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Multiplexed digital control device

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-08
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Granted: 1993-09-14
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Expires: 2012-12-08
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Abstract

Abstract A multiplexed digital control device includes a plurality of control circuits and a main signal selection circuit for selecting and outputting a specific signal among the outputted manipulated variables of the plurality of the control circuits according to a predetermined logic. Each control circuit has sub-signal selection means for comparing an internal data of the control circuit obtained as a result of control operation thereof for an identical input signal of the device with internal data of other control circuits obtained as a result of control operations thereof and selecting a specific data among them, according to a predetermined logic. The specific data selected by the sub-signal selection means is outputted as a manipulated variable of its own control system.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akihiko Kuroiwa

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P7/00; H02P7/06; H02P7/18; H02P7/24; H02P7/28; H02P7/285; H02P7/2855; H02P23/00; H02P23/22; G; G05; G05B; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/34; G05B2219/34239

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 212 words
A multiplexed digital control device, comprising: a plurality of control systems each of which outputs a manipulated variable necessary to make a controlled variable from a common controlled system coincident with a common command; and main signal selection means for selecting a specific signal among said manipulated variables output from said plurality of control systems, according to a predetermined logic, wherein each of said plurality of control systems, comprises: a first memory for storing an internal data obtained as a result of a control operation; transmitting means for directly transmitting said internal data with an address information to the other control systems; receiving means for receiving said internal data of said other control systems transmitted thereto; second memories for storing said internal data transmitted from said other control systems and received by said receiving means at the addresses designated by the address information transmitted; sub-signal selection means for reading out said internal data, from said first and second memories, and selecting a specific data from said data readout, according to said predetermined logic, and determining said manipulated variable of one of said control systems on the basis of the selected specific data; and output means for outputting said manipulated variable determined by said sub-signal selection means to said main signal selection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 212 words
A multiplexed digital control device, comprising: a plurality of control systems each of which outputs a manipulated variable necessary to make a controlled variable from a common controlled system coincident with a common command; and main signal selection means for selecting a specific signal among said manipulated variables output from said plurality of control systems, according to a predetermined logic, wherein each of said plurality of control systems, comprises: a first memory for storing an internal data obtained as a result of a control operation; transmitting means for directly transmitting said internal data with an address information to the other control systems; receiving means for receiving said internal data of said other control systems transmitted thereto; second memories for storing said internal data transmitted from said other control systems and received by said receiving means at the addresses designated by the address information transmitted; sub-signal selection means for reading out said internal data, from said first and second memories, and selecting a specific data from said data readout, according to said predetermined logic, and determining said manipulated variable of one of said control systems on the basis of the selected specific data; and output means for outputting said manipulated variable determined by said sub-signal selection means to said main signal selection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
The device claimed in claim 1, wherein said main signal selection means serves to select one of said manipulated variables outputted from said respective control systems which corresponds to a median.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The device claimed in claim 1, wherein said sub-signal selection means serves to select one of said internal data of said respective control systems for an identical input signal, which corresponds to a median.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 101 words
The device claimed in claim 3, wherein said sub-signal selection means serves to correct a first value corresponding to a median of said outputted manipulated variables of said respective control systems obtained at a preceding sampling time with a value obtained by multiplying a deviation between a second value corresponding to a median of commands obtained in said respective control systems at a current sampling and a third value corresponding to a median of controlled variables of said respective control systems at a current sampling with a gain to obtain an output manipulated variable of said device at the current sampling.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 44 words
The device claimed in claim 1, further comprising abnormality detection means for detecting an abnormality of said internal data stored in said first and second memories, and a third memory for storing an internal data detected by said abnormality detection means as being abnormal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
The device claimed in claim 5, wherein said third memory comprises a first-in/first-out memory.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 231 words
A multiplexed digital control device, comprising: a plurality of control systems each of which outputs a manipulated variable necessary to make a controlled variable from a common controlled system coincident with a common command; and main signal selection means for selecting a specific signal among said manipulated variables output from said plurality of control systems, according to a predetermined logic, in accordance with a median preceding manipulated variable, a median current speed command, and a median current speed feedback signal, wherein each of said plurality of control systems, comprises: a first memory for storing an internal data obtained as a result of a control operation; transmitting means for transmitting said internal data with an address information to the other control systems; receiving means for receiving said internal data of said other control systems transmitted thereto; second memories for storing said internal data transmitted from said other control systems and received by said receiving means at the addresses designated by the address information transmitted; sub-signal selection means for reading out said internal data, from said first and second memories, and selecting a specific data from said data readout, according to said predetermined logic, and determining said manipulated variable of one of said control systems on the basis of the selected specific data; and output means for outputting said manipulated variable determined by said sub-signal selection means to said main signal selection means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 231 words
A multiplexed digital control device, comprising: a plurality of control systems each of which outputs a manipulated variable necessary to make a controlled variable from a common controlled system coincident with a common command; and main signal selection means for selecting a specific signal among said manipulated variables output from said plurality of control systems, according to a predetermined logic, in accordance with a median preceding manipulated variable, a median current speed command, and a median current speed feedback signal, wherein each of said plurality of control systems, comprises: a first memory for storing an internal data obtained as a result of a control operation; transmitting means for transmitting said internal data with an address information to the other control systems; receiving means for receiving said internal data of said other control systems transmitted thereto; second memories for storing said internal data transmitted from said other control systems and received by said receiving means at the addresses designated by the address information transmitted; sub-signal selection means for reading out said internal data, from said first and second memories, and selecting a specific data from said data readout, according to said predetermined logic, and determining said manipulated variable of one of said control systems on the basis of the selected specific data; and output means for outputting said manipulated variable determined by said sub-signal selection means to said main signal selection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 71 words
The device claimed in claim 7, wherein said sub-signal selection means serves to correct a first value corresponding to said median preceding manipulated variable with a value obtained by multiplying a deviation between a second value corresponding to said median current speed command and a third value corresponding to said median current speed feedback signals with a gain to obtain an output manipulated variable of said device at the current sampling.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 44 words
The device claimed in claim 7, further comprising abnormality detection means for detecting an abnormality of said internal data stored in said first and second memories, and a third memory for storing an internal data detected by said abnormality detection means as being abnormal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 16 words
The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said third memory means comprises a first-in/first-out memory.

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