• DocumentCode
    2620755
  • Title

    The use of electronic controls for electric heat tracing to enhance performance and safety

  • Author

    Johnson, Ben C. ; Maurin, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Thermon Ind., San Marcos, TX, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    36800
  • Firstpage
    2731
  • Abstract
    Today´s electronic control systems for electrical heat tracing, when used with PC based software, greatly improve system performance and reliability. Improved reliability results in lower cost of operations, less risk to the environment and provides an installation with a high level of safety. These benefits are examined, based on a control system of approximately 400 points including over 20000 meters of electric tracing
  • Keywords
    control systems; digital control; electric heating; microcomputer applications; process control; reliability; safety; PC based software; electric heat tracing; electronic controls; performance enhancement; reliability; risk; safety enhancement; Additives; Control systems; Electrical safety; Lubricants; Packaging machines; Petroleum; Resistance heating; Software safety; Temperature control; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6401-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.2000.883210
  • Filename
    883210