Indicator system for a process plant control complex
Abstract
An advanced control room complex for a nuclear power plant, including a discrete indicator and alarm system (72) which is nuclear qualified for rapid response to changes in plant parameters and a component control system (64) which together provide a discrete monitoring and control capability at a panel (14-22, 26, 28) in the control room (10). A separate data processing system (70), which need not be nuclear qualified, provides integrated and overview information to the control room and to each panel, through CRTs (84) and a large, overhead integrated process status overview board (24). The discrete indicator and alarm system (72) and the data processing system (70) receive inputs from common plant sensors and validate the sensor outputs to arrive at a representative value of the parameter for use by the operator during both normal and accident conditions, thereby avoiding the need for him to assimilate data from each sensor individually. The integrated process status board (24) is at the apex of an information hierarchy that extends through four levels and provides access at each panel to the full display hierarchy. The control room panels are preferably of a modular construction, permitting the definition of inputs and outputs, the manmore »
- Inventors:
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- Windsor, CT
- North Canton, CT
- Vernon, CT
- Enfield, CT
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869030
- Patent Number(s):
- 5265131
- Assignee:
- Combustion Engineering, Inc. (Windsor, CT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- indicator; process; plant; control; complex; advanced; nuclear; power; including; discrete; alarm; 72; qualified; rapid; response; changes; parameters; component; 64; provide; monitoring; capability; panel; 14-22; 26; 28; 10; separate; data; processing; 70; provides; integrated; overview; information; crts; 84; overhead; status; board; 24; receive; inputs; common; sensors; validate; sensor; outputs; arrive; representative; value; parameter; operator; normal; accident; conditions; avoiding; assimilate; individually; apex; hierarchy; extends; levels; access; display; panels; preferably; modular; construction; permitting; definition; machine; interface; specific; algorithms; proceed; parallel; fabrication; installation; equipment; generic; testing; plant control; generic testing; information hierarchy; process status; discrete indicator; nuclear qualified; nuclear power; data processing; power plant; integrated process; receive inputs; sensor individually; status overview; status board; provides access; representative value; provides integrated; specific algorithms; plant specific; plant sensors; plant parameters; display hierarchy; discrete monitoring; control capability; overview information; assimilate data; overview board; overhead integrated; accident conditions; component control; common plant; advanced control; rapid response; modular construction; sensor outputs; separate data; machine interface; sensor output; receive input; control complex; specific algorithm; rate data; process plant; /376/340/700/
Citation Formats
Scarola, Kenneth, Jamison, David S, Manazir, Richard M, Rescorl, Robert L, and Harmon, Daryl L. Indicator system for a process plant control complex. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Scarola, Kenneth, Jamison, David S, Manazir, Richard M, Rescorl, Robert L, & Harmon, Daryl L. Indicator system for a process plant control complex. United States.
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@article{osti_869030,
title = {Indicator system for a process plant control complex},
author = {Scarola, Kenneth and Jamison, David S and Manazir, Richard M and Rescorl, Robert L and Harmon, Daryl L},
abstractNote = {An advanced control room complex for a nuclear power plant, including a discrete indicator and alarm system (72) which is nuclear qualified for rapid response to changes in plant parameters and a component control system (64) which together provide a discrete monitoring and control capability at a panel (14-22, 26, 28) in the control room (10). A separate data processing system (70), which need not be nuclear qualified, provides integrated and overview information to the control room and to each panel, through CRTs (84) and a large, overhead integrated process status overview board (24). The discrete indicator and alarm system (72) and the data processing system (70) receive inputs from common plant sensors and validate the sensor outputs to arrive at a representative value of the parameter for use by the operator during both normal and accident conditions, thereby avoiding the need for him to assimilate data from each sensor individually. The integrated process status board (24) is at the apex of an information hierarchy that extends through four levels and provides access at each panel to the full display hierarchy. The control room panels are preferably of a modular construction, permitting the definition of inputs and outputs, the man machine interface, and the plant specific algorithms, to proceed in parallel with the fabrication of the panels, the installation of the equipment and the generic testing thereof.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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