ABB 2VAA005093 HR Series Control and I/O

ABB 2VAA005093 HR Series Control and I/O

DESCRIPTION

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus is the new generation of ABB’s highly acclaimed  Symphony family of distributed control systems – the world’s most widely  used DCS in power generation and water management applications. In all,  there are more than 7,000 Symphony DCS installations in operation all over  the world, more than 5,000 of which are in power and water applications.

Overview

Symphony Plus HR Series provides a scalable  solution that spans and integrates loop, unit,  area, plant and interplant controls. Its system  communication architecture is based on a  high-speed, high-throughput and highsecurity  redundant INFI-Net control network. The scalable  network supports any combination and quantity  of control, engineering, operation and application  interface nodes. Each node on the control  network operates independently of other nodes.  Acting as its own communication manager, the  system requires no traffic directors. INFI-Net to  INFI-Net communication modules support multinetwork system topologies that provide a system  capacity of more than 62,000 nodes.

High system reliability and availability are  key characteristics of this mission-critical  control network. Reliability is bolstered by  redundant hardware and communication  paths. Extensive use of error checking and  message acknowledgment assures accurate  communication of critical process data. Patented  exception reporting technology optimizes the  use of control network bandwidth. The store  and forward ring topology of INFI-Net, along  with multi-master and multi-cast messaging  features result in INFI-Net having an effective  bandwidth that exceeds 300 Mbaud. INFI-Net  communications are also highly deterministic.

Powerful, scalable control platform

HR Series controllers are the latest in a long  line of field-proven multi-function rack process  controllers, and include the BRC300, BRC400,  and the BRC410 bridge controllers (figure 3).  This scalable family of controllers, based on a  160 MHz, 32-bit Freescale Coldfire processor, can  be adapted to a broad spectrum of applications  and process requirements. HR Series controllers  feature an extensive library of more than 150  predefined control algorithms or function  codes. These functions provide the power to  easily design complex control strategies to fit  any control application, including continuous,  sequential, batch and advanced control. In  addition to standard function blocks, HR Series  controllers support C programming and batch  functions.

HR Series controller features include:

• Enhanced controller reliability 

• More than 10x performance of previous  generation controllers 

• Simultaneous support for all HR Series I/O,  SD Series I/O and S800 I/O subsystems 

• Intelligent device integration via HART I/O  and PROFIBUS DP V0, V1, V2 

• Downloadable firmware 

• BRC400 / BRC410 specific enhancements: 

– Extended user configuration memory   (2 MB NVRAM) 

– Support for 30,000 function blocks 

– Flexible online configuration capability 

– Modbus TCP device integration via 100 MB  Ethernet port (BRC410 only)

High reliability and availability

With redundant controller, communication, I/O  and power options such as the recently released  MPS IV (Modular Power System), HR Series  controller subsystems provide the highest level  of availability. Compliance with international  standards assures the highest level of reliability  and quality needed to meet the most rigorous  global specifications and requirements.  Backward compatibility through ABB’s ‘Evolution  without obsolescence’ life cycle program ensures  protection of installed investments while  providing the most cost-effective and seamless  way of introducing new functions and technology  into a running plant. Together, the HR Series  provides users with fast, accurate, uninterrupted  control of their process, resulting in greater  production efficiency, increased availability,  and lower maintenance costs.

Soft controller reduces commissioning times

For new plant, upgrade, or expansion projects,  HR Series soft controllers can dramatically reduce  commissioning and start-up time and costs by  permitting thorough testing and pre-tuning of  control loops prior to its implementation in the  field. The HR Series soft controller uses the same  control logic (ie, function block configuration) as  the physical HR Series controllers. Coupled with  virtual communication devices, the entire HR  Series control-based system can be implemented  within one or more PCs which allow for testing  results made in the virtual environment to be  directly transferable to the operating system  environment.