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The increase in the use of field-mounted equipment that requires a reliable power supply reinforces the need for power supply equipment and designs. Unfortunately, when I talk to companies that…
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Measure and manage: Going green with energy management
Written by Ian Verhappen, P.Eng. March 13, 2012
There is a lot of discussion these days about energy conservation, energy management and "going green" - for both environmental and economic reasons.
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All about control: Process control and Control in the Field
Written by Ian Verhappen, P.Eng. January 24, 2012
Original pneumatic process control loops were implemented with Control in the Field. In those days, the analog input (transmitter) and output (valve) needed to be connected by the air line…
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When you talk to safety system and control engineers, many say that they do not have faith in the communications reliability of buses and prefer to use conventional analog signals…
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Implementing asset management: Standards and justification
Written by Ian Verhappen, P.Eng. October 19, 2011
The majority of new electronic field devices being installed today all have some form of diagnostics capability, and most also have some way of communicating their overall general health to…
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Networking technology has been around for at least as long as computers; however, it was not until the 1970s that the demand for permanent connection between distributed nodes became more…
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In the past, I have talked about how smart instruments are able to continuously monitor their own health and report diagnostic information about their status. In addition, bus-based and smart…
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We are all familiar with the phrase "garbage in, garbage out," but how many of us realize that this statement is also true for our control systems?
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We are all aware that the North American energy grid is under stress, and utilities urgently need to manage peak versus off-peak energy demand to reduce the need to build…
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Every working professional - myself included - is expected to continually develop new work skills. In fact, depending on your role and licensure, ongoing professional development is often a mandatory…
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