Distributed Control Modules with Cumulating Command References
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsManxue Lu, Mitchell Donald Smith, Daniel Lee Immel, Jon Tomas Zumberge
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Abstract
A distributed control system may include a main processing unit, a distributed control module, and a controllable component. The distributed control module may be configured to receive a nominal command reference from the main processing unit, determine a series of cumulating command references based at least in part on the nominal command reference; and output a series of cumulating control commands to the controllable component. The series of cumulating control commands may be based at least in part on the series of cumulating command references.
Claims20
A method of controlling a controllable component, the method comprising:
- receiving a nominal command reference from a main processing unit;
- determining a series of cumulating command references based at least in part on the nominal command reference;
- and
- outputting a series of cumulating control commands to a controllable component, the series of cumulating control commands based at least in part on the series of cumulating command references.
A distributed control system, comprising:
- a main processing unit, a distributed control module, and a controllable component, the distributed control module configured to:
- receive a nominal command reference from the main processing unit;
- determine a series of cumulating command references based at least in part on the nominal command reference;
- and
- output a series of cumulating control commands to the controllable component, the series of cumulating control commands based at least in part on the series of cumulating command references.
A computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a distributed control module, cause the distributed control module to:
- receive a nominal command reference from the main processing unit;
- determine a series of cumulating command references based at least in part on the nominal command reference;
- and
- output a series of cumulating control commands to the controllable component, the series of cumulating control commands based at least in part on the series of cumulating command references.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.