DocumentCode
1204840
Title
Master controller
Author
West, Daniel D. ; Honaker, Darren ; Barry, Keith
Volume
11
Issue
6
fYear
2005
Firstpage
52
Lastpage
58
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-2618
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIA.2005.1524737
Filename
1524737
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