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CONTROL LIMITER DEVICE

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4184331

A control-limiting device for monltoring a control system is described. The system comprises a conditionsensing device, a condition-varying device exerting a control over the condition, and a control means to actuate the condition-varying device. A control-limiting device integrates the total movement or other change of the condition-varying device over any interval of time during a continuum of overlapping periods of time, and if the tothl movement or change of the condition-varying device exceeds a preset value, the control- limiting device will switch the control of the operated apparatus from automatic to manual control.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-015819
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2927070
OSTI ID:
4184331
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English