JP4753839B2 - Supervisory control system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring control system that enables a specific device to be controlled from a plurality of locations.

  In recent years, with the development of monitoring control technology, a wide range of power system areas can be controlled from a plurality of computers, and highly reliable monitoring control is realized by backing up each other.

For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique in which a supervisory control device, which is a computer system, is provided at a plurality of locations to monitor and control devices in a jurisdiction area assigned to each device. In the system configuration, as shown in FIG. 22, the computer and the control target device are connected by a network (general wide area network). Specifically, a control object determination is performed to give monitoring control authority to each of a plurality of monitoring consoles, and to determine whether or not a control output to the jurisdiction area and an area assignment storage means that defines a power system jurisdiction area for each monitoring console And outputs alarms, flickers, controls, and the like according to the determination result of the control object determination unit.
JP 2004-364421 A

  However, in the above-mentioned method, there is no problem when controlling the monitoring control authority between monitoring consoles in a single system, but it is possible to control one distribution line breaker with a control station system, a distribution automation system, or a backup system. When the jurisdiction area is shared with the target device, there is a possibility that a plurality of systems may simultaneously control the same device due to a failure of the monitoring control system or a transmission system.

  Also, with respect to security, since control is performed only with the definition data of the monitoring control system alone, there is a problem that it is vulnerable to definition errors and external entry. For this reason, it is necessary to take measures to improve security by installing a plurality of dedicated telecons (distant monitoring control devices) and monitoring each other.

  Furthermore, in the conventional method, the definition data is rewritten for each system in a plurality of monitoring control systems, so that the timing and procedure of rewriting become complicated as the number of systems increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. When monitoring control is performed from each of a plurality of computers, it is possible to assign a control right with high reliability, and to define data when the number of monitoring control systems increases or decreases. It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring and control system and method that reduce the burden of changes and the like.

  In the present invention, a control relay device is interposed between a computer system that performs supervisory control and a control target, a virtual channel that is an information area corresponding to an actual telecon channel is allocated to the control relay device, and the virtual channel is used. The information is distributed to necessary places.

  The control relay device may be physically provided independently, but the function of the control relay device may be provided in any of a plurality of computer systems.

  This control right is a so-called software SW (switch) that is switched by software, and the control right switching information is also called a control right SW.

  Specifically, the monitoring control system according to the present invention includes a control relay device arranged between one or more remote control target devices and a plurality of computers that monitor and control the control target devices, and the control relay system. A monitoring control system for executing monitoring control of the control target device from the computer via a device, wherein the control relay device stores means assignment information defining a jurisdiction area of the computer, and the jurisdiction area Means for storing control right information in association with identification information of a computer having control right, means for receiving control data to the control target device sent from an arbitrary computer, and reference to the control right information Then, it is determined whether or not the received control data is for a control target device in the jurisdiction area in which the computer that is the transmission source of the control data has a control right. Characterized in that and a control relay processing means for performing relay processing of the control data thus received on the basis of.

  In the present invention, a control relay device is interposed between the control target device and a computer that transmits a control command to this device, and the control right and the jurisdiction area of each computer are managed by this control relay device.

  Here, the “jurisdiction area” is intended to include not only the jurisdiction area but also an electric station, a control station, and other facilities and equipment. In addition, “computer” is sufficient if it has a function of monitoring or controlling the control target equipment, and includes a remote monitoring control device (including a monitoring control device with a telecon function such as a power generation substation / dam). .

  The control relay device of the monitoring control system according to the present invention further includes a control right switching means for switching the control right according to control right request information from any of a plurality of computers assigned as a jurisdiction area, and at the time of this switching It is characterized by comprising control right switching notifying means for notifying that other control computers are switched according to the communication format defined between the control target device and each computer.

  In the present invention, the control right information stored in the control relay device is set as a monitoring control target in the same manner as the control target device, the control right is switched by the control from the host computer, and when the control right is switched, the state change process, etc. To notify related computers.

  Preferably, the control relay device includes a unit for detecting a computer abnormality, and the control right switching notification unit extracts a jurisdiction area in which the computer currently has a control right when the computer abnormality is detected, and the jurisdiction Based on the jurisdiction assignment information, the area may be notified to other computers that can manage the jurisdiction area.

