Methods and Systems for Converting Application Code in Turbine Control Systems

A system for modifying a turbine control system, comprising:

• a translator configured to:
• retrieve a first application code comprising a first application code format;
• retrieve mappings of one or more elements of said first application code format to one or more elements of a second application code format;
• generate application data from said first application code based at least in part on said retrieved mappings;
• and
• convert said application data to a second application code comprising said second application code format.

A method for converting software in a turbine control system, comprising:

• providing a legacy application code format comprising one or more elements;
• providing an upgraded application code format comprising one or more elements;
• identifying translation mappings of said one or more elements of said legacy application code format to said one or more elements of said upgraded application code format;
• retrieving a legacy application code written in said legacy application code format and comprising at least one legacy variable, at least one legacy control logic program, and at least one legacy IO configuration;
• generating variable application data from said at least one legacy variable based at least in part on said translation mappings;
• generating control logic application data from said at least one legacy control logic program based at least in part on said translation mappings;
• generating IO configuration application data from at said least one legacy IO configuration based at least in part on said translation mappings;
• converting said variable application data to at least one upgraded variable;
• converting said control logic application data to at least one upgraded control logic program;
• and
• converting said IO configuration application data to at least one upgraded IO configuration;
• wherein said at least one upgraded variable, at least one upgraded control logic program, and at least one upgraded IO configuration comprise an upgraded application code written in said upgraded application code format.