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of information technology
with MHPS's plant manufacturing experience
01 General
07 Human-Machine Interface
Overview
OPS/MPS/ACS Role Allocation
Function of OPS
Function of ACS
Control System Monitoring Functions
Plant Operation Support Functions
Other Functions
DIASYS Netmation® and DIASYS-IDOL++ are trademarks or registered trademarks Remote Monitoring and Operation Functions
of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. System Security
Windows is either trademark or a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Hardware Specifications
in the United States and/or other countries.
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, ActiveX, 16 Multiple Process Station (MPS)
Excel, and Internet Explorer are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries. Overview
Hardware Architecture
ControlNet is a trademark of ControlNet International, Ltd. Hartdware Lineup
pSOSystem is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. System Reliability
VISIO is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
FLEX I/O are trademarks of the Allen-Bradley Corporation, Inc.
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All other brand or product names appearing in this document are either trademarks or Overview
registered trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications
System specifications are subject to change without notice. Hardware Architecture
Hardware Lineup
Copyright© 2009 by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., Japan. All rights reserved.
General
General
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems is one of the largest plant manufacturers in the world. We manufacture the devices in a power plant such DIASYS Netmation® was released in 2000 and it is the latest (2) Easy maintenance using the fully integrated database
as boilers, turbines and gas turbines, and also engineer conventional plants consisting of boilers and turbines and combined cycle plants control system of the DIASYS® series. DIASYS Netmation®
Before DIASYS Netmation®, the user needed to register
consisting of gas turbines, HRSGs (waste heat recovery boilers) and steam turbines. actively incorporates the ever-developing IT technology and uses
items in a system and set up the system in each of different
Additionally, we design and manufacture varied types of power generation facilities using gas engines, diesel engines, wind power, fuel DIASYS-IDOL++ as the plant control software. DIASYS-
tools that were used to create and change logic, create graph-
cells and waste materials, and different types of facilities in a power plant (such as desulfurization facilities). IDOL++ is an enhanced version of DIASYS-IDOL which has
ics windows for monitoring, and perform other operations. The
many successful results and is optimized for plant control. The
different sets of data in the tools needed to be related by using
As a company that manufactures the devices in a power plant and engineers power plants, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems started to DIASYS Netmation® system is designed to achieve high
communication point numbers.
create its own control system, DIASYS® , from 1970s to provide optimum control for these power generation facilities. reliability which we think, as a designer and manufacturer of
Now DIASYS Netmation® centrally manages all the system
plants, is the most important feature.
data in the integrated database and you do not need to relate
So far, we have released the DIASYS-UP series and the DIASYS-UP/V series employing the latest hardware of each era. For the DIASYS Netmation® differs from the old DIASYS® series in
the data by using communication point numbers any more.
software that controls each plant, we always use our original logic description language called DIASYS-IDOL that is best suited for plant three points:
Since you can reference and edit the same data in an easy-
control.
to-understand format from multiple tools, human errors such
(1) Using the latest IT technology and maintaining the high
as incorrect relations of data can be prevented and efficient
reliability as before
maintenance is possible.
・ We developed our original card communication technology
based on the Internet technology with enhanced reliability and
use it to monitor and control plants. The card communication
technology is highly reliable and creates only a low traffic load,
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System Overview and Feature
Below are outlined the main devices making up the DIASYS Netmation® system.
plant control and I/O processing. It features advanced arithmetic the entire DIASYS Netmation® system and register necessary OPS. Therefore, a remote monitoring and operation system can
and monitoring at a place far from the plant or a field mobile
processing capabilities that enable it to support a wide range of elements, such as creating and changing the logic calculated on the
terminal system that enables operations on the field outside the be created using existing low-load infrastructures such as PHS
applications that require high-speed processing, such as turbine MPS, and designing graphic displays, trends and control loop plates
control room in the same manner you expand an ordinary system and microwaves. You do not need to lay new optical fiber to
governor control, as well as automatic boiler control and on OPSs , all the way up to and including configuring an entire
automatic plant start/stop control. In addition, since the MPS was system. All maintenance data is managed in the integrated database (security measures are required). create a remote monitoring and operation system.