  At this time, the control right information is assigned with the priority of the control right for each computer, and the control right switching means switches the control right based on the priority.

  As a result, when an abnormality is detected in the host computer in the control relay device, the control right is automatically transferred to the next highest priority computer, and the change in this state can be notified to each computer by the telecon communication processing procedure. it can.

  Although the control relay device can be installed independently at the control relay station, it can be installed at one computer installation location among the plurality of computers or as part of the function of one computer. You may do it.

  The monitoring control method according to the present invention includes a control relay device arranged between one or more remote control target devices and a plurality of computers that monitor and control the control target devices, and the control relay device A control method for executing monitoring control of the control target device from the computer, wherein a control right switching command for the control relay device and status data of the control relay device are provided for each computer and the control target device. It is characterized by transmitting in the telecon format defined between.

  In the present invention, the switching instruction of the control right of the control relay device and the status data of the control relay device are managed in the same manner as the channels assigned to each telecon slave station.

  The control relay device according to the present invention is configured such that when a selection control command is transmitted from a host computer to a control target device, the flag between the control computer and the control relay device from the computer having the control right is used. The selection control sequence is completed between the control relay device and the control target device. In this way, by making an independent selection control sequence centering on the control relay device, for example, one-stage control or collective control is executed with a host computer, and the control relay device, the control target device, It is possible to perform two-stage control of selection control between the two, and it is possible to perform highly reliable control while reducing the load on the computer side and simplifying the work procedure.

  At this time, if there is a two-stage selection control command from the computer that monitors and controls the control target device to the control target device, the control relay device has received the control command from a series of information generated in the control sequence (control It is advisable to select and transmit the necessary ones to the authorized computer and other computers. By knowing the control process, the other computers can take over the control right and continue the control even if the computer having the control right fails in the middle of the control sequence.

  Preferably, when there is a control command from the computer that monitors and controls the control target device to the control target device in the control relay device, the control command type from the other computer preceding the same channel as the control command and the current It is good to determine whether to control or cancel after waiting for receipt of the control command and completion of the preceding control depending on the state. As a result, it is possible to appropriately take over the control sequence in the control relay device.

  In addition, when there is a selection control command from the computer that monitors and controls the control target device to the control target device, the control relay device determines the selection control state (including error information) generated in the control sequence to the control command source. It is preferable to transmit only the channel selection state and control response information to the control command source and other computers. Thereby, another computer can grasp | ascertain a control sequence efficiently.

  Similarly, when there is a collective control command from the computer that monitors and controls the control target device group to the control target device group, the control relay device selects the selected control state (including error information) generated in the control sequence and collective control. The control response may be returned only to the control command source, and the channel selection state and individual control response information may be transmitted to the control command source and other computers.

  The supervisory control method according to the present invention is characterized in that the control right switching command is constituted by a control right switching lock release command and a control right request command, and the control right request command position in the transmission format can be specified for each computer. To do. By making it possible to specify the position of the control request command (control right SW) for each computer, the jurisdiction area can be constructed or changed without significantly changing the software configuration of the computer.

  As the check function in the control relay device, the control right position is not checked in the control of the control right switch defined on the virtual channel, and the control right switch has the current control right. Not to allow control of the computer. This makes it possible to acquire control rights from other computers.

  Similarly, the control relay device does not check the control right position in the control right switch lock switch defined on the virtual channel, and the control right lock switch is not subject to the current control right position. Regardless of whether or not, control of all computers or specific computers is permitted.

  According to the present invention, since the supervisory control relay device is placed and the jurisdiction of the computer is switched by the channel for controlling the control right, the control switching with high reliability is possible, and the computer executing the supervisory control The burden of changing the definition data at the time of increase / decrease can be reduced, and the occurrence of mismatching can be prevented.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 shows a monitoring control system according to the first embodiment. This system controls distant devices via a control relay device 10 connected to a host computer via a communication network 5.

