Electric Controls Or Systems Patents (Class 162/262)
  • Patent number: 11746471
    Abstract: A monitoring system comprising: (a) one or more sensors that monitor activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof of stock on a paper machine and (b) a control system in communication with the one or more sensors and one or more foil sections within the paper machine; wherein the control system measures the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof of the stock and correlates the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof to formation of fibers within the stock so that an angle, height, or both of the one or more foil sections are adjusted to change the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof in the stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: IBS of America
    Inventors: Andrew Forester, Edwin Michael Gyde Heaven, James Faufau, Jean P. Paradis, Colin Bridge, Randy Smyth, Jake Neal
  • Patent number: 10927501
    Abstract: A monitoring system comprising: (a) one or more sensors that monitor activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof of stock on a paper machine and (b) a control system in communication with the one or more sensors and one or more foil sections within the paper machine; wherein the control system measures the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof of the stock and correlates the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof to formation of fibers within the stock so that an angle, height, or both of the one or more foil sections are adjusted to change the activity, amplitude, size, scale, duration of activity or a combination thereof in the stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: IBS of America
    Inventors: Andrew Forester, Edwin Michael Gyde Heaven, James Faufau, Jean P. Paradis, Colin Bridge, Randy Smyth, Jake Neal
  • Patent number: 10202724
    Abstract: A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Edbauer, Ross C. Bons, Jason A. Haines, Scott M. Thomson
  • Patent number: 9873981
    Abstract: A papermaking machine includes a Yankee dryer, a doctor, and a doctor blade loading control system. The doctor blade loading control system includes a first doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a second doctor loading cylinder coupled to the doctor and configured to selectively apply a loading force to the doctor, a first air line in communication with the first doctor loading cylinder, a second air line in communication with the second doctor loading cylinder, a first electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the first doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a first loading pressure setpoint, and a second electronic pressure controller configured to control a loading pressure of the second doctor loading cylinder on the doctor based on a second loading pressure setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Edbauer, Ross C. Bons, Jason A. Haines, Scott M. Thomson
  • Patent number: 9028767
    Abstract: A method for mixing a chemical into a process liquid including: injecting the chemical into the process liquid flowing through a flow pipe; forming reaction products by a reaction involving the chemical occurring in the process flow; applying an electric field or magnetic field to a region of the flow pipe adjacent to the reaction occurring in the process flow, and suppressing the precipitation of the chemical or the reaction products on the surfaces of the pipe due to the electric or magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Wetend Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jari Rasanen, Jouni Matula
  • Publication number: 20140224442
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing coated paper by applying a coating liquid to a strip-shaped web of paper to form a plurality of bands extending in the width direction of the web and spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the web includes: a coating step (S1) of applying the coating liquid to the web to form the bands with a coating band pitch narrower than a design band pitch defined as a standard for the coated paper; an aftertreatment step (S2), executed after the coating step, of drying the web; and a tension applying step (S3), executed after the aftertreatment step, of expanding the band pitch of the web by applying tension to the web to cause the band pitch of the web to approach the design band pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventor: Shinzo KIDA
  • Patent number: 8540845
    Abstract: A method and system for stabilizing dry-based density of wood chips from several sources feeding a chip processing stage upstream of a chip refining process, perform on-line estimation of a set of wood chip properties characterizing the wood chips, including light reflection-related property, moisture content and dry-based density, which are used by a reference model capable of comparing the estimated dry-based density with a predetermined target to produce error data, and selectively modifying discharge rate set points of one or more of the wood chip sources to minimize the error data within fluctuation limits around the target. The discharge rate of the wood chip sources is controlled in accordance with the set points to substantially stabilize the dry-based density of the wood chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventors: Feng Ding, Claude Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20130118701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in a fiber web machine. In the method, a fabric (12) included in the fiber web machine is used for supporting a web (14) produced by the fiber web machine. Moreover, in the method the location of the fabric (12) is changed in the cross direction (CD) of the fiber web machine. The location is changed by means of oscillation, the amplitude (19) of which is kept so high that the area of impact (20) of the web (14) on the fabric (12) is wider than the width (21) of the web (14) throughout the lifetime of the fabric (12). The invention also relates to an arrangement in a fiber web machine, and to a software product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: METSO PAPER, INC.