successfully connected with the products of other companies in called ObjectDatabase (ORCA) and no complex specification of You can create such systems since a protocol for low-load traffic, Data is not missed even if an unstable communications network
many occasions in the past and has interface software as relationships is needed. called the card communication technology, was developed and might experience momentary lapses of data since the MPS logs
standard, you can configure a seamless control and monitoring You use DIASYS-IDOL++ software to write the logic. The EMS adopted in DIASYS Netmation® to enable the communications and stores data. When the communications are restored, the
system for the entire plant. The system can also be configured to provides OPS elements and MPS elements such as control loop between the system components. OPS calls the MPS for data again. Therefore, trend data and
connect to fieldbuses via ControlNet. Moreover, since the Multiple plates for operating the plant and alarms. The EMS is an extended alarms are not lost. Other functional degeneration does not occur,
Process Station supports a duplexed configuration and optical function block and enables the seamless description and manage-
■ Low-load traffic is achieved by sending either.
communications, remote-process I/O devices can be installed ment of the relationships among those elements on the same sheet.
right next to plant equipment. and receiving only required data
■ Many applications are available for the
The MPS is duplexed (CPUs, power supplies, I/O networks) to ■ Accessory Station (ACS) The traditional control systems periodically sent all the process
ensure the reliability as a controller. control and monitoring system
The Accessory Station (ACS) stores and manages large amounts of data collected by the controller to user-machine interface devices
plant data. Removable media such as magneto-optical drives for such as OPSs. Therefore, the larger the plant, the larger the Many applications are available such as a remote monitoring and
■ Operator Station (OPS) traffic became. And an applicable infrastructure was required. operation system using existing microwave lines for security
data storage can be easily connected. The ACS can also be used as
The Operator Station (OPS) is a human-machine interface for an interface with external devices. The card communication technology is an outstanding communi- purposes or telephone lines, a tablet PC used as a field mobile
monitoring and operating a plant. Since an OPS is a Windows- cations method since it queries the controller for the data to be terminal, and the email feature of a mobile phone used as an
based system, it is easy to use and allows the plant operators to ■ Compact Process Station (CPS) displayed on the OPS, and compresses and sends or receives alarm reception feature.
learn the operations easily. only the required data.
The Compact Process Station (CPS) is a controller containing a
CPU (SmartCPU) that can be mounted on the bus (FLEX BUS)
■ Browser Operator Station (Browser WSM) which is used for I/O modules. The CPS can be used more casually
DIASYS Netmation® also offers browser-based OPS software. compared to the MPS, for example, in a small plant such as a
Simply by installing and setting up this software on a browser- packaged boiler, an additional facility for diagnosing the combustion
vibration of a gas turbine, or any other place that requires input and
resident PC, operators can obtain the same functionality as ③ Data parcel received :
provided by an OPS in the central control room. output. The CPS uses the same I/O modules as the MPS. The CPS data displayed on OPS screen
and the MPS can coexist in the same system.
Internet Level
On the Internet Level, DIASYS Netmation® offers monitoring from home and
INTERNET Browser WSM remote diagnostic services from MHPS. Operation and monitoring can be performed ① Client OPS data request enterd
by simply connecting to the Internet using the same Browser WSM as on the Office
LAN Level. on card : card sent
Router Office LAN Level
On the Office LAN Level, DIASYS Netmation® offers plant operations monitoring
Browser Browser Browser
WSM WSM WSM and control via a local LAN that extends throughout the entire power plant. Since all
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System for Small Facilities: Compact Process Station (CPS)
Not all applications involve large-scale systems like thermal power plants. The Compact Process Station (CPS) has the flexibility to adopt to
Company LAN Web Server smaller, dispersed power sources and other small-scale facilities. As a DCS, the CPS has the same operability, expandability, and reliability
64kps that characterize DIASYS Netmation®, with the size and cost performance comparable to a sequencer (PLC).
・Whereas in the MPS, the CPU chassis and I/O modules are completely
NO.1 Proxy
independent in the cabinet, the CPS employs a simpler arrangement, with
About 100km Demilitarized Zone
the CPU module located alongside the DIN rail with I/O modules.
NO.2 Proxy ・A dual CPU configuration can also be used for even higher reliability.
MPS
Firewall (Plant Control System) ・The system can be configured and maintained using the same Engineering
(Common Control System) & Maintenance Station software as with DIASYS Netmation®.
(Turbine Governor Control System)
・Systems combining DIASYS Netmation® and the "Smart CPU" can be
OPS
seamlessly configured, operated, and maintained. Compact Process Station (CPS)
(Plant Monitoring Geothermal Power
and Operation) Generation Facility ・DIASYS Netmation®'s characteristic low-load communications allows the
configuration of remote monitoring and control systems for unmanned
facilities and so on.