  The host computers 2a to 2n are installed in a control station or the like, and perform control from a computer such as a control station having a control right. In the present embodiment, the upper computers 2a to 2n are described on the premise that they are installed in the control stations A to N for convenience. However, the installation location of the upper computers is not limited to this. It is also possible to provide control at an office, a sales office, an operator's house, etc., and it is not limited to the installation location or its name.

  The present invention adopts the concept of a virtual channel, and arbitrates the control right of each host computer, that is, the right to control a distant device by the control relay device 10.

  Next, an outline of the virtual channel will be described. In transmission between devices, each device connected to the control relay device 10 has information to be shared for control switching or the like in an area corresponding to the channel of the actual telecon (TC) and distributes the information to the necessary devices. .

  Information is stored in the virtual channel by controlling the virtual channel, and the control method is the same as in the normal telecon interface process. Thereby, each place system (high-order computer) can perform the monitoring operation of other places and the control switching operation by the processing program for controlling the telecon (distance control device). As described above, information for control switching and monitoring thereof is referred to as a “virtual channel” because it is performed using the same format as the real channel of the telecon.

Hereinafter, information to be transmitted through the virtual channel will be described.
First, for virtual SV information processing in the virtual channel common area, information on the operation mode and failure state of the control relay device and the line status between the control relay devices is provided as information on the control relay device. And when a state change occurs, it is delivered to a required location as SV state change information.

Selective control or numerical control stores weather warnings / alarms, lightning forecast information, rainfall forecasts, etc., and changes in stored data compared to the previous data, response state change information (for example, packet It is distributed to a necessary location as type 31H).
For virtual channel / real channel compatible area processing, information handled by the control relay device is stored in the virtual channel as slave station information, and control, state change processing, and telemeter (TM) data processing are performed. As the SV information processing, information such as slave station error aggregation information, communication status, control right SW position, offline device status, etc. is stored as virtual SV information, and control and status change processing are performed. As TM information processing, information such as pulse integration is stored as virtual TM information, and distributed as a periodic information to a necessary location.
This virtual channel is used not only for control source management and control right management of selection control, but also for control relay device and slave station operation status / failure status / line status aggregation, control target higher system monitoring, etc. The information is notified according to the change of the state.

  As the virtual channel information of the control relay device, as the information allocated to the common area, the internal state of the control relay device such as operation status, transfer system status, fault status, line fault status, and other such as weather warning / alarm, There is lightning prediction information.

  The above information is changed by selection control or numerical control. These pieces of information are distributed as fixed cycle SV information (for example, packet type 12H), and are also distributed as display state change information (for example, packet type 14H) when a change in state is detected.

  The virtual channel actual channel corresponding area corresponds to each slave station, and stores slave station information in the control relay device. The storage information is changed by selection control or numerical control. Depending on the content, it is notified to the host computer as fixed cycle SV or fixed cycle TM information.

  The slave station error aggregation information, the line switch (LSW) switching control, the line status of the control relay device detection, the position of the control right SW, etc. are also notified to the host computer as a virtual channel as a fixed cycle SV or display state change.

  The position of the control right SW is changed by two-step or one-step control. Control of the position of the control right SW is performed after releasing each control right lock SW by two-step or one-step control. During control, the response state change display information is distributed.

For the control of other virtual channels and the control for the telecon, control right management is performed according to the position of the control right SW, but the control for the position of the control right SW and the control for the control right lock SW are not subject to the control right. Thus, a computer that detects an abnormality in another system can acquire control right by itself.
The control right SW position is notified to all related computers as fixed cycle SV information. However, in the control relay device, when an abnormality is detected in the computer having the current control right, all control right SW positions to which the computer has the right are assigned to each control source candidate No. 2 (the next candidate with the highest priority) is automatically moved (or notified manually and manually), and the control right lock SW is also released. As a method for detecting an abnormality, there are an inquiry response with a fixed period and an abnormality notification received by a self-diagnosis function of a computer. At this time, it is notified as all display information (initialization) at the transmission timing of the next fixed cycle SV information.