    Inventor: METSO PAPER, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130000858
    Abstract: A method for mixing a chemical into a process liquid including: injecting the chemical into the process liquid flowing through a flow pipe; forming reaction products by a reaction involving the chemical occurring in the process flow; applying an electric field or magnetic field to a region of the flow pipe adjacent to the reaction occurring in the process flow, and suppressing the precipitation of the chemical or the reaction products on the surfaces of the pipe due to the electric or magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: WETEND TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jari Rasanen, Jouni Matula
  • Patent number: 8206554
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling the manufacturing or finishing process of a fiber web at a transition stage of the process. In the method a corrected error profile (PD?k) is formed using an error profile (PD). Using the corrected error profile (PD?k) at least one control signal (CAk) is determined for the actuators (6) of the manufacturing or finishing process of a fiber web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventor: Pekka Pihola
  • Patent number: 7846299
    Abstract: A paper machine includes equipment for processing or producing a product in a continuous manner, such as a paper sheet. A grade change occurs when the equipment transitions from producing or processing a product having a first grade to producing or processing a product having a second grade. To support the grade change, a target for at least one controlled variable and a target for at least one manipulated variable are identified. The at least one manipulated variable and the at least one controlled variable are associated with the production of the product. A trajectory for the at least one manipulated variable and a corresponding trajectory for the at least one controlled variable are identified using the targets. The grade change is implemented using the trajectories so as to transition from production of the product having the first grade to production of the product having the second grade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell ASCa Inc.
    Inventors: Johan U. Backstrom, Mattias Bjorklund
  • Patent number: 7809462
    Abstract: A power saving method for rotating pulp and paper machinery includes a fiber quality measurement device, a control system and a variable speed drive. The power savings method is applied to either fiber refiners or pressurized screens. Pulp stock enters a rotating machine, which is driven by an electric motor. The electric motor receives electrical current from the variable speed drive to implement rotation. The variable speed drive changes a frequency of the electrical current according to input received by the control system. The control system includes a control algorithm to optimize the efficiency of the rotating machine. The control system receives inputs of pressures, flows, consistency and position. The control system also receives input from the pulp quality measurement device. The algorithm calculates the process values and input from the pulp quality measurement device to determine the appropriate electrical current frequency to output to the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Inventor: Ola M. Johansson
  • Patent number: 7742835
    Abstract: A profile control method for controlling a profile in the width direction of a sheet by using a plurality of actuators, includes calculating an envelope profile connecting local peaks of the profile; and calculating a manipulated value of each actuator with the objective of optimizing 2? of the profile and the envelope profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sasaki, Akimichi Noyori, Akihiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7678233
    Abstract: Disclosed is a machine direction measurement system having an increased cross direction sampling area (significantly larger than the natural sensor measurement window) to generate a more representative and stable machine direction reading of the process. In effect, the sensor should have as wide a coverage area as possible without having to resort to the expense of measuring the entire width of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell ASCA, Inc.
    Inventor: Ron E. Beselt
  • Patent number: 7584013
    Abstract: Fast cross direction caliper control recovery time in a sheet making machine during startup of the machine after a sheet break is achieved provided that a preselected time duration measured from the occurrence of the sheet break to the clearing of sheet break has elapsed. One or both of calender stack conditioning and conditioning of a measurement from a sensor for measuring caliper of the sheet, both with feedback CD control suspended, can be selectably performed. These operations can be performed concurrently if the selected time duration for both are identical. A closed loop change in a set of control tuning parameters of a PI controller providing feedback caliper control of actuators associated with the calender stack can be performed after either or both of the other operations are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Quang Tran, Timothy Andrew Mast
  • Publication number: 20090099682
    Abstract: The performance of scanning systems can be significantly enhanced by replacing the traditional power track with preferably just two wires or transmission channels for effecting communication between (i) the sensors on the mobile carriage of the scanning system and (ii) the controls, power sources, and related devices that are typically located in a compartment or module which is a significant distance away. This can be implemented by employing selected multiplexer and complementary de-multiplexer combinations in the scanner head and in the module. This technique reduces EMI noise, power loss, drag on the moving scanner heads carrying the sensors, and cost of construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Wojtek T. Jasinski
  • Patent number: 7431800
