Title :
Integration of fieldbus into DCS
Author :
Lingqi, Li ; Hanasaki, Koichi ; Xiangyu, Wei ; Yanbin, Pang ; Zheng, Liu ; Youhua, Wu
Author_Institution :
Beijing Univ. of Chem. Technol., China
Abstract :
Control systems have evolved from local control to centralized control to today´s distributed control. With the emergence of fieldbus, new control strategies and architectures using this new concept will revolutionize instrumentation and control systems. The paper discusses the advantages of fieldbus, describe its benefits and impacts on distributed control systems (DCSs) and predict the next architectural transformation of control systems based on the current driving force. Also, some of the technical challenges and three approaches of integrating fieldbus into existing DCSs are presented
Keywords :
control systems; distributed control; field buses; process control; architectural transformation; control architectures; control strategies; control systems; distributed control systems; fieldbus; instrumentation; technical challenges; Automatic control; Centralized control; Communication system control; Control systems; Costs; Distributed control; Field buses; Instruments; Process control; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual, 1999. 38th Annual Conference Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Morioka
Print_ISBN :
4-907764-13-8
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.1999.788695
