Thank you. This is really a good one. Regards, Srini -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rguercio@xxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:52 AM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] How to limit SP when dialed in a wrong value? Just reading the last in this series, so don't know if the following idea was presented, but this is how I implement what I call "setpoint change delta protection". Create a CALCA block that reads in the current setpoint of the PIDA setpoint you are trying to 'protect'. Put the largest change you want to allow at any given time into a RI or MEM location. Use that value to both add to and subtract from the current setpoint value, and tie those results to SPHLIM and SPLLIM, respectively, in the PIDA block. If you want or need to get fancy, you can put the max increase and max decrease into two locations and use each in its own calc whose output is tied to its respective SP clamp as above. This has a few benefits: prevents those 'order of magnitude' setpoint changing errors, and allows repeated small changes in pretty rapid sequence if you really do want a large change. Rick Guercio, P.E. RG Consulting 918 E Desert Shrub Drive Washington, UT 84780 713-805-8742 cell In a message dated 5/2/2013 10:30:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Standard PIDA Features The features are: ♦ Setpoint limiting, SPCLMP ♦ Local setpoint ramping by rate or time to target, SPROPT SPCLMP Setpoint Clamp is a configurable short integer that specifies the limits to be used when clamping or limiting the Supervisory setpoint (SUP_IN), Remote setpoint (RSP), and local setpoint (SPT). 0 = clamp using the measurement scale limits (HSCI1 and LSCI1) 1 = clamp using the setpoint limits (SPHLIM and SPLLIM) 2 = reject values outside of the setpoint limits (SPHLIM and SPLLIM) Joseph M. Riccardi 386-441-0250 Office 386-451-7607 Cell Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx "To give real service you must add something that cannot be bought or measured with money; and that is sincerity and integrity." - Donald A. Adams -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Subbiah, Srinivasan Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 10:14 AM To: 'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [foxboro] How to limit SP when dialed in a wrong value? Hi, There was an incident that the operator dialed in a wrong SP; 445 instead of 345 and the reactor pressure shot up. I know in Honeywell, there is a parameter that does limit the "rate of change of SP". In this case the SP will not jump to 445 instead would be 375 or so for example. I was trying to find such a parameter in PID or PIDA block, however no success. During my Invensys training, I understand that there is no such mechanism rather PIDA block can only ramp at a rate but still the SP will get to 445 eventually. Any thoughts please on how to limit the SP. Is it such that I am not yet completely trained? Thank you, Regards, Srini ________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTICE ! 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