Process Control Fieldbus; Engineering, Operation and Maintenance: Engineering, Operation and Maintenance

Author: Jonas Berge
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on fieldbus published by the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) in the United States. Author Jonas Berge focuses on application and implementation, clearly elaborating on how to apply fieldbus in the process control field based on his years of research and practical experience in applying fieldbus, combined with first-hand materials collected from end users in various industrial fields worldwide. From engineering design to equipment and control strategy configuration, installation and commissioning, diagnostics and fault finding, operation, calibration, and maintenance, the author provides detailed discussions on "how-to" for each stage of the fieldbus system lifecycle. The book focuses on three leading fieldbus technologies—HART, Foundation Fieldbus (FF), and PROFIBUS PA—covering both field-level and host-level network architectures. Chapter 7 (System Operation) also discusses the use of OPC technology for software integration. The book also addresses common concerns and corresponding solutions regarding interoperability, integration and migration, effectiveness, and security. The fieldbus technology characteristics elaborated in Chapter 2 will help engineers argue the superiority of fieldbus to decision-makers. The last chapter is written for those who love to delve deeper into how fieldbus works. This book is a must-read for system designers, instrumentation engineers, and technicians, as well as a reference for system configuration and fault finding. Even process engineers can benefit from understanding the functions of fieldbus. The exercises at the end of each chapter make it an ideal textbook for colleges and universities, as well as suitable for self-study.