ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus HR Series Control and I/O

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus  HR Series Control and I/O

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus is the new generation of ABB’s highly acclaimed

Symphony family of distributed control systems – the world’s most widely

used DCS in power generation and water management applications. In all,

there are more than 7,000 Symphony DCS installations in operation all over

the world, more than 5,000 of which are in power and water applications.

No other automation platform has such a long

field record and large global installed base as

ABB’s Symphony Plus family. For more than 35

years, the system has progressed through several

evolutionary steps. From Network 90 in 1980,

through INFI 90TM, INFI 90TM Open, and Symphony,

to Symphony Plus, the system progression has

followed ABB’s long-held policy of ‘Evolution

without obsolescence,’ ensuring that each new

generation enhances its predecessor all the while

maintaining full compatibility with them.

Symphony Plus includes a comprehensive suite

of standards-based control and I/O hardware

and software that meets your requirements

for total plant control. The suite's HR Series

(Harmony Rack) meets the past, present and

future needs of its users by protecting their

previous control investments while delivering

higher performance, reliability, and capacity.

HR Series control-based systems feature scalable,

high-performance controllers, a comprehensive

set of I/O options, fast, secure and redundant

communications, an efficient easy-to-use

engineering tool, and a state-of-the-art HMI

workplace. Newest additions to the HR Series

portfolio include an environmentally hardened

DIN-rail mounted native remote I/O option and

integration of intelligent electrical and field

devices via PROFIBUS, HART and Modbus TCP

communication protocols.

In summary, HR Series control-based solutions

lower system life cycle costs and total cost

of ownership by delivering the value needed

to remain competitive in today’s challenging

business environments: increasing reliability,

minimizing equipment downtime, improving

production yields, reducing maintenance and

support costs, reusing physical and intellectual

control and I/O investments, and adding new

products and features with ease.

Powerful, scalable control platform

HR Series controllers are the latest in a long

line of field-proven multi-function rack process

controllers, and include the BRC300, BRC400,

and the BRC410 bridge controllers (figure 3).

This scalable family of controllers, based on a

160 MHz, 32-bit Freescale Coldfire processor, can

be adapted to a broad spectrum of applications

and process requirements. HR Series controllers

feature an extensive library of more than 150

predefined control algorithms or function

codes. These functions provide the power to

easily design complex control strategies to fit

any control application, including continuous,

sequential, batch and advanced control. In

addition to standard function blocks, HR Series

controllers support C programming and batch

functions.

HR Series controller features include:

• Enhanced controller reliability

• More than 10x performance of previous

generation controllers

• Simultaneous support for all HR Series I/O,

SD Series I/O and S800 I/O subsystems

• Intelligent device integration via HART I/O

and PROFIBUS DP V0, V1, V2

• Downloadable firmware

• BRC400 / BRC410 specific enhancements:

– Extended user configuration memory

(2 MB NVRAM)

– Support for 30,000 function blocks

– Flexible online configuration capability

– Modbus TCP device integration via 100 MB

Ethernet port (BRC410 only)

High reliability and availability

With redundant controller, communication, I/O

and power options such as the recently released

MPS IV (Modular Power System), HR Series

controller subsystems provide the highest level

of availability. Compliance with international

standards assures the highest level of reliability

and quality needed to meet the most rigorous

global specifications and requirements.

Backward compatibility through ABB’s ‘Evolution

without obsolescence’ life cycle program ensures

protection of installed investments while

providing the most cost-effective and seamless

way of introducing new functions and technology

into a running plant. Together, the HR Series

provides users with fast, accurate, uninterrupted

control of their process, resulting in greater

production efficiency, increased availability,

and lower maintenance costs.

Soft controller reduces commissioning times

For new plant, upgrade, or expansion projects,

HR Series soft controllers can dramatically reduce

commissioning and start-up time and costs by

permitting thorough testing and pre-tuning of

control loops prior to its implementation in the

field. The HR Series soft controller uses the same

control logic (ie, function block configuration) as

the physical HR Series controllers. Coupled with

virtual communication devices, the entire HR

Series control-based system can be implemented

within one or more PCs which allow for testing

results made in the virtual environment to be

directly transferable to the operating system

environment.

Comprehensive I/O product portfolio

S+ I/O, available for local and remote mounting,

provides a wide variety of input/output and

signal conditioning capabilities. In combination,

these rack and DIN I/O modules can be combined

to form the optimal automation solution.

HR Series controllers can communicate with up

to 64 rack I/O modules locally with additional

remote rack I/O modules connected via the RIO22

module. Use of rack sequence of events (SOE)

I/O modules provides one millisecond timestamp

resolution across the entire rack system.

HR Series I/O module types include:

• Analog input (ASI, FEC)

• Analog output (ASO)

• Control input/output (CIS, QRS)

• Digital input (DSI)

• Digital output (DSO)

• Pulse input (DSM)

• SOE digital input (SED)

Turbine control

In addition to traditional signal-type I/O, HR

Series provides for integrated turbine control

via a series of turbine control-specific modules,

including:

• Hydraulic servo module (HSS)

• Turbine protection module (TPS)

• Turbine auto synchronization module (TAS)

• Condition monitoring module (CMM)

These unique modules make it possible to

provide a fully integrated single-vendor solution

for all aspects of turbine automation. HR Series

turbine modules are based on proven technology

that controls steam turbines, gas turbines and

hydroelectric turbines in more than 15 different

countries around the world, and have been

tested, accepted, and used by several major

global turbine manufacturers as part of their

standard offering. The combination of HR Series

controllers and turbine I/O results in a powerful

governor control system solution.

SD Series remote I/O option

HR Series remote I/O capabilities are further

expanded with use of the SD Series DIN rail

mounted I/O products. Compatible with all

HR Series controllers, BRC300 / 400 / 410, SD

Series I/O connects directly to the controller via

the HN800 I/O network without the need for an

intermediate interface or gateway. SD Series

I/O is configured using standard function blocks

and includes traditional analog and digital I/O as

well as integration with intelligent field devices

via PROFIBUS DP and HART. 24 VDC power

requirements, low module power consumption,

and a module temperature rating of 70 DEGC

(ambient) makes SD Series I/O the optimal

choice for remote I/O applications. G3 coating

makes SD Series I/O suitable for use in corrosive

environments without requiring costly sealed

cabinets or purging systems.