What is the best PLC you recommend
What is the best PLC you recommend
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what is the best PLC you recommend for Gas Turbine frame 5 for upgrading old control system speedtronic Mark II?
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RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals" -- Booker T. Washington
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
You can go to GE who designed the Frame 5 and its associated Speedtronic control, or you can go to others who have designed their own replacement. As Jref says you need to assess how they will help you at all stages, in comparison to GE.
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
I'd say to accomplish what you're showing us to be your goal, you need to keep this up and be patient. Ask around and work the web forums, user groups, etc pretty hard to find others doing it and getting good results. It'll take some time.
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(Me,,,wrong? ...aw, just fine-tuning my sarcasm!)
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
If the speed of the gas turbine needs to be controlled a PLC may not be fast enough or the PID good enough. A motion controller may do much better if there isn't a lot of I/O.
Peter Nachtwey
Delta Computer Systems
http://www.deltamotion.com
http://forum.deltamotion.com/
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
You can see some information here at HTS-LLC.com
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
There are three things to consider:
1. Software cost (some software is free)
2. Programming time (some softwares are more user friendly than others)
3. Maintainability/service (who is available, other than you, to provide support)
You should pick a platform that is serviceable over the long term. I agree with HCBFlash about the perils of Allen Bradley. However I use them frequently because in my region (Western US) there are plenty of people available who can program AB. They are not cheap, and I don't think the are necessarily better than other platforms. I would ask the plant's technicians what they would be most comfortable with.
EE
RE: What is the best PLC you recommend
Support for complex graphic interfaces for the turbine operator is also very important, and it's something which some PLC brands do far better than other. Provision of other functions such as alarm handling, data recording and trending, ability to handle bad or forced signals, etc are all important to the end user. Some of these functions are more commonly found in a DCS rather than a PLC, although the line between the two has certainly blurred over the last ten - fifteen years as PLC processing capability has advanced.