摘要:
A digital control system determines a control signal in accordance with proportional and integral control responses. The control signal is proportioned among a plurality of final control elements so as to modify related manipulated variables. The values of the manipulated variables are summed and that sum is similarly proportioned. The resulting individual portions are then compared with the value of the associated manipulated variable and the difference is added to the corresponding proportions of the control signal to correct the divergence of the response of the control elements from the desired proportioned response.
摘要:
In a PI process controller subject to degraded response such as reset windup caused by the limited ability of some component to follow changing error signals, means are provided to prevent this degradation. This means includes an additional loop around the controller which includes threshold devices to render the loop inoperative except when the controller output exceeds the threshold magnitude. When this occurs, the additional loop acts to prevent the degraded response.
摘要:
A method and means for controlling a rotary kiln so as to maintain the desired temperature in the burning zone utilizes a selected one of two variables to effect the control. The burning zone temperature is controlled by controlling the speed of the kiln or by controlling the firing rate. The system is specifically designed to provide an arrangement for determining whether the control will be effected by a change in firing rate. Also, the amount of proportional action which is utilized in the control and the decision as to whether or not rate and reset action will be applied is determined by the logic of the system. An anticipatory control from CO is provided. The control system is so organized that proportional action may be doubled when the burning zone temperature is above or below a predetermined limit. Also, rate action is incorporated in the control only when the burning zone temperature is decreasing below a certain high limit or increasing above a certain low limit and reset action is utilized only within predetermined limits.
摘要:
A method for detecting the presence of cyclic pulses in process measurements having a high noise content by incrementing a counter and initiating a new time interval when the difference between the minimum and maximum values of the process measurement exceed the expected magnitude of the cyclic pulses then decrementing the counter upon the expiration of a preset maximum duration for the time interval when the difference between the minimum and maximum has not reached the expected magnitude of the cyclic pulses. A count within a predetermined range of the maximum allowable count is then indicative of the presence of the cyclic pulses in the process measurement.