Fig. 3 : Example Remote Monitoring and Operation System for a Geothermal Power Plant For details, see the chapter on the Compact Process Station (CPS).
In this example, an operator station was set up at the client's monitoring center over 100km from the plant, where the client
carried out remote monitoring and control via a secure microwave link.
Coexistence of User-friendliness (OPS) and High Reliability (MPS and CPS)
DIASYS Netmation® uses Microsoft's Windows as the operating system of the OPS.
Since you can use the OPS to operate and monitor a plant by clicking the mouse or dragging and dropping items like you use Windows
applications such as Word and Excel, the users who are accustomed to Windows can easily learn how to use the OPS.
Some of you may worry that Windows is prone to freeze (a window suddenly stops and does not recover until the power is turned off and
OPS (Plant Monitoring on again) and Windows may not be suitable for operating and monitoring a plant in terms of reliability.
and Operation) Island B DIASYS Netmation® was successful in gaining the operability of Windows and high reliability by designing the system based on a
OPS OPS OPS
96kbps concept that totally differs from conventional control systems.
Now the controller (MPS or CPS) has the data collection feature and the alarm detection feature which belonged to the OPS previously.
OPS Even if the OPS goes down, the required functionality is never lost. The MPS and the CPS are designed with reliability as the top priority.
The operating systems of the MPS and the CPS are not Windows and each of the MPS and the CPS is duplexed (two CPUs, two power
supplies, two networks) to achieve a high working ratio.
In the OPS, only the DIASYS Netmation® graphics display software (Work Space Manager) is running and the OPS does not collect or
Base Station store process data at all. When the OPS needs data, it asks the MPS, the CPS, or the ACS using the card communication technology each
(Control Station time. Therefore, even if the OPS freezes and is reset, functional degeneration such as missed alarm detection or missed trend data does
not occur at all.
in Island A)
To achieve this level of reliability, DIASYS Netmation®
Windows is convenient. But how about reliability?
knows the causes that might freeze Windows in advance and
MPS When trend data if the machine the machine performs required measures on Windows applications for
is displayed, freezes or is reset restarts Detected alarms, history of
continued operation. That is why DIASYS Netmation®
(I/O Device) alarms, whether alarms are
checked, and trend graphs are can run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If a memory leak
displayed without fail. that might cause a system freeze occurs, an appropriate
Tagging status is also kept circuit in DIASYS Netmation® detects it and reports it as
regardless of the status of this PC.
Island D Island C Diesel Power an alarm to reset the PC before the freeze occurs and
Generation Facility release the memory.
Past data is resent
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Human-Machine Interface
It is also possible to set up a central control room designed for people familiar with office-type environments that utilizes full-monitor op-
eration combined with a user-friendly human-machine interface. Adding a large screen (optional) allows several people to share the lat-
est plant information.
A Web-based OPS (browser OPS) has also been developed for
Human-Machine Interface
DIASYS Netmation®. Simply by setting up the OPS on a
Human-Machine Interface
OPS/MPS/ACS Role Allocation The OPS graphically displays the operating status of a plant. The OPS displays an overall or partial system diagram of the plant, and
displays process status and process values in real time, using methods such as digital display, bar graphs, and color variations. Clicking
The human-machine interface functions are implemented using the three main elements making up DIASYS : Netmation®
Operator Stations (OPS), Process Stations (MPS/CPS), and Accessory Stations (ACS). Their respective roles are apportioned as shown on the screen-displayed graphical symbol of a plant device causes a control loop plate (operation frame) to appear, where it can then be
in Fig. 10. The OPS does not store process data of the plant; it fetches necessary data from the MPS/CPS or the ACS when necessary manipulated. Further, more efficient status monitoring can be achieved by displaying trend components and other graphic components
using the card communication technology. concurrently. Since the logic calculation status can also be displayed, a screen densely populated with integrated plant and control infor-
mation can be configured.
