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Control system functionality and architectures have been evolving steadily for many years. Advances in semiconductor technology have allowed far more processing power to be applied at all levels of plant control than was believed possible only a few years ago. This power will be needed to achieve plantwide automatic control, which includes full integration of process control and plant business systems.
This article condenses a wealth of experience in automatic control that can be used by control, process, and production engineers and technical managers who are considering the development of specifications for future designs, procurements, and retrofits.
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Zimmermann, C.K. (1986). Control System Architecture. In: Considine, D.M., Considine, G.D. (eds) Standard Handbook of Industrial Automation. Chapman and Hall Advanced Industrial Technology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1963-4_8
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