Gas Chromatograph Device, System, and Method with Modular Architecture

A system for performing gas chromatography, comprising:

• a first circuitry comprising a memory and one or more processors configured to:
• provide, to a second circuitry of a manifold plate, a control signal for an inlet valve of the manifold plate;
• receive, from a third circuitry of a first analytical module, an attribute of a first fluid sample;
• and
• determine, based on the measured attribute of the first fluid sample, a physical component of the first fluid sample,
• the manifold plate comprising the second circuitry and an inlet, the inlet comprising the inlet valve and an inlet channel, the second circuitry comprising a second memory and one or more second processors configured to:
• receive, from the first circuitry, the control signal;
• and
• control the inlet valve of the inlet, based on the control signal, to direct the first fluid sample from the inlet valve through the inlet channel to the first analytical module, and
• the first analytical module affixed to the manifold plate and comprising a first gas chromatograph oven and the third circuitry, the third circuitry comprising a third memory and one or more third processors configured to communicate with one or more sensors, the third circuitry configured to:
• measure, using the one or more sensors, the attribute of the first fluid sample in the first gas chromatograph;
• and
• provide, to the first circuitry, the attribute of the first fluid sample.

A method for operating a chromatograph device, comprising:

• providing, by a first circuity and to a manifold plate comprising a second circuity and an inlet comprising an inlet valve and an inlet channel, a control signal for the inlet valve;
• adjusting the inlet valve, by the second circuitry and based on the control signal, to direct a first fluid sample from the inlet valve through the inlet channel to the first analytical module;
• measuring, by an analytical module comprising a first gas chromatograph, a third circuitry, and one or more sensors and using the one or more sensors, an attribute of the first fluid sample in the first gas chromatograph;
• receiving, by the first circuitry and from the third circuitry, the measured attribute of the first fluid sample;
• and
• determining, by the first circuitry and based on the received measured attribute of the first fluid sample, a physical component of the first fluid sample.