Application of FF FFB in hybrid/batch control

Author

Wang, Kai ; Wang, Hong

fYear

2005

fDate

28-31 Aug. 2005

Firstpage

809

Lastpage

813

Abstract

A scheme employed, by means of the flexible function block (FFB), to solve the unsatisfactory control effect of foundation fieldbus (FF) on hybrid/batch control is proposed in this study. Two types of FFBs have been developed, one of which can be embedded into a FF instrument directly and is able to fully communicate with all other devices on the FF network. It is characterized by a complete distributed solution based on FF. And the other can integrate, as an interface, a programmable logic controller (PLC) into FF network to perform the required hybrid control. It is characterized by a centralized solution. Finally, application of the two types of FFBs in hybrid/batch control is explained by the case from the field demonstration of function block capability in hybrid/batch application (FBCiHBA) hosted by Fieldbus Foundation in USA. The successful application of these two types of FFBs in this case illustrates that the FFBs can meet the requirements of hybrid/batch control

Keywords

batch processing (industrial); field buses; process control; programmable controllers; FBCiHBA; FF network; PLC; batch control; flexible function block; foundation fieldbus; function block capability; hybrid control; programmable logic controller; Actuators; Automatic control; Communication system control; Control systems; Ethernet networks; Field buses; Instruments; Joining processes; Manufacturing automation; Programmable control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control Applications, 2005. CCA 2005. Proceedings of 2005 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9354-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCA.2005.1507228

Filename

1507228