Process flow computer control system
First Claim
1. An improved method for automatically controlling the rate of mass flow in a system having a mass mover powered by a power supply which is attenuated by a control device for transferring mass through a conduit, wherein a signal proportional to said mass flow is transmitted to an automatic control unit, characterized by the improvement which comprises, in combination;
- (a) entering in said automatic control unit a standard signal, Sa, representative of a desired rate of mass flow in said conduit,(b) entering in said automatic control unit a rate of mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2,(c) entering in said automatic control unit an initial operating voltage, V, and transferring a signal proportional to said V to said control device to operate said mass mover while in automatic control mode to attenuate said power supply to said mass mover, and to produce a rate of mass flow in said conduit at said initial operating voltage, V,(d) obtaining a first signal, S1, proportional to the actual rate of mass flow in said conduit, and conveying said first signal, S1, to said automatic control unit,(e) comparing said Sa with said S1 in said automatic control unit and calculating a difference, D, between said Sa and said S1, and comparing said difference, D, with said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2,(f) when said difference, D, exceeds said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, switching said automatic control unit to a mode of fixed value, and thereafter transmitting a signal proportional to said initial operating voltage, V, to said control device to operate said mass mover at a fixed signal value.
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Abstract
An improved method for automatically controlling the rate of mass flow in a system having a mass mover powered by a power supply which is attenuated by a control device for transferring mass through a conduit, wherein a signal proportional to said mass flow is transmitted to an automatic control unit, characterized by the improvement among others, whereby the improved automatic control unit is provided with a process control mode in which new operating conditions are entered into the program, and the automatic control unit determines the correct mode of control for the new process conditions.
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1. An improved method for automatically controlling the rate of mass flow in a system having a mass mover powered by a power supply which is attenuated by a control device for transferring mass through a conduit, wherein a signal proportional to said mass flow is transmitted to an automatic control unit, characterized by the improvement which comprises, in combination;
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(a) entering in said automatic control unit a standard signal, Sa, representative of a desired rate of mass flow in said conduit, (b) entering in said automatic control unit a rate of mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, (c) entering in said automatic control unit an initial operating voltage, V, and transferring a signal proportional to said V to said control device to operate said mass mover while in automatic control mode to attenuate said power supply to said mass mover, and to produce a rate of mass flow in said conduit at said initial operating voltage, V, (d) obtaining a first signal, S1, proportional to the actual rate of mass flow in said conduit, and conveying said first signal, S1, to said automatic control unit, (e) comparing said Sa with said S1 in said automatic control unit and calculating a difference, D, between said Sa and said S1, and comparing said difference, D, with said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, (f) when said difference, D, exceeds said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, switching said automatic control unit to a mode of fixed value, and thereafter transmitting a signal proportional to said initial operating voltage, V, to said control device to operate said mass mover at a fixed signal value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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4. An improved method for automatically controlling the rate of mass flow in a system having a mass mover powered by a power supply which is attenuated by a control device for transferring mass through a conduit, wherein a signal proportional to said mass flow is transmitted to an automatic control unit, characterized by the improvement which comprises, in combination:
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(a) entering in said automatic control unit a standard signal, Sa, representative of a desired rate of mass flow in said conduit, (b) entering in said automatic control unit a rate of mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, (c) entering in said automatic control unit an initial operating voltage, V, and transferring a signal proportional to said V to said control device to operate said mass mover under automatic control mode, to attenuate said power supply to said mass mover, and to produce a rate of mass flow in said conduit at said initial operating voltage, V, (d) entering in said automatic control unit a standard signal T1 representative of another process variable in said conduit, S, and a standard deviation range, G1 -G2, for said T1, (e) obtaining a first signal, S1, proportional to the actual rate of mass flow in said conduit, obtaining a signal corresponding to T2 at a point in said conduit other than where said S1 is obtained, and conveying said first signal, S1, and said T2 to said automatic control unit, (f) comparing said Sa with said S1 in said automatic control unit, and calculating a difference, D, between said Sa and said S1, and comparing said difference, D, with said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, (g) when said difference, D, exceeds said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, comparing T2 with T1 to obtain a difference G, comparing G with deviation range G1 -G2, and thereafter determining whether said mass mover is controlled by a mode selected from the group consisting of an automatic control mode and a mode of fixed value. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31)
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8. (i) entering in said automatic control unit a second standard signal, Sb, representative of the next desired rate of mass flow through said conduit, switching said automatic control unit to a process change control mode, and beginning a real time measurement, to,
(j) calculating an adjusted operating voltage, Va, according to the formula ##EQU3## (k) transmitting a signal corresponding to said V to said speed control device, whereby said attenuated main electric supply voltage to said mass mover is adjusted to provide a rate of mass flow closer to said Sb, and (l) obtaining a third electrical signal, S3, proportional to said rate of mass flow and comparing said third electrical signal, S3, with said Sb, and obtaining a difference D3, (m) comparing said difference, D3, with said deviation range, K1 -K2, (n) switching said automatic control unit to said automatic control mode and repeating steps (e) and (f) when said difference is within said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2.
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24. In an apparatus for automatically controlling the rate of mass flow in a system having a mass mover powered by a power supply which is attenuated by a control device for transferring mass through a conduit, wherein a signal proportional to said mass flow is transmitted to an automatic control unit, characterized by the improvement which comprises in combination:
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(a) an automatic control unit programmed with predetermined standard signals and signal ranges for mass flow, (b) means for entering in said automatic control unit a standard signal, Sa, representative of a desired rate of mass flow in said conduit, (c) means for entering in said automatic control unit a rate of mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, (d) means for enterining in said automatic control unit an initial operating voltage, V, and transferring a signal proportional to said V to said speed control device to operate said mass mover under automatic control mode, to attenuate said main electric power supply to said mass mover, and to produce a rate of mass flow in said conduit at said initial operating voltage, V, (e) means for obtaining a first electrical signal, S1, proportional to the actual rate of mass flow in said conduit, and another electrical signal TG1 proportional to a measurable process variable and independent of said S1, and conveying said TG1 and said S1 to said automatic control unit, (f) means for comparing said Sa with said S1 in said automatic control unit, and calculating a difference, D, between said Sa and said S1, and comparing said difference, D, with said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, and (g) when said difference, D, exceeds said mass flow deviation range, K1 -K2, means for switching said automatic control unit to a mode of fixed value, and thereafter transmitting a signal proportional to said initial operating voltage, V, to said speed control device to operate said mass mover at a fixed signal value. - View Dependent Claims (26, 28, 30)
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