  As described above, as the transmission information (upstream) information from the control relay device to each host computer, the status information of the control relay device is transmitted using the virtual channel in addition to the status information of the slave station. In addition to the control information for the slave station, the higher-level computer side transmits control right switching information for the control relay device using the virtual channel.

Next, the configuration and operation of the control relay device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
The control relay device 10 includes a transmission unit 13 that communicates with a host computer, a transmission unit 14 that communicates with the control target devices 4a to 4n, a processing unit 11 that executes supervisory control arithmetic processing, and monitoring control. The storage unit 12 stores necessary data.

  The transmission unit 14 may be a telecon master station, communicate with an opposite slave station via a communication line, and monitor and control a control target device connected under the slave station. The device may have a communication function, and may directly communicate with the transmission unit 14 via a general-purpose network. In the present embodiment, a case where monitoring control is performed via a telecon will be described. In this case, when line multiplexing is performed, a line changeover switch (LSW) may be provided to switch lines.

  In addition, the processing unit 11 transmits a virtual communication channel 24 that performs communication processing with a host computer, status data of a control relay device, data necessary for switching control rights of a plurality of computers, and the like. Virtual channel data generation means 22 for generating data, state change processing means 23 for detecting a change in state and executing necessary processing, control right switching means 21 for executing control right switching processing, and abnormality of computers 2a to 2n Upper system abnormality detection means 25 for detecting, control object determination means 27 for determining whether or not this is for a control target device in a jurisdiction area having a control right when a control command is transmitted from the computer, and Telecom communication processing means 26 is provided for executing communication processing with a slave station in accordance with a telecon communication protocol. Each of these means 21 to 27 can be realized as a function of the CPU.

  In addition, the storage unit 12 includes a control right SW table 41 that stores the switching state of the control right, a control area allocation table 42 that stores a switch type that is a switching unit for each control location, and virtual channel data that stores virtual channel data. A file 43 and an actual channel data file 44 for storing the actual telecon channel are stored.

  Next, the operation of the monitoring control system 1 will be described focusing on the processing operation of the control relay device 10 having the above configuration.

[1. Control right switching process]
First, the control right switching process will be described. When the upper computers 2a to 2n want to transfer the control right of the jurisdiction area to the own system, the upper computers 2a to 2n transmit a control right switching request using the virtual channel. This virtual channel is transmitted in the packet type set for each computer. For example, a control right switching request is transmitted in a transmission format as shown in FIG. A switch type is assigned to each switching unit, and the flag of the position assigned to the own system in the area of the switch type is turned ON.

  The control relay device 10 receives the control right switching request sent from the host computer via the network 5 by the transmission unit 13, and receives and processes it by the host system communication processing unit 24 of the processing unit 11, thereby generating virtual channel data. Save to file 43.

  Next, the control right switching means 21 is activated to change the setting of the control right in the control right SW table 41 stored in the storage unit 12. FIG. 4 shows a data configuration example of the control right SW table and FIG. 5 shows a control area allocation table. In FIG. 4, the control right SW table 41 manages the presence or absence of the control right by setting a flag at the control source computer position where the control is permitted for each control right SW.

  The control area allocation table 42 includes a device registration table (FIG. 5A) that stores the control target device and the identification information of the control right SW in association with each other, and a control source computer that assigns a control computer to each control right SW. It is composed of an allocation table (FIG. 5B). In FIG. 5B, the control source computer may be a computer unit or a control jurisdiction unit composed of one or more computers. FIG. 4 is set corresponding to FIG. 5B. For example, X of the control right SW has control right in the A system as a control source, and Y of the control right SW is b control station. Means you have control.

Next, a processing procedure of control right management for the control right SW will be described with reference to FIG.
When the control right switching unit 21 is activated, it first checks whether the control target device is registered and checks the attribute of the control right SW (control pattern) (S401). If the result of the check is that there is no registration (S401). And “NG”), the target device is not registered (S402) and returned to the control source (S412).

  In the case of OK in step S401, it is determined whether or not the control right SW is controlled (S403), and in the case of “NO”, the process jumps to a routine (FIG. 11) of the control target determining means 27 described later. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S 403, the presence / absence of registration of the control source and the attribute check of the control right SW are performed. As a result of the check, if there is no registration (“NG” in S404), the operation source is unregistered (S405) and returned to the control source (S412).

