System and apparatus for plant monitoring and control

US9681539B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9681539-B2
Application numberUS-201514617365-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 9, 2015
Priority dateJun 21, 2010
Publication dateJun 13, 2017
Grant dateJun 13, 2017

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A system and apparatus for monitoring and control of the operation of various types of industrial plants, including power plants, nuclear power plants and plants including various types of mechanical, electrical and chemical machinery. The invention employs modular non-microprocessor based, non-software based digital hardware that enables communication between sensors and control logic and between the control logic and actuators that control a functional aspect of each plant.

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What is claimed is: 1. A plant monitoring system comprising: a chassis comprising a backplane, the backplane configured to receive a plurality of insertable generic logic modules (GLMs); and the plurality of GLMs, each GLM comprising: a main circuit card insertable into the backplane and comprising: a detachable first input mezzanine card configured to receive an input signal from a sensor that senses an attribute of the plant; a detachable first output mezzanine card config…

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What does patent US9681539B2 cover?
A system and apparatus for monitoring and control of the operation of various types of industrial plants, including power plants, nuclear power plants and plants including various types of mechanical, electrical and chemical machinery. The invention employs modular non-microprocessor based, non-software based digital hardware that enables communication between sensors and control logic and betw…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cobley Richard A, Murray Joseph G, Lockheed Corp, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K1/0293. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 13 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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