Method and system for modular interoperable distributed control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9912737
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14826343

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A distributed control system (DCS) for controlling an industrial process using a plurality of distributed control nodes (DCNs) can include a plurality of Device DCNs, each Device DCN including an I/O interface coupled with a field device for single channel input or output, a plurality of Application DCNs, and one or more Ethernet switches. The plurality of Device DCNs and the plurality of Application DCNs can be adapted to host a software runtime and communicatively coupled via the one or more Ethernet switches. The DCS architecture can include of two types of DCNs; Application DCNs and Device DCNs. The software runtime can be configured to selectively provide control application level communication and function block execution services.

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  • EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bartusiak, Raymond Donald Houston, US 3 193
Bitar, Saleem Stephen Spring, US 1 53
Brandl, Dennis Lee Cary, US 1 53
Caro, Richard J Arlington, US 1 53
DeBari, David L Pensacola, US 1 53
Foltz, Dennis J Spring, US 1 53
Patin, David Lloyd Kingwood, US 1 53
Thake, Andrew J Houston, US 1 53

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