Patent ID: 11953923
Assignee: BARKSDALE, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A control system for maintaining and adjusting operational control of a system undertaking operations in a decentralized fashion, said control system comprising:
a plurality of control devices for the system, each of the plurality of control devices comprising at least one sensor for measuring an operating parameter of the system and at least one energy application device for applying energy to the system to move the system from a current state, wherein each of the plurality of control devices are arranged in a sequential, series order at the system, and wherein each respective control device of the plurality of control devices is configured to:
receive data from the at least one sensor;
determine at least one control parameter from the data received from the at least one sensor;
algorithmically determine based, at least in part, on the at least one control parameter and an operational setpoint for the respective control device an amount of energy to apply at the at least one energy application device;
command application of the amount of energy at the at least one energy application device;
share the at least one control parameter of the respective control device with at least one control device of the plurality of control devices in an upstream direction from the respective control device in the sequential, series order and at least one control device of the plurality of control devices in a downstream direction of the respective control device in the sequential, series order such that each respective control device receives the information from a different combination of the plurality of control devices;
upon receipt of the information from at least one other one of the plurality of control devices indicating at least one of the at least one control parameter at an out-of-tolerance condition or a non-standard operational status, adjusting the operational setpoint of said respective control device to a modified operational setpoint in accordance with the information received at the respective control device from the at least one other one of the plurality of control devices;
algorithmically determine based, at least in part, on the at least one control parameter and the modified operational setpoint a modified amount of energy to apply; and
command application of the modified amount of energy at the at least one energy application device.