Process control device, process control system, and process control method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9891601
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13930697

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A process control device according to one aspect of the present invention is configured to control an industrial process implemented in a plant. The process control device includes: a virtualizer configured to run over a hardware in lieu of the hardware; and first and second controllers configured to run over the virtualizer and control operations of a plurality of field apparatuses configured to perform at least one of measurement and operation which are required to control the industrial process; an input distributor included in the virtualizer, the input distributor being configured to distribute a signal output from the field apparatus to the first and second controllers; and an output acquirer included in the virtualizer, and the output acquirer being configured to acquire outputs of the first and second controllers, and output any one of the outputs to at least one of the field apparatuses.

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YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONTOKYO 180-8750

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kanbe, Takahiro Tokyo, JP 5 18
Yamamoto, Mitsuhiro Tokyo, JP 27 347

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