Oil and gas production handbook An introduction to oil ... - ABB Group
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8 Utility systems<br />
This chapter contains an overview of the various systems that provide<br />
utilities or supports for the main process.<br />
8.1 Process control systems<br />
A process control system is used <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r data <strong>and</strong> control equipment on<br />
the plant. Very small installations may use hydraulic or pneumatic control<br />
systems, but larger plants with up <strong>to</strong> 250,000 signals <strong>to</strong> <strong>and</strong> from the process<br />
require a dedicated distributed control system. The purpose of this system is<br />
<strong>to</strong> read values from a large number of sensors, run programs <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r the<br />
process <strong>and</strong> control valves, switches etc. <strong>to</strong> control the process. Values,<br />
alarms, reports <strong>and</strong> other information are also presented <strong>to</strong> the opera<strong>to</strong>r <strong>and</strong><br />
comm<strong>and</strong> inputs accepted.<br />
Typical process control system<br />
Process control systems consist of the following components:<br />
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