Requirements, specification and design considerations for implementation of a PLC-based burner management system

Author

Nichols, Alan K. ; Rutherford, Thomas

Author_Institution

Allen-Bradley Co., Highland Heights, OH, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

3-7 June 1991

Firstpage

50

Lastpage

54

Abstract

A knowledge base of burner management systems (BMSs) as adapted to a programmable controller platform is described. Emphasis is placed on the safety and reliability aspects of the system, including both the hardware components and the software components that interact with the hardware. It is concluded that safety and reliability are the keys to the successful implementation of a burner management system. The subsystems must be designed with an awareness of these two elements and combined to form an integrated system.<>

Keywords

boilers; combustion; expert systems; process computer control; programmable controllers; reliability; safety; PLC; boilers; burner management system; combustion; design; expert systems; hardware; knowledge base; process computer control; programmable controller; reliability; safety; software; Boilers; Costs; Fires; Hardware; Logic design; Programmable control; Project management; Relays; Reliability; Software safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 1991., Conference Record of 1991 Annual

Conference_Location

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAPCON.1991.239665

Filename

239665