at least one historical sensor measurement, a store of potential cut-off frequencies, and a filter. Each potential cut-off frequency is associated with a respective potential difference between a sensor measurement and the stored historical sensor measurement. The filter has a cut-off frequency dynamically selected from the stored potential cut-off frequencies on the basis of a difference between the stored historical sensor measurement and a current sensor measurement. The method includes determining a difference between a current sensor measurement and a historical sensor measurement; and dynamically selecting a cut-off frequency for a filter for the current sensor measurement from the difference.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种方法和装置。 该装置包括存储至少一个历史传感器测量,潜在截止频率的存储和滤波器。 每个潜在的截止频率与传感器测量值与存储的历史传感器测量值之间的相应电位差相关联。 滤波器根据存储的历史传感器测量值与电流传感器测量值之间的差值,从存储的电位截止频率中动态选择截止频率。 该方法包括确定当前传感器测量值与历史传感器测量值之间的差值; 并且根据差值动态地选择用于当前传感器测量的滤波器的截止频率。

    Safety system architecture for a hydrogen fueling station
    8.
    发明申请
    Safety system architecture for a hydrogen fueling station 失效
    氢燃料加油站的安全系统架构

    公开(公告)号:US20060136099A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-22

    申请号:US11015054

    申请日:2004-12-17

    IPC分类号: G05B21/00

    摘要: An apparatus and a method for use in controlling the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a purified hydrogen generator; at least one of a compression unit, a storage unit, and a dispensing unit; and a system controller. The system controller is capable of monitoring the operation of the hydrogen generator and the compression unit, storage unit, or dispensing unit at a system level and shutting down at least one of hydrogen generator and the compression unit, storage unit, or dispensing unit upon the detection of a dangerous condition. The method includes monitoring the generation of a purified hydrogen stream from a system level; monitoring the at least one of a compression, a storage, and a dispensing of the purified hydrogen gas stream from the system level in concert with monitoring the purified hydrogen gas stream generation; and shutting down at least one of the purified hydrogen gas stream generation and the compression, the storage, or the dispensing upon the detection of a dangerous condition at the system level.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于控制该装置的装置和方法。 该装置包括纯化氢发生器; 压缩单元,存储单元和分配单元中的至少一个; 和系统控制器。 系统控制器能够在系统级监视氢气发生器和压缩单元,存储单元或分配单元的操作,并关闭氢发生器和压缩单元,存储单元或分配单元中的至少一个 检测危险状况。 该方法包括监测从系统水平产生纯化的氢气流; 与监测纯化的氢气流产生一起监测来自系统水平的纯化氢气流的压缩,存储和分配中的至少一个; 并且在系统级别检测到危险状况时,关闭纯化的氢气流产生和压缩,存储或分配中的至少一个。

    Architectural Hierarchy of Control for a Fuel Processor
    9.
    发明申请
    Architectural Hierarchy of Control for a Fuel Processor 有权
    燃料处理器的建筑层次控制

    公开(公告)号:US20080070074A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-20

    申请号:US11939841

    申请日:2007-11-14

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A control technique for use in a fuel processor is disclosed. In one aspect, a control system includes a subsystem manager controller the operation of a respective physical subsystem for each of a plurality of physical subsystems in the fuel processor. The subsystem managers take their direction from a master control manager. In a second aspect, the subsystem managers collectively form a layer operating in conjunction with a second layer capable of interfacing the subsystem managers to their respective physical subsystems, a third layer capable of interfacing the subsystem managers with the second layer. In a third aspect, master control manager manages the operation of each physical subsystem through a respective subsystem manager, directs state transitions of the subsystem managers, and routs interaction between the subsystem managers from the master control manager.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于燃料处理器的控制技术。 在一个方面,控制系统包括子系统管理器控制器,用于燃料处理器中的多个物理子系统中的每一个的相应物理子系统的操作。 子系统管理人员从主控管理员处领导。 在第二方面,子系统管理器共同形成与能够将子系统管理器连接到它们各自的物理子系统的第二层一起操作的层,能够将子系统管理器与第二层接口的第三层。 在第三方面,主控管理器通过相应的子系统管理器管理每个物理子系统的操作,指导子系统管理器的状态转换,并且从主控管理器中引导子系统管理器之间的交互。