  If “OK” in step S404, it is next determined whether or not the control right is locked (S406). If the switch is locked (“NG” in S406), the locked operation is disabled (S407). The message is returned to the control source (S412).

  If “OK” in step S406, it is determined whether the status of the control right is other than the request source (S408). If “NG”, that is, the control right is not other than the request source, control of the acquisition request is performed. A message that the right is already in the request source (that is, the same direction control) is returned to the control source (S409, S412).

  If “OK” in step S408, the channel selection state to which the control target device belongs is checked (S410). If “NG”, that is, if the channel is already selected, the received selection information is invalid. As a result, the preferentially selected message is returned to the control source (S411, S412).

  If “OK” in step S410, the selection command information is executed (S413), and a flag set (set) / drop (reset) notification is distributed to the host computer (S414).

  The control sequence for the control right SW from each host computer is executed by the above procedure, and the control right is switched.

  The data in the control right SW table 41 is assigned a position in the virtual channel and is subject to state change detection. Therefore, the change of the control right flag is detected as a state change by the state change processing means 23.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the state change processing means 23. If there is a change in the status change detection data in the virtual channel data file 43 or the data in the control right SW table 41 (S101, S102), the transmission data for status change notification is edited (S103). Then, the host system communication processing means 24 is activated to notify the host computer of the state change (S104).

  Now, assuming that the flag of the control right SW-X in the control right SW table 41 shown in FIG. 4 has changed, the state change processing means 23 changes the state of each computer in the related jurisdiction system A main system and a control station. Send.

(Transmission procedure between devices when switching control rights)
A procedure at the time of switching the control right by the virtual channel will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows a computer requesting a control right, other computers, a transmission unit of the control relay device and an internal virtual channel management task (upper system communication processing unit 24, state change processing unit 23), and storage unit 12 The data transfer procedure to the virtual channel data file 43 is shown.

  In this figure, the computer requesting the control right first transmits a one-stage selection control command to the control relay device. The control relay device returns a selection flag (standing) to the computer and passes a one-stage selection control command to the management task. The management task confirms writing and reading with the storage unit 12, and the status change processing means 23 regards the status change as response information, and changes the response status from the control relay device to the requesting computer. Send display information. The response state change may be processed not by the state change processing unit 23 but by the upper system communication processing unit 24.

  Thereafter, a selection flag (dropped) is transmitted from the control relay device to the requesting computer, and then a selection control return verification is transmitted. Here, the selected flag (standing) means a set state (or command) of the selected flag, and the selected flag (dropped) means a reset state (or command) of the selected flag.

  Although not shown, the selection flag (standing), the response state change display information, and the selection flag (dropping) may be transmitted to a computer other than the request source. As a result, the state of the virtual channel can be efficiently grasped by other computers.

  FIG. 9 shows a numerical control processing sequence of the virtual channel. Similarly to FIG. 8, the control relay device that has received the numerical control command performs internal writing and reading checks, and transmits the response information as response information to the requesting computer.

  FIG. 10 shows a virtual channel state change processing sequence. When the state change processing unit 23 detects a change in the state of the virtual channel, the state change processing unit 23 transmits the state change processing information as automatic state change display information to the controlling computer via the host system communication processing unit 24.

[2. Control relay processing]
When transmitting control data from a computer to a specific control target device, the computer transmits data specifying the control content in the identification information (ID) of the control target device. This data is received by the control relay device 10 via the communication network 5.

  In the control relay device 10, when receiving the data, the higher-level communication processing unit 24 stores the data in the actual channel data file 44 and activates the control target determination unit 27. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the control target determining means 27. This procedure is basically the same as the processing procedure of the control right switching means 21 shown in FIG. The main difference is that when all checks are OK, the control right switching means 21 switches the flag of the control right SW table 41, whereas the control target determination means 27 activates the telecon communication processing means 25. Then, a selection command and a control command are transmitted to the slave station (S510).