The main functions are as follows: The main functions are as follows:
・Graphic display ・Long-term storage of data (31 days by default)
・Plant operation input (operation frame) ・Storage of event traces
・Modification of some settings such as logic ・Storage of logs
parameters ・Process data reports
・Alarm display ・Other reports
・Trend display ・Exporting data to Excel data sheets
Process Station
(MPS/CPS)
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■ Control Loop Plates 3) X-Y Trend
A control loop plate component (equivalent to a conventional moni- The X-Y trend graphically displays the correlation between multiple
toring and operation-type instrument) is provided with the system. process data items that cannot be represented by the time-sequence
Control loop types include analog operation loops and digital opera- components. The X-Y trend component supports operation and mon-
tion loops. Analog operation loops are used for performing continu- itoring by the operator through display of saturation curves, NPSH
ous operations (e.g. set value manipulation and valve lift opera-
characteristics, water-fuel ratio, cross limits, and a host of other data
tions) and digital control loops are used for starting and stopping
types.
auxiliary equipment and for opening and closing motorized valves.
The system is designed to prevent mishaps through the combined
use of control loop operation and execute keys for initiating an oper- Functions
Human-Machine Interface
Human-Machine Interface
ation.The control loop's associated controllers and control logic are ・Setting of actual data as a target curve
processed at a Multiple Process Station. It is possible to display a ・Drag & drop target curve setting
maximum of 12 control loops per OPS window. ・On-line or off-line target curve setting
■ Trends
■ Alarms
A trend is a component that graphically displays the variance of process
data over time. There are three types of trend components: DIASYS Netmation® 's alarm function boasts a number of ways to quickly inform operators of plant and system abnormalities, and to
help investigate their sources.
The system comes with an alarm summary, two-line message, alarm group display, and event trace. It also includes an alarm setting
1) Trend Graph
function and alarm event printing function.
The trend graph component graphically displays up to 16 points of
process data as the data varies over time.
1) Alarm Summary
Functions The alarm summary displays a list of alarms that have occurred. Alarms can be grouped according to categories set using the Engineering &
Maintenance Station, and the classified alarms easily displayed with the look and feel of Explorer. Operations such as alarm suppression
・ Seamless display of both realtime & historical trends
are also possible.
・ Pen recorder-style current value monitoring
・ Easy scaling and scaling information summary Table 1 : Example of alarm type and display colors Functions
Alarm Type Abnormal Restored ・ Fifteen-class Color-Coded Display
・ Independent timing mark information
・ Alarm sorting by device and importance
・ Display of reference data such as ideal curves Major Red Green
using the alarm list view
・ Collection time Fig. 13 : Sample Trend Graphic Minor Yellow Green
・ Sorting by priority (Fifteen-class)
Recent mode : Display data within the last 24 hours System Red Green ・ Display items: Occurrence time
Historical mode : Display data after the last 24 hours up to (mm/dd hh:mm:ss), tag name, details, level,
31 days ago (standard) alarm setting value. The user can access
・ Collection cycle detailed information on selected alarms
Recent mode : 1 sec using the View function.
Historical mode : 10 sec (standard), 1 sec, 5 sec, or 15 sec
・ Display span : 3 min, 10 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 2 hr, 4 hr, 8 hr or 24 hr 2) Two-line Message
The two-line message displays the latest alarm messages
2) Quick Trend on two lines. The latest alarm occurrences and their status
can be checked while referring to graphic and trend win-
The quick trend allows ready display of trends in parameters the user
dows.
wishes to monitor for a short time only. Simply right-click any analog data
on the graphic window to display trend data. 3) Event Trace
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■ Logic Monitoring ■ Digital Group Trends ■ Operator Action Logs
Monitoring of logic calculation executed on the MPS , parameter tuning, and collection of data with static characteristics can be The digital group trend function periodically stores the The operator action log function stores operator actions such as
pre-registered data and chronologically displays it in a list format. control loop plate operation (on/off, increase/decrease) and
performed from the OPS display.
alarm/data setting, and automatically prints them on demand.
Functions Display options are also available.
・Number of data items registered: 20 points at maximum/group
・Number of groups: 40 groups at maximum Functions
・Display update interval: Selectable from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, ・Number of actions stored: up to 160,000 (including event,
15, 20, and 30 seconds, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes, and 1 trace)
hour ・Display options: operation-, tag-, and time-based display
Human-Machine Interface
Using bar graphics or numeric values, the maintenance log If a main plant device is tripped, the flight recorder function
function displays the elapsed operation time or the total number of collects the data about the pre-registered process values before
starts and stops of specified auxiliary plant equipment. and after the trip and displays the data as trend data on the OPS.
