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Hierarchical Process
Control
Hierarchical P
control
• Recognise the role of advance
process control in a process plant
LEVEL 5
Plant Manager Plant Wide
Days-Weeks Scheduling
Information System
Process
ocess Engineer
g ee LEVEL 4 Process Control
Hours-Days
Hours Days
Hierarchical P
DCS (Distributed
LEVEL 2
Control Engineer Computer System) or PLC
Seconds Regulatory Control
Local Area Network
Instrument LEVEL 1
Field Instruments
Engineer < 1 second Instrumentation Layer
Instrument Network
Measurements Manipulated
Variables
LEVEL 1: Instrumentation Layer
Objectives: Insure safe operation (Safety Interlocks)
Interface to operator, Implement control action
Control Actions
Field Instruments (start, stop, on, off, valve position, etc.)
Process
Scheduling Layer
layer
• Other layers