Title :
Master controller
Author :
West, Daniel D. ; Honaker, Darren ; Barry, Keith
Abstract :
This article reviews the successful master controller revamp of Sappi Fine Paper North America´s #3 Paper Machine (PM). Sappi´s #3 PM upgrade project proved that digital drives from various vendors could be coordinated from a single master controller. The existing original drive system had been installed with sectional AC drives. The flexibility of the drive system allowed for improvements to the control of the PM. The new master controller architecture communicated with, controlled, and diagnosed the old drives as well as the new drives with enhance diagnostic human-machine interface.
Keywords :
AC motor drives; machine control; paper making machines; user interfaces; AC drives; Sappi paper machine; digital drives; human-machine interface; master controller revamp; Communication system control; Control systems; Ethernet networks; Local area networks; Man machine systems; Milling machines; Paper making machines; Production; Programmable control; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIA.2005.1524737
