PHEP 33 Flashcards
AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
ARE FREQUENTLY USED TO CONTROL A SPECIFIED SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
MANUAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
ARE FREQUENTLY USED FOR ON-OFF TYPE FUNCTIONS
IN ANY SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A COMBINATION OF MANUAL AND AUTO CONTROLS
ALL THREE
SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEMS DIFFER MAINLY FROM OTHER CLASSES OF CONTROL SYSTEMS
IN THE MANNER IN WHICH COMMANDS ARE TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED
DOUBLE TRANSMISSION IS AN EXPRESSION RELATING TO SUPERVISORY CONTROLS AND REFERS MAINLY TO
SECURITY
IN A TYPICAL SUPERVISORY CONTROL OPERATION
THE FIRST BUTTON PUSHED AT THE MASTER STATION NORMALLY SETS UP THE CIRCUITRY NEEDED TO RECEIVE THE ACTION ORDER TO FOLLOW
THE CAPACITY OF MOST SUPERVISORY CONTROL EQUIPMENT IS DETERMINED BY
THE NUMBER OF POINTS PROVIDED
THE REPRODUCTION AT A CONVENIENT LOCATION OF MEASUREMENTS MADE AT A REMOTE POINT IS CALLED
TELEMETERING
IN COMPARING THE MERITS ON ANALOG TELEMETERING WITH THOSE OF DIGITAL TELEMETERING IT WOULD BE CORRECT TO SAY
UNDETECTABLE ERRORS CAN BE INTRODUCED AT ALL POINTS IN THE FORMER BUT ONLY AT THE SENDING END OF THE LATTER
A GERNAL DIGITAL INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM WOULD MOST LIKELY INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO
ALL THREE