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Field control system and field control method

US8565104B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2008
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/4026
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a field control system in which a plurality of field equipments that are operated in a previously set schedule and constitute a control loop perform a packet communication via a network, there is provided a configurator for collecting measured result packets to which a time stamp of each field equipment is affixed respectively, grasping at least any one of communication times between respective field equipments based on the time stamp, and adjusting operation schedules of respective field equipments in response to the communication times.

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