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Simulator for an industrial plant

  • US 4,613,952 A
  • Filed: 07/11/1983
  • Issued: 09/23/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A simulator for simulating a multi-stage industrial plant controllable by a digital control and digital programmer for affecting plant operation, comprising:

  • a simulation console;

    a plurality of indicators mounted on said console for producing an indication in response to display signals applied thereto;

    a plurality of manually operable controls mounted on said console for producing manual signals;

    programmable means coupled to said indicators for providing to them said display signals, said programmable means being coupled to said manually operable controls for receiving their manual signals, said programmable means including;

    model means responsive to the manual signals of predetermined ones of said manually operable controls for providing a programmed array of processed values sized to simulate parameters existing during operation of said industrial plant, given ones of said array of values being applied to specified ones of said indicators for providing said indication; and

    control means responsive to programmed ones of said array of values for modifying said array to an extent and in a manner determined by programming of said programmable means, said simulator further comprising;

    digital programming means constructed the same as said digital programmer for affecting the programming of said programmable means to alter the operation of said control means.

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