Series 5 Vanguard Controllers provide a flexible combination of CCC and third-party components:

• Turbomachinery-specific mix of high-speed local I/O
• Remote I/O
• ProfiBus controllers and slaves
• Rack-mountable chassis with a standard cPCI bus

Series 5 Vanguard controllers utilize a fully deterministic, multitasking operating system. Automation and control programs, including our time-tested algorithms for antisurge protection and loadsharing, are implemented using the IEC-61131 programming standard. Windows-based TrainTools suite provides a comprehensive interface for programming and project engineering.

Powerful, High-Speed Processor
Vanguard is designed to meet the automation and control needs for a majority of turbomachinery trains, no matter how complex. Its powerful processor and multitasking operating system have been specifically tailored to combine high-speed control loops with sequencing logic.

Vanguard incorporates advanced self-diagnostic features, particularly in early I/O failure detection, reducing probability of nuisance shutdowns.

Vanguard supports a cost-effective and highly scalable distributed I/O sub-system, a comprehensive Windows-based tools suite, including a flexible programming environment, and fast and reliable communication links, including both Ethernet and serial ports.

The standard MPU card provides three 100 MB Ethernet ports for communication with our TrainTools workstations, and four electrically-isolated RS-485 serial ports for communicating with Modbus masters or other Series 5, Series 4, or Series 3 Plus Controllers.

Fast Execution Speeds
Vanguard’s fast sampling and execution rates help in detecting I/O failures before the signals are actually used in the control or logic program. Fast scan rates also permit the use of more advanced control algorithms, primarily aimed at improving disturbance rejection response of the system and minimizing
operator intervention. For example, field tests show that Vanguard can execute a demanding fuel control application for a low NOx gas turbine with a multitude of control loops in less than 10 milliseconds.

CCC’s patented, field-tested and comprehensive surge protection and capacity control algorithms also show improved response resulting from faster execution
and scanning rates.

High Resolution Time Stamping
Vanguard’s fast scanning and execution rates not only benefit the quality and reliability of control, but also permit reconstruction of significant events with resolution equal to the loop time of the controller. An on-board clock is used to time stamp process variables, alarms, and events generated by the controller. The data and its associated time stamp are archived on the TrainTools workstation, and can be available to other systems through an OPC interface.

Specialized Local I/O
Vanguard’s chassis-based local I/O card (IOC) is designed to handle critical I/O points that require high processing speeds, such as frequencies from magnetic pick-ups for measurement of rotational speed. The IOC scans and processes I/O within 2.5 milliseconds. A Vanguard local I/O card combines 22 analog inputs, 6 analog outputs, 6 frequency inputs, 16 digital inputs, and 14 discrete outputs in one economical package. Based on CCC experience, this I/O mix can satisfy high-speed I/O requirements for many turbomachinery trains.

However, if necessary multiple IOCs can be installed in the Vanguard chassis. Field wiring is connected to up to four field termination assemblies (FTAs): two for analog signals and two for discrete signals. These FTAs can be equipped with a full range of conditioning modules, including RTD and thermocouple inputs. While Vanguard controllers are compatible with both CCC and third-party signal conditioning modules, our exclusive, custom-designed conditioning modules provide high and low operating temperatures extraordinary transient voltage protection, opencircuit detection, and compatibility with turbomachinery-specific field devices.

In duplex systems, each pair of redundant I/O cards share the same FTAs, so failed cards can be replaced without disturbing your field wiring. Both simplex and duplex FTAs support redundant power supplies. The IOC features comprehensive on-board diagnostics and cooperates with the MPU to trigger redundant system switchovers. By sampling each channel at sub-millisecond rates, it assures overall process stability and minimizes process disturbances.

Secure Remote I/O
Logic and other lower-speed applications utilize ProfiBus remote I/O, an industry standard for high-speed serial communication between a controller and remotely-located, multi-channel slave assemblies. This
is implemented by installing a ProfiBus Master (PBM), usually in combination with our SureLink Remote I/O Assemblies. Using a certified PBM installed in the Vanguard chassis, a twisted pair field I/O network can reduce installation costs. The modular design provides for scalable projects and for subsequent I/O expansion without the fear of running out of capacity.

The Remote I/O bus can be used for hundreds of I/O points while maintaining high performance. With up to a 12 Mb/s communication bus, multiple masters and a redundant power supply distribution, the network can easily grow to over 1,000 points. Local I/O is used for high-speed PID-control, while Remote I/O is utilized for plant-wide logic and unit control. The integration of I/O type is seamless, and the user sees no distinction. All PC tools and turbomachinery control applications operate invariant to the type of physical I/O used in the project, and all machine train algorithms are executed in the same common processor.

Simplex or Duplex Chassis
The MPU, IOC, and Remote Carrier Card with ProfiBus Master are installed in a 19-inch rack-mount chassis featuring a standard compact Peripheral Component Interconnect (cPCI) bus. Both simplex and duplex chassis are available, either of which can have duplex power supplies:

• The simplex chassis has a single cPCI bus that accommodates one MPU and either five local or three local and one remote I/O cards.
• The duplex chassis has two cPCI buses, requires redundant MPUs (one for each bus), and accommodates either three local or one local and one remote duplex I/O cards.

Each component card is installed from the front of the chassis, and has a matching transition module that installs from the back. Front panel serial and Ethernet ports are provided for set-up and maintenance purposes.

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