Ovation Certification the OV400 Processor Line
What are Possible Quality Reasons? - ✔✔
Latched Quality
Tagged Out
Hardware Error
Oscillating Point
Sensor Calibrate
Scan Removed
Data Link Failure
Substituted Ente
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Ovation Certification the OV400 Processor Line
What are Possible Quality Reasons? - ✔✔
Latched Quality
Tagged Out
Hardware Error
Oscillating Point
Sensor Calibrate
Scan Removed
Data Link Failure
Substituted Entered Value
Algorithm Application
Test Mode
User Definable
Engineering Limit
Reasonability Limit
What are the types of Quality and what is displayed for each next to the point? - ✔✔
Good = none
Fair = F
Poor = P
Bad = B
Timed Out = T (not formally defined as a Quality type)
For what reasons will a point display Fair Quality? - ✔✔An Operator entered value.
The result of a quality checking algorithm in the application (loop propagation).
For what reasons will a point display Poor Quality? - ✔✔Generated from certain algorithms if
some inputs were bad and some were good.
For what reasons will a point display Bad Quality? - ✔✔Faulty input hardware.
Input out of specified sensor range (analog).
The removal of a point from scan.
The result of a quality checking algorithm (loop propagation).
Why would a point indicate Timed Out? - ✔✔The point is not being updated. The drop that
broadcasts the point is probably off the network.
Define the AMS Suite - ✔✔AMS™ Suite (Asset Management System), is a comprehensive and
integrated family of applications from Emerson developed for:
- predictive maintenance
- performance monitoring
- and economic optimization.
What applications are provided with the AMS Suite? - ✔✔Asset Portal
Intelligent Device Manager
Machinery Health Manager
Equipment Performance Monitor
What is the purpose of the Asset Portal? - ✔✔Decision support, reporting and analysis on the
health and performance of your production assets.
What is the purpose of the Intelligent Device Manager? - ✔✔Predictive and proactive
maintenance of instruments and valves.
What is the purpose of the Machinery Health Manager? - ✔✔Predictive and proactive
maintenance of mechanical equipment.
What is the purpose of the Equipment Performance Monitor? - ✔✔Predictive and proactive
maintenance of process and
mechanical equipment.
For which type of devices does AMS work with? - ✔✔- HART field devices
- Foundation field bus devices
List the types of Analog Input Modules. - ✔✔Analog Input (13 bits)
Analog Input (14 bits)
Analog High Speed Input (14 bits)
HART Analog Input
HART High Performance Analog Input
RTD 4-Input
RTD 8-Input
List the types of Analog Output Modules. - ✔✔Analog Output
HART Analog Output
HART High Performance Analog Output
Ovation control systems consist of three elements, what are they? - ✔✔Input consists of analog
or digital signals collected from field devices. These devices control some physical operation in
the field.
Control logic is created in the Control Builder and processes the input information and
determines which output functions should be activated.
Output consists of analog or digital signals defined by the control logic and sent out to activate
the appropriate field devices.
What are the the major types of controls schemes? - ✔✔- Sequential Control (digital)
- Continuous Modulating Control (analog)
- Advanced Control
Define Sequential Control Logic control scheme. - ✔✔Sequential control is "instantaneous" in
response time if the proper conditions exist (that is, when the input occurs, usually the output
follows immediately). For example, when an
operator presses the button to start a pump, the pump either starts or it does not.
What are the various types of Sequential Control Logic? - ✔✔Boolean - AND, OR, NOR logic.
Output = on or off; 1 or 0; yes or no.
Ladder logic - Similar to Boolean. Simulates electrical relay system.
Define Continuous Modulating Control (analog) logic sheme. - ✔✔Modulating control is not
"instantaneous" in response time. It occurs over a given time period. Typically, an operator
defines a desired value for a process and the control system works to attain that value. For
example, when the desired level or "set point" for a tank is set by the operator, the system cannot
obtain that level instantaneously. It takes time to either raise or lower the level until it matches
the set point.
List the various types of Continuous Modulating Control (analog). - ✔✔PID Control -
Proportional, integral, and derivative. Output = results of PID equation.
Lead/Lag functions - Nonlinear lead/lag control. Output = function of old output, old input, new
input, gain, and lead/lag time constants.
Hi/Low/Medium select - Measures and compares inputs.
Rate of change limit - Rate of change in input. Output = rate sampled every second.
Total, average, weighted averages - Measures and calculates inputs. Output = sum or average of
inputs.
Sample and hold - Mathematical calculations of sample inputs.
Mathematical functions - Sine, Cosine, Sum, Divide, Log, and so forth.
Operator Station functions - Keyboard, MA Station
Adaptive and auto tuning control - Dynamic functions.
Define the Advanced Control scheme. - ✔✔Advanced control uses sophisticated algorithms that
can "adapt" control strategies to meet the control process requirements.
List the types of Advanced Control scheme. - ✔✔Equipment startup
Demineralization
Optimal valve settings
Plant performance, Opacity, and Low NOx optimization
Advanced sootblowing
What is the Ovation Control Builder? - ✔✔The Ovation Control Builder is a graphical editor that
creates the control logic that runs in the Ovation Controller. This logic consists of algorithms that
are placed on functional drawings (also known as control sheets) and direct the control strategy
for the Ovation system. Typically, there are many different control sheets linked together to form
the complete control structure for an Ovation system.
The Control Builder application consists of three main areas or windows, what are they? -
✔✔Main window with the drawing canvas
Object Browser
Property Editor
What is the role of the Control Builder in Ovation? - ✔✔The Control Builder creates the control
logic that runs in the Ovation Controller. In addition to editing the control sheets containing the
logic, the Control Builder facilitates the integration of the logic into the Controller.
Where is the actual editing of the Control Builder accomplished? - ✔✔The actual editing by the
Control Builder is done at an Ovation Engineering Station. Here, control sheets, which are
SAMA drawings, are created and edited by a control design engineer.
Define Algorithm - ✔✔Set of rules, procedures, and mathematical formulas that define a control
strategy.
Define an Aperiodic Point - ✔✔These are points whose values are scanned "as needed" or "as
requested."
What is a Control Function? - ✔✔Drawing that contains a graphical representation of a control
scheme. Same as a control sheet.
What is a Control Task? - ✔✔Refers to a specific Controller area where all the control sheets in
that area are scanned at the same frequency. Up to five control tasks can be defined.
What are the two system defined control tasks? - ✔✔Control Task 1 area are scanned every 0.1
second or 100
milliseconds (also known as fast time).
Control Task 2 area are scanned every 1 second or 1000
milliseconds (also known as slow time).
Define Cycle - ✔✔Time interval during which the scanning of inputs, execution of algorithms,
and the transmission of output values to devices occur.
Define Deadband - ✔✔The range of values through which an input signal may vary without
initiating an action of causing an observable change in the output signal.
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