The flight recorder helps you investigate and analyze the cause of
Functions trips by chronologically displaying the process data before and
・3200 items after a trip in high resolution.
・Group Point List
Functions
■ Group Point List ・Collection interval: Minimum calculation interval of logic
・Collection period: 1 minute at maximum before and after a
The group point list function displays the current values of trigger
pre-registered data in a table format in real time. ・Number of points collected: 32 points at maximum/group, up to
8 triggers can be set per group
Functions ・Number of groups: 4 groups at maximum/MPS
・Number of data items registered: 64 points at maximum/group ・Display method: Trend feature of the OPS
Fig. 17 : Sample Logic Monitoring ・Number of groups: 64 groups at maximum ・Amount of data stored: Data of past 10 collections is stored per
・Display update interval: 1 second group.
Function of ACS
■ Reports
Control System Monitoring Functions
The report function is used for printing process data managed by
the Accessory Station database in the form of daily or monthly
reports. To print, data is first obtained from the database and ■ System Status Indication
then a report is created by pasting the data into an Excel form.
This window displays the status of each element
Because report screens are created using Excel, report formats
making up the system. If an abnormality occurs, a
can easily be created by customers.
message including its details (self-diagnosis
Functions results) and location (e.g., card/module address) is
・Report types: daily, monthly, and displayed.
the following optional types: hourly,
shift, weekly, quarterly, and annual
・Print request function for reprinting
previously printed reports on demand Fig. 18 : Sample Report
・Ability to revise reports using Excel
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Plant Operation Support Functions ■ Voice Guidance (optional) System Security
Voice guidance uses speech to convey the content of the plant
As a leading plant manufacturer, MHPS offers a variety of plant DIASYS Netmation®'s security system is built on MHPS's
auxiliaries operation guide and to alert operators to alarm
operation support software packages. proven track record in security technology.
occurrences.
Human-Machine Interface
・Plant start and stop curve display ・Firewalls are set up where necessary, to block unauthorized
・Automatic plant start and stop control ■ Displaying Video Recorded by a Web
access from outside the system.
(APS)/sequence master display Camera (optional)
・Trip factor monitoring The video of Motion-JPEG (M-JPEG) can be displayed. The video ・The Operator Station can be set up with security levels to limit
・Control schematic diagram display recorded by an inexpensive Web camera can be displayed in the access either by operation or by area.
・Leak detection monitoring same manner graphics are displayed on the OPS. Any type of
・Enthalpy diagrammatic drawing camera can be used.
・Control balance
・Trend monitoring
■ Displaying Video Recorded by an NTSC
Camera (optional)
■ Plant Calculation (optional)
The video recorded by an existing NTSC camera can be Fig. 21 : Sample Setting Screen for Security Level
MHPS offers a variety of calculation packages.
displayed by installing an MPEG4 encoder. You can use an
existing camera and display the recorded video on the OPS.
Functions (selected) Hardware Specifications
・Performance calculations
・Life duration calculations Remote Monitoring and Operation Functions The hardware specifications for the Operator Station (OPS), the Browser OPS, and the Accessory Station (ACS) are listed below.
・Stress calculations
・User defined calculations
■ Browser OPS (optional) Table 2 : OPS Hardware Specifications Table 3 : Browser OPS Hardware Specifications
Item Specification Item Specification
By installing and setting up this software on a browser-resident
CPU Pentium 4 1.5GHz or higher CPU Pentium 4 2.4GHz or higher
PC, operators can obtain the same functionality as provided in
Other Functions (latest model is employed) (latest model is employed)
the central control room OPS. Memory 1 GB or more Memory 1 GB or more
By connecting to the operator's intranet, plant operation and Hard disk 80 GB or more Hard disk 80 GB or more
■ Archiving to External Storage Units monitoring are possible from the home or office. What's more, by Resolution 1280 x 1024 Resolution 1280 x 1024
(optional) implementing this function over the Internet or a leased line, Network connection 100baseT x 3ch Network connection 100baseT x 1ch
(2ch when networking printer not OS Windows NT 4.0 workstation/
remote monitoring from MHPS and remote plant diagnosis are required) 2000/XP Professional
This function archives data to large external storage units such as
also possible. OS Windows NT 4.0 workstation/ Browser Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
magneto-optical disks.
2000/XP Professional
・Recommended specifications.
■ Mobile OPS (optional) ・Windows -based PC is employed. (Requirements for a Windows-based PC containing an applicable browser.)
