Digital control system

Claim 2

A digital controller in which a process variable of an object is measured, a deviation between a measured value and a desired value is calculated, a positional P-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation to obtain a positional P-calculation signal, a velocity-type I-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtain a velocity-type I-calculation signal, and a condition of the object is cotnrolled in accordance with the positional P-calculation signal and the velocity-type I-calculation signal, said controller comprising: signal converting means wherein a first upper limit and a first lower limit of a magnitude of a converted signal can be externally determined, wherein when said first upper and first lower limits are not externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal and outputs said positional I-signal, when said first upper limit is externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal, and when the magnitude of said positional I-signal is of a value equal to or less than said first upper limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal as is, and when the magnitude is of a value exceeding said first upper limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal after limiting the magnitude to said first upper limit, and when said first lower limit is externally determined, said signal covnerting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal, and when the magnitude of said positional I-signal is of a value equal to or greater than said first lower limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal as is, and when the magnitude is of a value below said first lower limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal after limiting the magnitude to said first lower limit; adder means for adding the positional I-signal input from said signal converting means and said positional P-calculation signal together, to thereby obtain a first manipulation signal; and upper/lower limiting means, a second upper limit and a second lower limit of which are predetermined, and which, when the magnitude of the first manipulation signal input from said adder means has a value exceeding said second upper limit, outputs said first manipulation signal as a second manipulation signal after limiting the magnitude of said first manipulation signal to said second upper limit and sets said first upper limit at said second upper limit, and when the magnitude of the first manipulation signal input from said adder means has a value below said second lower limit, outputs said first manipulation signal as a second manipulation signal after limiting the magnitude of said first manipulation signal to said second lower limit and sets said first lower limit at said second lower limit; said controller controlling the condition of the object so as to make said process variable equal to said desired value, in accordance with the second manipulation signal output from said upper/lower limiting means.

Claim 3

A digital controller in which a process variable of an object is measured, a deviation between a measured value and a desired value is calculated, a positional P-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtian a positional P-calculation signal, a velocity-type I-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtain a velocity-type I-calculation signal, a positional D-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtain a positional D-calculation signal, and a condition of the object is controlled in accordance with the positional P-calculation signal, the velocity-type I-calculation signal, and the positional D-calculation signal, said controller comprising: signal converting means, wherein a first upper limit and a first lower limit of a magnitude of a converted signal can be externally determined, wherein when said first and upper and lower limits are not externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal and outputs said positional I-signal, when said first upper limit is externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal, and when the magnitude of said positional I-signal is of a value equal to or less than said first upper limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal as is, and when the magnitude is a of a value exceeding said first upper limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal after limiting the magnitude to said first upper limit, and when said first lower limit is externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal, and when the magnitude of said positional I-signal is of a value equal to or greater than said first lower limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal as is, and when the magnitude is of a value below said first lower limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal after limiting the magnitude to said first lower limit; adder means for adding the positional I-signal input from said signal converting means, said positional P-calculation signal, and said positional D-calculation signal together, to thereby obtain a first manipulation signal; and upper/lower limiting means, a second upper limit and a second lower limit of which are predetermined, and which, when the magnitude of the first manipulation signal input from said adder means has a value exceeding said second upper limit, outputs said first manipulation signal as a second manipulation signal after limiting the magnitude of said first manipulation signal to said second upper limit and sets said first upper limit at said second upper limit, and, when the magnitude of the first manipulation signal has a value below said second lower limit, outputs said first manipulation signal as a second manipulation signal after limiting the magnitude of said first manipulation signal to said second lower limit and sets said first lower limit at said second lower limit; said controller controlling the condition of the object so as to make said process variable equal to said desired value, in accordance with the second manipulation signal output from said upper/lower limiting means.

Claim 4

A digital controller in which a process variable of an object is measured, a deviation between a measured value and a desired value is calculated, a positional P-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtian a positional P-calculation signal, a velocity-type I-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtain a velocity-type I-calculation signal, a positional D-calculation is performed in accordance with the deviation, to obtain a positional D-calculation signal, and a condition of the object is controlled in accordance with the positional P-calculation signal, the velocity-type I-calculation signal, and the positional D-calculation signal, said controller comprising: signal converting means, wherein a first upper limit and a first lower limit of a magnitude of a converted signal can be externally determined, wherein when said first and upper and lower limits are not externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal and outputs said positional I-signal, when said first upper limit is externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal, and when the magnitude of said positional I-signal is of a value equal to or less than said first upper limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal as is, and when the magnitude is a of a value exceeding said first upper limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal after limiting the magnitude to said first upper limit, and when said first lower limit is externally determined, said signal converting means converts said velocity-type I-calculation signal into a positional I-signal, and when the magnitude of said positional I-signal is of a value equal to or greater than said first lower limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal as is, and when the magnitude is of a value below said first lower limit, said signal converting means outputs said positional I-signal after limiting the magnitude to said first lower limit; adder means for adding the positional I-signal input from said signal converting means, said positional P-calculation signal, and said positional D-calculation signal together, to thereby obtain a first manipulation signal; and upper/lower limiting means, a second upper limit and a second lower limit of which are predetermined, and which, when the magnitude of the first manipulation signal input from said adder means has a value exceeding said second upper limit, outputs said first manipulation signal as a second manipulation signal after limiting the magnitude of said first manipulation signal to said second upper limit and sets said first upper limit at said second upper limit, and, when the magnitude of the first manipulation signal has a value below said second lower limit, outputs said first manipulation signal as a second manipulation signal after limiting the magnitude of said first manipulation signal to said second lower limit and sets said first lower limit at said second lower limit; said controller controlling the condition of the object so as to make said process variable equal to said desired value, in accordance with the second manipulation signal output from said upper/lower limiting means.