Controller Programming; Distributed Power Demand; Building Management Software; General - Honeywell AUTOMATIC CONTROL Engineering Manual

MICROPROCESSOR-BASED/DDC FUNDAMENTALS

Distributed Power Demand

The distributed power demand program (Fig. 12) is only applicable
to microprocessor controllers with intercommunications capability.
The demand program is resident in a single controller which monitors
the electrical demand and transmits the required load shed or restore
messages to other controllers on the communications bus or within
the network. Each individual controller has prioritized load shed tables
so that when a message to shed a specific number of kilowatts is
received it can respond by shedding its share of the load. The basic
demand program normally utilizes a sliding window demand
algorithm and has provision for sequencing so that the same loads
are not always shed first when a peak occurs.
It should be noted that there is interaction between the power
demand program, duty cycle program, time schedule programs,
and optimum start and stop programs. Therefore, a priority
structure program is necessary to prevent control contentions.
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DEMAND
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INTERVAL INTERVAL
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Fig. 12. Typical Power Curve Over Four
Successive Demand Intervals.

CONTROLLER PROGRAMMING

GENERAL

The term programming as it pertains to microprocessor-
based controllers relates primarily to setting up the controller
for the given application. Zone-level controllers require
initialization, selection of control algorithms and parameters,
definition of control sequences, and establishing reference data
bases. For zone-level controllers, the programming effort can
be as simple as selecting the applicable control sequence from
a library of programs resident in a configurable controller. For
highly customized applications, usually encountered at the
system controller level, a problem oriented language or a subset
of a high-level language can be used to define control loops
and sequences.
ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
POWER
AVERAGE
CURVE
DEMAND
DEMAND
LIMIT
DEMAND DEMAND
INTERVAL
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BUILDING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Microprocessor-based controllers are used extensively as
data gathering panels (DGP) for building management
systems. Since a microprocessor-based controller is already
in place to provide DDC, IAQ, and EMS functions, many
sensors and data files can be shared with building management
system (BMS) functions. The distribution of many BMS
functions into controllers throughout the premises increases
the overall system reliability. The following BMS software is
normally included in the controller.
Alarm lockout: Permits designated alarm points to be locked
out from reporting process depending on the status
of another point, e.g., discharge temperature alarm
can be locked out when fan is off and during initial
startup periods.
Alarm monitoring: Scans all analog and digital points and
tests for alarm status. Sets of high and low limits for
analog inputs are stored in the controller.
Communications module: Controls transmissions between
controllers and between controllers and a central
computer based on an established bus protocol.
Global points: Allows designated points to share their data
with other bus connected devices.
Run time: Accumulates equipment on or off time and trans-
mits totals periodically to the central system. On-off
cycle counting can also be accumulated as a main-
tenance indicator. Alarm annunciation occurs if run
time or cycle count limits are exceeded.
Time and event programs: Initiates a predetermined series
of control actions based on an alarm condition, a point
status change, time of day, or elapsed time. Points
acted upon can be resident in any controller.
The means of entering a program can vary from a keypad
and readouts on the controller to an operator terminal in a large
centrally based computer configuration. Sophistication of the
entry device is directly related to how well defined and fixed
the control application is compared to the degree of
customization or end-user modifications required. If
considerable customization or modification is required, data
entry could require a centrally based computer or a portable
PC.
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