・An industrial personal computer for long-term maintenance ・ An industrial personal computer for long-term maintenance
By setting up a wireless LAN, OPS functionality using a tablet PC (PCLTM01) is recommended. (PCLTM01) is recommended.
can be realized from the field. Security from external tampering is
achieved by setting up a firewall.
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Multiple Process Station (MPS)
■ Multi-screen (optional) Overview
The multi-screen is an OPS consisting of one PC controller
and multiple monitors. The multi-screen supports a The Multiple Process Station (MPS) of DIASYS Netmation® is a controller that performs arithmetic operations for control and
processes input and output with the field.
one-person operation by allowing you to concurrently The DIASYS Netmation® Multiple Process Station (MPS) gives full play to the plant manufacturer's basic philosophy of ensuring
display and operate multiple windows more easily reliability and controllability. The key features of the MPS are as follows.
compared to usual monitors.
■ High Reliability
Duplicated redundant functional processors, network and power supply units help ensure system reliability. Moreover, each CPU is
provided with a complete set of self-diagnostic functions. This means that, in the event of failure, switchover can be made to the standby
CPU of the duplex system without adversely affecting control.
Human-Machine Interface
■ Easy Maintenance
The DIASYS-IDOL++ engineering software tools integrate total plant control logic designing,
maintenance, monitoring and diagnostics. DIASYS-IDOL++ is a user-friendly system for the
customer, which makes it a snap to perform system maintenance of anything from control logic
modification to system configuration.
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Hardware Architecture A 250
750
250 250
200
200
300
300
There are two, duplexed CPU cards, each of which monitors the other in a redundant configuration. If one of the CPUs fails, the control
100
100
functions are seamlessly handed over to the standby CPU. Process I/O modules that provide plant interfaces also provide the interface
89.6
5
to the CPUs via ControlNet, which is an open, state-of-the-art control network advanced by Allen Bradley specifically for real-time, high-
421
310.35
throughput industrial applications.
71
2300
2300
Ready I/O module extensibility is provided by adding I/O modules to ControlNet. Similarly, specialized function modules such as turbine
interlock modules and valve interface modules are also connected to ControlNet, just like a regular I/O module.
1050
1000
Allen Bradley's PLC can also be connected directly to ControlNet. This allows one to configure a total plant control and monitoring
system that includes proprietary PLCs for auxiliary systems such as water treatment facilities, desulfurization facilities and ash treatment
Multiple Process Station (MPS)
229
229
MODBUS or Ethernet. Moreover, by connecting linking devices to ControlNet, the system can also be set up to interface fieldbuses, FRONT A SIDE (A-A) REAR
DeviceNet networks, or MCCs. 1000
Fig. 23 shows a typical arrangement of modules in a cabinet; Fig. 24 is a sketch of a CPU chassis; and Figure 25 is power distribution Fig. 23 : Typical Arrangement within Cabinet
diagrams of the CPU and I/O systems.
265
SYSTEM I/O
CONTROLNET I/F
CONTROLNET I/F
ETHERNET-P
ETHERNET-Q
CPU-A
ETHERNET-P
ETHERNET-Q
CPU-B
SYSTEM I/O
CPU card CPU card CPU
Ethernet Ethernet
interface interface
card Tracking
card Engineering &
C-PCI C-PCI Maintenance Station
ControlNet ControlNet (EMS)
interface Communication interface 206
card card
System System FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW
DI/O card DI/O card
ControlNet
Optical
Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter PLC
Converter
(sequencer)
TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O Optical TB I/O
Converter
TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O
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Hardware Lineup
DIASYS Netmation®'s card line-up is shown in Table 7. In addition to
the DIASYS Netmation® cards, the FLEX I/O cards manufactured by
the Allen Bradley company can also be used.
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Table 7 : DIASYS Netmation® Original Card and Module Lineup (2/2) System Reliability
TYPE NAME NUMBER S P E C IF IC AT IO N
Turbine co ntrol m od ule F X S V L01A S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±20 m A /4 -20m A O U T /LV D T IN ) To help ensure the highest system reliability, a stringent quality control system is rigorously applied to both the hardware and the
F X S V L01B S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±20 m A /4 -20m A O U T /LV D T IN ) software of the MPS. Even so, as a basic rule, MHPS embraces a redundant configuration to maintain automatic control and operation
F X S V L02A S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±50 m A O U T /LV D T IN ) monitoring functions, even in the rare event a system failure occurs.
