System and apparatus for plant monitoring and control
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1. A plant monitoring system comprising:
- a chassis comprising a backplane, the backplane configured to receive a plurality of insertable generic logic modules (GLMs); and
the plurality of GLMs, each GLM comprising;
a main circuit card insertable into the backplane and comprising;
a detachable first input mezzanine card configured to receive an input signal from a sensor that senses an attribute of the plant;
a detachable first output mezzanine card configured to selectively send an output signal to an actuator in the plant; and
a detachable logic mezzanine card comprising;
a first core field programmable gate array (CFPGA) configured to;
receive processed sensor signals from the detachable first input mezzanine card;
convert the processed sensor signals from a first format to sensor data in a second format; and
provide the sensor data to a first application specific field programmable gate array (ASFPGA); and
wherein the first ASFPGA is configured to;
receive the sensor data and, based on the sensor data and one or more criteria, direct, via the first CFPGA, the first output mezzanine card to send the output signal to the actuator.
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Abstract
A system and apparatus for monitoring and control of the operation of various types of industrial plants, including power plants, nuclear power plants and plants including various types of mechanical, electrical and chemical machinery. The invention employs modular non-microprocessor based, non-software based digital hardware that enables communication between sensors and control logic and between the control logic and actuators that control a functional aspect of each plant.
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1. A plant monitoring system comprising:
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a chassis comprising a backplane, the backplane configured to receive a plurality of insertable generic logic modules (GLMs); and the plurality of GLMs, each GLM comprising; a main circuit card insertable into the backplane and comprising; a detachable first input mezzanine card configured to receive an input signal from a sensor that senses an attribute of the plant; a detachable first output mezzanine card configured to selectively send an output signal to an actuator in the plant; and a detachable logic mezzanine card comprising; a first core field programmable gate array (CFPGA) configured to; receive processed sensor signals from the detachable first input mezzanine card; convert the processed sensor signals from a first format to sensor data in a second format; and provide the sensor data to a first application specific field programmable gate array (ASFPGA); and wherein the first ASFPGA is configured to; receive the sensor data and, based on the sensor data and one or more criteria, direct, via the first CFPGA, the first output mezzanine card to send the output signal to the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A plant monitoring system comprising:
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a chassis comprising a backplane, the backplane configured to receive a plurality of insertable generic logic modules (GLMs); and a first GLM of the plurality of GLMs, comprising; a first main circuit card insertable into the backplane and comprising; a detachable first input mezzanine card configured to receive a first input signal from a first sensor that senses a first attribute of the plant; a detachable first output mezzanine card configured to selectively send a first output signal to a first actuator in the plant; and a detachable first logic mezzanine card comprising; a first core field programmable gate array (CFPGA) configured to; receive processed first sensor signals from the detachable first input mezzanine card; convert the processed first sensor signals from a first format to first sensor data in a second format; and provide the first sensor data to a first application specific field programmable gate array (ASFPGA); and wherein the first ASFPGA is configured to; receive the first sensor data and, based on the first sensor data and one or more criteria, direct, via the first CFPGA, the first output mezzanine card to send the first output signal to the first actuator; and a second GLM of the plurality of GLMs, comprising; a second main circuit card insertable into the backplane and comprising; a detachable second input mezzanine card configured to receive a second input signal from a second sensor that senses a second attribute of the plant; a detachable second output mezzanine card configured to selectively send a second output signal to a second actuator in the plant; and a detachable second logic mezzanine card comprising; a second CFPGA configured to; receive processed second sensor signals from the detachable second input mezzanine card; convert the processed second sensor signals from a third format to second sensor data in a fourth format; and provide the second sensor data to a second ASFPGA; and wherein the second ASFPGA is configured to; receive the second sensor data and, based on the second sensor data and one or more criteria, direct, via the second CFPGA, the second output mezzanine card to send the second output signal to the second actuator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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