(Another embodiment of control relay processing)
FIG. 12 illustrates another embodiment of the control relay process. When the control target determination unit 27 is activated, first, referring to the control area allocation table 42, the switch type corresponding to the control location to which the control target device belongs is extracted (S202). Then, with reference to the control right SW table 41 (S203), it is determined whether or not the jurisdiction system is included in the switch type and the control right flag is set in the jurisdiction system (S204).

  When the control right flag of the jurisdiction system is set (“YES” in S204), the telecon communication processing means 26 is activated, and the control data sent from the host computer stored in the actual channel data file 44 Is transmitted to the slave station corresponding to the device to be controlled (S205). Further, this control content is notified to other computers that belong to the switch type and do not have the control right. On the other hand, if it is not a control command from the system having the control right, the host communication processing means 24 is activated and an error message is returned (S206).

  The response to the control command is received by the transmission unit 14 of the control relay device 10 via the slave station and stored in the actual channel data file 44 by the telecon communication processing means 26.

  Then, the higher-level communication processing means 24 refers to the control area allocation table 42 and the control right switch table 41, extracts all the jurisdiction systems having jurisdiction over the control target device, and changes the response status to all the systems. To be notified.

[3. Monitoring process]
The collected data is stored in the actual channel data file 44 in accordance with the telecon communication procedure. The collected data is transmitted to all the systems having jurisdiction with reference to the tables 41 and 42. At this time, the data format is sent in the packet type determined between each computer and the slave station (control point).

  Also, the control relay device 10 grasps an abnormality such as a control target device or a slave station, and transmits the aggregated information to a related computer using virtual channel data.

[4. Upper system error detection process]
When the host system abnormality detection unit 25 detects an abnormality of the host computer, it activates the control right switching unit 21 and sets the control right flag of the computer having the abnormality in the control right SW table 41 in accordance with a predetermined priority order. Move to another computer. As a result of this transition processing, the state change processing means 23 notifies all computers belonging to the switch type related to this computer that the control right has been switched. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, the control right switching means 21 detects an abnormality in the host system or when the control right switch of the virtual channel data is changed by a control right switching command from the host computer. Then, the flag of the control right SW table 41 is changed (S302, S305).

[5. Transmission procedure between devices]
Hereinafter, a sequence for monitoring and controlling a control target device via the control relay device according to the present embodiment will be described.

(Two-stage selection control processing sequence) (FIG. 14)
First, when receiving a selection command from the host computer, the control relay device performs a control right check and the like, and in the case of a command from a computer having the control right, transmits a selection command to the telecon slave station.

On the other hand, when an error is detected in the control relay device, a result code is set, and a return verification is transmitted from the control relay device to the computer requesting control.
The selected control return collation received character from the telecon slave station is returned to the control request source.

  The above is the procedure common to the control to the telecon and the control command to the control right SW. In the case of the control to the telecon, the control relay device further performs the control right check when receiving the selection control from the computer. And select / control / normal output according to the control code to the telecon slave station.

  At the time of selective output, the control relay device returns a return collation to the requesting computer upon detection of a change in the state of the selection completion bit from the telecon slave station. When an error is detected by the control relay device, a result code is set and a return verification is transmitted to the requesting computer.

(One-step selection control processing sequence) (FIG. 15)
In the case of the one-stage selection control, the control relay device that has received the one-stage selection control command from the computer with the control right transmits the two-stage selection control command (selection command) and whether or not it is the control request source. Regardless of whether the selected flag (standing) information is transmitted to each computer. Upon receiving this information, each computer recognizes that selection control is being performed, and avoids a selection operation that results in multiple selection. Further, when the control relay apparatus receives a change in the status of the error aggregation information indicating the occurrence of abnormality from the telecon slave station during the selection control, the control relay apparatus edits the display change information of the virtual channel and distributes it to each computer.

  The feature of this sequence is that efficiency is improved by one-step control between the computer and the control relay device, and reliability and safety are ensured by two-step control between the control relay device and the telecon slave station. is there. In addition, for a computer without control right from the control relay device, transmission of a selection flag (standing) when receiving a one-step selection control command, transmission of a response state change display when receiving a control response from a telecon slave station, and It is characterized in that a selection flag (drop) is transmitted when control is completed. As a result, a computer without the control right, for example, when the control right is taken over while the selected flag (standing) state / response state change is not received, performs a smooth transfer, such as performing a selection / control operation again after sending the selection return command. Is possible.