F X S V L02B S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±50 m A O U T /LV D T IN )
F X S V L02B -8V-1 K S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±50 m A O U T /LV D T IN ) In a redundant configuration, reliable self-diagnostic functions and a thorough backup transfer function constitute the two most critical
F X S V L02C S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±50 m A O U T /LV D T IN )
elements. These self-diagnostic functions are shown in Table 11.
F X S V T 01 S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±20 m A /4 -20m A O U T /Tra nsm itter IN )
F X S V T 02 S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , ±50 m A O U T /Tra nsm itter IN )
1) Self-diagnostic Functions
F X S V T 03 S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , 0 -250m A O U T /Tra nsm itte r IN )
F X S V T 04 S E R V O VA LV E IN T E R FA C E M O D U LE (C ontrolN et F LE X , 0 -500m A O U T /Tra nsm itte r IN ) Since the CPU card of an MPS assigns its highest priority to maintaining continued control as the plant control system, it is equipped
F X O P C 01 C ontrolN et F LE X I/O O V E R S P E E D P R O T E C T IO N C O N T R O L M O D U LE with the ability to perform reliable self-diagnostics.
F X E O S 01 C ontrolN et F LE X I/O T U R B IN E E O S T C O N T R O L M O D U LE
2) System Switching Procedure
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Engineering & Maintenance Station (EMS)
Compact Process Station (CPS) and DIASYS-IDOL++
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Integrated Database(Object Database(ORCA))
One of the main features of DIASYS Netmation® is an integrated database called ObjectDatabase (ORCA).
The control system performs varied functions including the graphic display on an OPS, creating logic for defining arithmetic processing for
control, and assignment of input and output signals to I/O modules.
ObjectDatabase (ORCA) managed each piece of data that is shared by different functions as a single component (object). Objects
appear differently depending on the function that uses them. However, objects do not change. Figure 28 shows the concept.
Number Setting Number Setting
LD0001 1 when active LD0001 Red for 1
LD0002 1 when inactive LD0002 Yellow for 1
LD0003 1 for failure Same state of the LD0003 Red and flicking for 1
same pump since
…. the number is the ….
same
The logic for establishing each state is written. The color for each state is set.
Graphic components do not exist.
In previous systems, when different functions required the same data, each function created the data and gave the same number to the data
to show that they were actually using the same data. Let's take a pump for example.
Suppose there is logic that defines a pump that changes its color depending on its status. Also suppose there is a graphic window that
displays the pump which changes its color. In previous systems, the logic creation tool was used to create the color change logic and the
pump was given a number for each piece of that logic.
Then the graphic creation tool was used to create a graphic that displayed the pump. To the colors of the pump, the numbers defined in the DI 1
color change logic were assigned. 2
Logic for Same object with
defining 3 different
Figure 29 shows the concept of the previous number assignment method. Figure 30 shows the ObjectDatabase (ORCA) method used in
color change appearances
DIASYS Netmation®. patterns 4
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The logic for establishing each state is written. The color for each state is set (this setting is
Graphic components can coexist with logic. also possible using LogicCreator).
Logic creation tool: Graphic creation tool:
LogicCreator GraphicCreator
ORCA
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Control and Processing Logic Description Language DIASYS-IDOL++ The DIASYS-IDOL++ software installed in the EMS includes not just elements for logic description language, but for operating screens,
OPS control monitoring elements including alarms and lamps, and plant status as well, allowing various linked conditions to be entered on
Control and processing logic is described using DIASYS-IDOL++, the logic description language exclusive to DIASYS®. Conventional a single logic sheet. Previously, links between control logic, OPS, and other functions were created by assigning an ID number, but
digital controllers require programming technology to build up the control logic, making them difficult for control engineers to handle. With DIASYS-IDOL++ eliminates the need to assign and manage ID numbers.
DIASYS-IDOL++, however, the program code is formed simply by drawing a conventional control system diagram on the VDU screen.
This control and processing logic description software, originally developed by MHPS for power plants, has earned a solid reputation
among customers for its easy description of control algorithms. Since it was first developed in 1980, DIASYS-IDOL++ has become faster ORCA-View
and more compact in terms of arithmetic processing, while maintaining the same interchangeability of expression.
The DIASYS-IDOL++ contains more than 100 standard logic elements, with the typical 6 elements shown in Fig. 31.
