Description

Woodward  8440-1713 D  High-Performance Industrial Automation Controller

Basic Parameters

• Input Voltage: 12V DC to 48V DC.
• Output Voltage: 0–10V DC.
• Output Current: 0–20mA DC.
• Operating Temperature: -40°C to 85°C.
• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 125°C.
• Communication Interfaces: Supports RS-232, RS-485, and Ethernet.
• Dimensions: 230 mm × 170 mm × 70 mm.
• Weight: 3.5 kg.
• Protection Level: IP65.
• Enclosure Material: Aluminum alloy.

Product Features

• High-Precision Control: Adopts advanced control algorithms to achieve high-precision process control, ensuring accuracy.
• Multifunctionality: Integrates PID control, alarm, communication, and other functions, supporting multiple control modes to meet diverse needs.
• High Reliability: Uses industrial-grade components with excellent anti-interference capability and stability, enabling reliable operation in harsh industrial environments.
• Easy Operation: Features a user-friendly interface for simple setup and debugging by staff.
• Flexible Configuration: Supports multiple configuration methods and expansion modules, allowing flexible adaptation to different application scenarios.

Functions and Applications

Application Fields

Energy and Power Sector

• Steam Turbine/Gas Turbine Control
  • In thermal power plants and cogeneration plants, regulates steam turbine speed systems by real-time monitoring of rotation speed, pressure, temperature, etc., to precisely adjust steam intake and ensure stable power generation.
  • In combined-cycle gas turbine power generation, controls fuel supply and turbine speed to optimize energy conversion efficiency.
• Distributed Energy and Energy Storage Systems
  • Manages start/stop and load distribution of small generator sets (e.g., diesel generators) or coordinates operational logic of multi-energy devices in microgrids.

Oil and Gas Industry

• Compressor and Pump Group Control
  • Controls rotation speed of centrifugal compressors in oil pipelines and reciprocating compressors in natural gas treatment plants to prevent surge and optimize flow.
  • Adjusts operating parameters of wellhead oil production equipment (e.g., screw pumps) to adapt to oil extraction needs under different conditions.
• Refining Process Collaborative Control
  • Integrates with DCS (Distributed Control System) in refineries and ethylene plants to regulate operating status of rotating equipment such as reactor agitators and column fans.

Chemical and Process Industry

• Key Equipment Interlock Control
  • Monitors temperature, pressure, etc., in chemical reactors and polymerization units, executing safety interlocks (e.g., emergency shutdown) to prevent overpressure, overheating, and other hazardous conditions.
  • Controls rotation speed and load of large rotating machinery (e.g., extrusion granulators, drying drums) to ensure process continuity.
• Environmental Protection and Public Utilities
  • Adjusts operating parameters of aeration blowers and sludge dewatering machines in wastewater treatment plants to optimize treatment efficiency.
  • Controls pressure reducing valves and steam traps in factory steam pipe networks for efficient thermal energy distribution.

Marine and Offshore Engineering

• Propulsion System Power Control
  • In steam turbine propulsion systems of merchant ships and naval vessels, adjusts propeller rotation speed according to navigation commands while monitoring shaft vibration, oil temperature, etc., to ensure navigation safety.
  • Controls frequency and voltage of marine generators (diesel units) to meet stable power supply requirements of on-board electrical systems.
• Offshore Platform Equipment Management
  • Remotely monitors and adjusts mud pumps and platform fans on offshore drilling platforms to ensure reliable operation in harsh marine environments.

Metallurgy and Heavy Industry

• Rolling Mill and Forging Equipment Control
  • In steel plants, controls rotation speed and torque of rolling mill main motors to ensure uniform steel plate thickness.
  • Adjusts drive motors of forging hydraulic presses, cooperating with pressure sensors for precise forging process control.
• Kiln and Rotating Equipment Collaboration
  • In cement production, controls rotation speed and feeding amount of rotary kilns, optimizing calcination processes by integrating temperature signals.
  • In mining crushing equipment, automatically adjusts crusher operating parameters based on load changes to improve production capacity.