(Another embodiment of the one-stage selection control processing sequence) (FIG. 16)
In the conventional supervisory control system, the host computer issues the next selection control command after the selection return signal from the telecon slave station is received. In this embodiment, the selection control command is sent from the computer having the control right in FIG. When the control response is sent back to the control relay device, a selection flag (drop) is transmitted, and even if the selection completion is not yet returned from the telecon slave station, the next control is accepted and the selection return signal is At the same time as reaching the relay device, a selection control command is transmitted to the telecon slave station. By providing such an adjustment function in the control relay device, it is possible to increase the efficiency for performing control using a single telecon from a plurality of locations.

  If the computer with the control right waits for the return collation and enters the next control sequence, the computer without the control right starts the control sequence with the selected flag (dropped) without waiting for the return collation. Other computers that do not have the control right can output control a seconds before, and can avoid a situation in which only control from one place is continuously accepted in a state where control is possible from a plurality of places.

(Two-stage numerical control processing sequence) (FIG. 17)
The control relay device performs numerical control of the telecon slave station by numerical control at any time. The basic sequence is the same as the two-stage selection control processing sequence. In the control relay device, the response input corresponding to the control signal output in the telecon slave station is edited and distributed as numerical control response information.

(Another embodiment of two-stage numerical control processing sequence) (FIG. 18)
This embodiment is a two-stage numerical control processing sequence for SV, and numerical control response information is transmitted only to the control source computer as shown in FIG. 18, and response state change display information is transmitted to all computers. Other procedures are the same as those in FIG.

(Single-step numerical control processing sequence) (FIG. 19)
As with the one-stage selection control process, efficiency is improved by one-stage numerical control between the computer and the control relay device, and reliability and safety are ensured by two-stage numerical control between the control relay device and the telecon slave station. . The basic sequence is the same as the one-stage selection control processing sequence.

(Another embodiment of one-stage numerical control processing sequence) (FIG. 20)
This embodiment is a one-step numerical control processing sequence for SV, and numerical control response information is transmitted only to the control source computer as shown in FIG. 20, and the response state change display information is transmitted to all computers. Other procedures are the same as those in FIG.

  In this embodiment, writing to the control right SW table 41 is performed as a control command as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the same procedure as the control for the control target device is performed as shown in FIGS. 15 and 19, Distribute changes to the table contents to other computers. Thereby, it is possible to switch the control right according to the same processing procedure as the monitoring control of other control devices.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the control authority of the host computer is switched through the control relay device that is a relay device that collects and distributes information by the virtual channel described above, and real channel data is linked to this. Since the distribution control is performed, the overhead at the time of switching the control right is reduced, and the control right switching process with high reliability is possible by synchronizing the computer switching timing.

  In particular, since the control commands of each computer are distributed to other computers through virtual channels, each computer can know what control commands have been issued, and the response information and status information from the controlled device By performing this collection, switching during the control can be performed smoothly.

  For example, even if switching occurs after selection is completed during selection control, computer B inputs a selection command from computer A through a virtual channel, and sends a checkback (response indicating normal selection) signal from the control target. Since it can be input through the actual channel, the control command can be executed continuously.

  In addition, when a computer that has been directly monitored and controlled and a control target device are incorporated in the jurisdiction area, the channels that can be used differ depending on each computer, but by providing a virtual channel real channel corresponding area in the control relay device, A wide area monitoring system can be realized by incorporating it into an empty position without changing the position.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, it is possible to flexibly cope with a change in system configuration by making it possible for a computer having a control right to set a control right SW position or making a correspondence relationship between a virtual channel and a real channel from each computer. That is, as shown in FIG. 21, the word allocation conversion means 28 is provided in the processing unit 11 of the control relay device 10, and the virtual channel of the computer in which the flag is set for the word allocation of the actual channel according to the flag state of the control right SW. Change to channel word assignment. As a result, the transmission format of the distance control device and the transmission format of the host computer can be flexibly associated with each other, so that it is possible to more flexibly cope with changes in the jurisdiction system and system configuration.