The elements are displayed for selection on the LogicCreator of the EMS. The standard elements can also be combined to form a new
・You can write lamps in control logic.
element using the "user definition macro function."
Out put
I nt put i O ut put
Intput i Three input signals are AN D e d .
Decrease demand
V Input AM Output
Input
001
Output
001 Tracking
Hardware Specifications
Tracking value
Output
Decrease Tracking The hardware specifications for the EMS are listed below.
Tracking demand value
Rate of change Output
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DIASYS Netmation®-Related Products
Measurement and Control Products for Thermal Power Plant : DIASYS SOLUTIONS
As a plant manufacturer, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) provides total solutions for operating plant including
Training Simulator
design, manufacture, and operation of boilers and turbines. We also integrate the component parts of the plant such as
As a world-renowned plant manufacturer, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has delivered a variety of plants ranging from plants with
boilers, turbines, and auxiliary units using our thermal plant control system, DIASYS®.
boilers and turbines for small industries to large-scale plants consisting of monotube boilers and steam turbines. Our operation training
This provides the measurement, control and required information to operate the plant. In addition MHPS offers other simulator, SimTRAC is the essence of our accumulated design know-how and operation technologies, realized in the form of user-friendly
products to cover every aspect of plant operation: high sensitivity monitoring devices, high efficiency operation control simulation technology.
■ Advantages of introducing SimTRAC
support applications, and operation training assistance systems.
1) Operators can easily learn how to start and stop a plant or change load by themselves.
2) Simulated operations provide a varied types of abnormalities including device failures and system changes, allowing operators to
improve their skills effectively.
3) Simulations for changing the control logic and adjusting parameters allow operators to understand plants better.
4) Simulations include special types of operations such as coal-fired boilers.
■ Training simulator
Precise and compact
Highly sophisticated design technologies of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power
Systems as a plant manufacturer are incorporated including
know-hows for designing boiler heat surfaces and turbine blades, heat
Thermal Power Plant transfer equations, and consideration for the heat balance of plants.
Analyzer/Simulator
● ・Joint Operation System
・Modernization of Power Plants for Local Use
Joint Operation System (JOS)
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As parameters, you can specify (or enter signals for) 1): plant system information, such as characteristics of boilers and turbines or
pressure loss in pipes, 2): electricity supply charge, fuel cost, 3): energy demand patterns of steam and electricity and 4): operation
conditions. By doing so, JOS calculates the economical operation in real time using n-order polynomial expressions considering the task
as a nonlinear constrained optimization problem and displays the result as a reference for the actual operation.
■ Example of Calculating the Advantages of Introducing JOS
The typical cost improvement of a mill of a paper manufacturer is described here.
You can calculate the advantages of introducing JOS based on the following data: Normal After
operation optimization
(1)Systems in the target plant (steam, fuel, electricity) Total power 90 MW 87 MW
(2)Whether electricity is purchased, unit price of electricity (for each season and generated
time zone) Purchased 10 MW 13 MW
(3)Rating and structures of boilers and turbines
(4)Boilers: Rated capacity, type of fuel, operation range Consumed 8.1 t/h 7.1 t/h
(5)Turbines: Type (such as 2-stage extraction back-pressure), rated capacity, Consumed 29.8 t/h 29.8 t/h
and operation range of steam in each stage coal
Power gen. 48.3 47.4
cost k US$/h k US$/h
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Remote Operation and Monitoring System
Nowadays, remote systems are introduced to allow operations of a power plant from a different remote power plant or operations and
monitoring from a customer's headquarters. MHPS has provided remote systems in more than 30 power plants worldwide. Some remote
systems are connected to MHPS's remote center to allow our plant engineers to support efficient operations.
MHPS has delivered remote systems that require high reliability such as remote
Power plant A that Power plant B at a remote
remotely runs plant B location
systems in far islands and remote geothermal turbines.
IRS
module
IRS
TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O TB module TB module
Manitenance-free design
TB TB TB TB IRS TB IRS
The spherical lens eliminates the need for cleaning the sensor window. I/O I/O I/O
module module
IRS IRS
TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O TB module TB module
Long-life sensor IRS IRS
TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O TB TB
Long-life semiconductors used in the infrared sensor element makes it module module
IRS IRS
unnecessary to carry out replacement at normally frequent intervals. TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O TB module TB module
IRS IRS
TB I/O TB I/O TB I/O TB TB
module module
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