Patent ID: 9092018
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A positioner receiving a supply of an electric current through a pair of electric wires from a higher-level system to generate its own operating power supply from the electric current that is supplied, and controlling the degree of opening of a regulator valve in accordance with a value of the supplied electric current, comprising: a function circuit portion providing a basic function and individual added function, with the function performing the control of the opening of the regulator valve as the basic function and other functions that are added to this basic function as added functions; a current range device categorizing, into a plurality of electric current categories, the range of electric currents that can be assumed by the supply electric current and storing a table wherein is determined, for each electric current range category, a combination of said functions for which a total value of an electric current that is required is less than an upper limit value, and no less than a lower limit value, of the electric current range; a supply electric current detector detecting an actual value of the supply electric current; and an electric current category device ascertaining the category of electric current to which the actual value for the detected electric current applies, for reading out, from the table, a combination of functions established for the applicable category of electric current, enabling operation of a function circuit portion for a function of the combination that has been read out, and for disabling operation of another function circuit portion.