Emergency isolation valve controller with integral fault indicator
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-021/00
출원번호
US-0095416
(2005-03-31)
등록번호
US-7504961
(2009-03-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Flanders,Patrick S.
출원인 / 주소
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
대리인 / 주소
Abelman, Frayne & Schwab
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
9인용 특허 :
22
초록▼
A local logic solver operates with a local smart valve controller to control and test a local field-mounted emergency isolation valve device, outputting a local indication of trouble on the device, which is mounted in the field away from the facility's central control panel for the process. Accordi
A local logic solver operates with a local smart valve controller to control and test a local field-mounted emergency isolation valve device, outputting a local indication of trouble on the device, which is mounted in the field away from the facility's central control panel for the process. Accordingly, the operation of the overall system is simplified by eliminating the need for an external computer to diagnose any problems. A local control panel includes an indicator light substantially adjacent to or in close proximity to the device being monitored to alert personnel of detected faults. Detected faults are time-stamped locally to generate documentation and to track the elapsed time, starting when the degraded state of the device was detected and first signaled as a problem.
대표청구항▼
I claim: 1. A system for the field monitoring of an hydraulically, pneumatically, or electrically operated emergency isolation valve (EIV) device, the system comprising: a local smart valve controller for controlling, testing, and monitoring operation of the emergency isolation valve device; a loca
I claim: 1. A system for the field monitoring of an hydraulically, pneumatically, or electrically operated emergency isolation valve (EIV) device, the system comprising: a local smart valve controller for controlling, testing, and monitoring operation of the emergency isolation valve device; a local logic solver substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device operatively connected to the local smart valve controller to perform the testing and monitoring of the operational characteristics of the emergency isolation valve device on a continuous basis during a valve stroke test; and a local control panel including a trouble indicator light activated when a failure of the emergency isolation valve device is automatically detected by the local logic solver, the local control panel being positioned substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device and operably connected to the local logic solver for responding to the testing and monitoring of the emergency isolation valve device to control the activation of the trouble indicator light viewable by personnel in the vicinity of the local control panel, wherein the local logic solver is programmed to test for a plurality of predetermined fault conditions, which include: a valve stuck condition; a shaft broken condition; and an actuator damage condition. 2. A system for the field monitoring of an hydraulically, pneumatically, or electrically operated emergency isolation valve (EIV) device, the system comprising: a local smart valve controller for controlling, testing, and monitoring operation of the emergency isolation valve device; a local logic solver substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device operatively connected to the local smart valve controller to perform the testing and monitoring of the operational characteristics of the emergency isolation valve device on a continuous basis during a valve stroke test wherein the local logic device includes an internal clock; and a local control panel including a trouble indicator light activated when a failure of the emergency isolation valve device is automatically detected by the local logic solver, the local control panel being positioned substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device and operably connected to the local logic solver for responding to the testing and monitoring of the emergency isolation valve device to control the activation of the trouble indicator light viewable by personnel in the vicinity of the local control panel, wherein, upon detection of a fault in either the valve device or an operatively associated actuator of the valve device, the local logic solver records time stamps continuously during the period of the fault beginning with the time of the detection of a fault condition and ending with correction of the fault. 3. A method for the field monitoring of an hydraulically, pneumatically, or electrically operated emergency isolation valve (EIV) device comprising the steps of: managing operation of the emergency isolation valve device using a local smart valve controller; positioning a local logic solver substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device and operatively connected to the smart valve controller; operating the local logic solver with the local smart valve controller to perform tests on the emergency isolation valve device; operating the local logic solver with the local smart valve controller to monitor the operational characteristics of the emergency isolation valve device on a continuous basis during a valve stroke test; positioning a local control panel having a trouble indicator light substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device; operatively connecting the local control panel to the local logic solver; and controlling the activation of the trouble indicator light in response to testing and monitoring conditions of the emergency isolation valve device, including activating the trouble indication light when a failure of the emergency isolation valve is automatically detected, wherein the activated trouble indicator light is in the field of view of personnel in the vicinity of the local control panel; programming the local logic solver to perform tests performing the tests for a plurality of predetermined fault conditions using the programmed local logic solver, wherein the plurality of predetermined fault conditions include: a stuck valve condition; a broken shaft condition; and a damaged actuator condition. 4. A method for the field monitoring of an hydraulically, pneumatically, or electrically operated emergency isolation valve (EIV) device comprising the steps of: managing operation of the emergency isolation valve device using a local smart valve controller; positioning a local logic solver substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device and operatively connected to the smart valve controller; operating the local logic solver with the local smart valve controller to perform tests on the emergency isolation valve device; operating the local logic solver with the local smart valve controller to monitor the operational characteristics of the emergency isolation valve device on a continuous basis during a valve stroke test; positioning a local control panel having a trouble indicator light substantially adjacent to the emergency isolation valve device; operatively connecting the local control panel to the local logic solver; and controlling the activation of the trouble indicator light in response to testing and monitoring conditions of the emergency isolation valve device, including activating the trouble indication light when a failure of the emergency isolation valve is automatically detected; wherein the activated trouble indicator light is in the field of view of personnel in the vicinity of the local control panel; testing to detect a fault in either the valve device or an actuator associated with the valve device; and upon detection of a fault in either the valve device or an actuator associated with the valve device, recording time stamps using an internal clock of the local logic device continuously during the period of the fault beginning with the time of the detection of a fault condition and ending with the time that the fault condition is corrected.
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