  The control relay device can also be incorporated as a part of the function of the host computer system.

1 is a monitoring control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the control relay apparatus 10 of FIG. It is a transmission format example of the control right SW position by embodiment of this invention. This is the control right SW (switch) table 41 of FIG. 2 is a control area allocation table 42 in FIG. 2. FIG. 5A is a device registration table, and FIG. 5B is a control source computer allocation table. It is a flowchart which shows the control-right management procedure by embodiment of this invention. (When controlling the control right SW) It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the state change process means 23 of FIG. It is a one-step selection control processing sequence diagram for a virtual channel according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a one-step numerical control processing sequence diagram for a virtual channel according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a state change process sequence figure with respect to the virtual channel by embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the control-right management procedure by embodiment of this invention. (For control of controlled devices) It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control object determination means 27 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control-right switching means 21 of FIG. It is a two-step selection control process sequence diagram with respect to the control object apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a one-step selection control process sequence diagram with respect to the control object apparatus by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 16 is a one-step selection control processing sequence diagram for a control target device according to another embodiment of FIG. 15. It is a 2 step | paragraph numerical control process sequence diagram with respect to the control object apparatus by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 18 is a two-stage numerical control processing sequence diagram for a control target device according to another embodiment of FIG. 17. It is a one-step selection control process sequence diagram with respect to the control object apparatus by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 20 is a one-step selection control processing sequence diagram for a control target device according to another embodiment of FIG. 19. It is explanatory drawing of the word allocation conversion process by embodiment of this invention. It is the monitoring control system by a prior art.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Supervisory control system 2a-2n High-order computer 4a-4n Distance control apparatus (telecon) slave station 5 Communication network 10 Control relay apparatus 11 Processing part 12 Storage part 13, 14 Transmission part 21 Control right switching means 22 Virtual channel data generation means 23 Status change processing means 24 Host system communication processing means 25 Host system abnormality detection means 26 Telecon communication processing means 27 Control target determination means 28 Word allocation conversion means 41 Control right switch (SW) table 42 Control area allocation table 43 Virtual channel data file 44 Real channel data file

Claims (3)

A control relay device is disposed between a telecon slave station connected to one or more remote control target devices and a plurality of computers that monitor and control the control target device, and the control is performed from the computer via the control relay device. A monitoring control system that performs monitoring control of a target device,
The control relay device
A control consisting of a device registration table that associates and stores control target devices and control right switch types that are switching units for each control location, and a control source computer assignment table that assigns control source computers to each control right switch type An area allocation table;
A control right switch table for managing the presence or absence of control right by setting a flag at the control source computer position where control is permitted for each type of control right switch;
Telecon communication processing means for communicating with the telecon slave station in a telecon format;
Upper system communication processing means for receiving control data sent from any computer to the control target device;
When control data is received, the control area allocation table is referred to extract the type of the control right switch corresponding to the control location to which the control target device belongs, and then the control right switch table is referred to and the control right If the computer that transmitted the control data is included in the type of switch, and it is determined whether or not a flag is set at the computer position, and if the flag is set at the computer position, the telecon communication processing A control object determining means for transmitting the control data to a telecon slave station corresponding to the control target device via the means;
Control right switching means for changing a flag of the control right switch table according to control right request information from any of a plurality of computers assigned as a jurisdiction area;
Equipped with a,
A monitoring control system, wherein a position is assigned to a flag of the control right switch table to be a state change detection target, and notification that the control right has been switched to another jurisdiction computer due to the state change detection . The control relay device further includes means for detecting a computer abnormality,
When an abnormality of a computer is detected, the control right switching means shifts the flag of the computer having the abnormality in the control right switch table to another computer according to a predetermined priority, and the other computer The monitoring control system according to claim 1, wherein an abnormality is notified . The control relay device monitoring and control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein among the plurality of computers is installed in the installation location of one computer, or, characterized in that provided as functions of the computer.

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