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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Audun Opem, Ski, NO;
Mats Gunnmarker, Oslo, NO;
Kai Hansen, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB AS, Billingstad, NO;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 9/02 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Controller capable of executing non-safety-related control logic. A safety module is added to the controller in order to increase the safety-integrity level of a control system. The controller is able to execute safety-related control of real-world objects. Such a control system may exist at an offshore production platform or in a hazardous area of a chemical plant.