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US 2017/0212486 A1Published application
Smart auto reset for digital positioners connected to a local control panel or push button
AssigneeFisher Controls International LLC
InventorsStanley Felix Amirthasamy, Jimmie L. Snowbarger
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to apparatuses, systems and methods for resetting process control devices. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to apparatuses, systems and methods for automatically resetting process control devices in particular circumstances.
Claims20
A process control device, comprising:
- a controller having a remote device trip initiation input, a local device trip initiation input, a remote trip condition input, and a local device reset input;
- a device trip source determination module configured to determine a device trip source based on at least one of:
- the remote device trip initiation input and the local device trip initiation input;
- and
- a device reset determination module configured to:
- automatically generate a device reset when the device trip source determination module determines that the device trip source is a remote device trip and based on the remote trip condition input;
- or
- generate the device reset when the device trip source determination module determines that the device trip source is a local device trip and based on the local device reset input.
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A system for resetting a process control device, the system comprising:
- a process control device;
- and
- a controller having a remote device trip initiation input, a local device trip initiation input, a remote trip condition input, and a local device reset input, wherein the controller is configured to determine a device trip source based on at least one of:
- the remote device trip initiation input and the local device trip initiation input, and wherein the controller is further configured to:
- automatically generate a device reset when the device trip source determination module determines that the device trip source is a remote device trip and based on the remote trip condition input;
- or
- generate the device reset when the device trip source determination module determines that the device trip source is a local device trip and based on the local device reset input.
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A computer implemented method of resetting a process control device, the method comprising:
- receiving a remote device trip initiation input at a processor of a computing device in response to the processor executing a remote device trip initiation input receiving module;
- receiving a local device trip initiation input at a processor of a computing device in response to the processor executing a local device trip initiation input receiving module;
- receiving a remote trip condition input at a processor of a computing device in response to the processor executing a remote trip condition input receiving module;
- receiving a local device reset input at a processor of a computing device in response to the processor executing a local device reset input receiving module;
- determining, using a processor of a computing device, a device trip source based on at least one of:
- the remote device trip initiation input and the local device trip initiation input, in response to the processor executing a device trip source determination module;
- and
- automatically generating, using a processor of a computing device, a device reset when the device trip source is determined to be a remote device trip and based on the remote trip condition input, in response to the processor executing a device reset determination module;
- and
- generating, using a processor of a computing device, the device reset when the device trip source is determined to be a local device trip and based on the local device reset input, in response to the processor executing the device reset determination module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.