    Abstract: A device and a method for on-line control of the fibre direction of a fire web (8), being manufactured from stock delivered from a headbox (3) through a discharge opening (11) defined by movable lips (9, 10), while using a fibre direction meter (12) located downstream and actuating members (14), which are allonged long the lips for regulation of the discharge opening as a response to individual control signals, each being a function of measured fibre direction values; wherein a control unit (13) receives the measured fibre direction values, calculates the control signals, and transmits these to the actuating members. According to the invention, the control unit identifies an array of fibre direction values, originating from positions in the cross direction of the fibre web which correspond to the positions of the actuating members. The control unit then compares the array of fibre direction values with an array of desired fibre direction values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Stora Enso AB
    Inventors: Johan Ferm, Anders Hubinette
  • Publication number: 20080210399
    Abstract: To present a paper manufacturing apparatus for used paper recycling apparatus small enough to be installed in a room of small shop or the like, friendly to the environment, low in running cost, and high in confidentiality. The paper manufacturing apparatus includes a paper making process unit for manufacturing wet paper from pulp suspension sent from a pulp making section in preceding process, the paper making process unit includes a paper making conveyor for manufacturing and conveying the pulp suspension, the paper making conveyor is composed of a mesh belt of paper making mesh structure of numerous mesh cells for filtering and dewatering the pulp suspension disposed so as to run straightly toward its running direction, and the paper making process length in the mesh belt is set in a range of straight running direction length of the mesh belt in the apparatus case of furniture size. As a result, a used paper recycling apparatus of small size and simple structure is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Shigeru Tamai, Yuji Koyama
  • Publication number: 20080135198
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for controlling the consistency of a flow of stock solution flowing from a header to a slice lip of a headbox of a papermaking machine so that the cross machine direction consistency profile of a resultant web is controlled. The apparatus includes a flow channel which is disposed within the headbox between the header and the slice lip. The flow channel has an upstream and a downstream end such that the flow of the stock solution is in a flow direction from the upstream end towards the downstream end of the flow channel. The flow channel includes a primary channel having a first and a second extremity such that the flow of the stock solution is through the primary channel from the first extremity to the second extremity of the primary channel. A supply channel has a first and a second end and is disposed downstream relative to the primary channel for the flow therethrough of a supply portion of the flow of the stock solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Fabrizio Tonello
  • Publication number: 20080023166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for the production and/or treatment of strip or sheet material (20), particularly paper or cardboard, which is connected to at least one associated fuel cell (26) such that the thermal energy produced by the fuel cell unit (26) can be supplied to the machine as operating energy. Thermal energy produced by the fuel cell (26) can be supplied to at least one heating section (10) of the machine, said section being embodied in such a way that it can heat or be heated during an operating state of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Roland Mayer, Ulrich Begemann
  • Patent number: 7318882
    Abstract: In order to observe the dry line formed on the surface of wood fibre pulp on the moving wire in a Fourdrinier paper machine, its—atrea of appearance is scanned at a low angle with a thin beam cluster (A1, B1) which, being generated by a laser radiation source (20) and representing one or more discrete wavelengths, is distinguishable from the background light. Hereby the surface following the dry line (I) reflects diffusively a major part and specularly a minor part of the arriving radiation than the surface preceding it. A detector (30) located above the level of the wire observes the intensity of the diffusely reflected radiation (A3, B3) hitting it and delivers continuously, as the beam cluster scans the pulp surface, a signal which is proportional to said intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventor: Antti Niemi
  • Patent number: 7279072
    Abstract: Adjusting the operation of a wire section, in which the development of the consistency of stock on the wire section (2) is determined and the effect of the consistency determined above on the formation and/or porosity of a paper web (3) is determined. The consistency developed on the wire section is adjusted based on a quality property of paper and/or by optimising a cost function, the quality property of paper comprising the formation and/or the porosity and/or a combination defined by means of the formation and/or the porosity and the cost function including the effect of at least the formation and/or the porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Metso Automation Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Muhonen, Hannu Korhonen, Minna Partonen, Jussi Rajala, Antti Leinonen
  • Patent number: 7204914
    Abstract: A system for controlling a processor having at least one sampling port connected to a stage of the processor in order to sample a reactant product from the processor. The system includes a controller configured to control a processing parameter of the processor based on measurements of at least one property of the reactant product such that changes to the processing parameter maintain a target value for the at least one property of the reactant product. The system further includes a dead time compensator. The dead time compensator is configured, based upon a prescribed dead time related to a time before at least one effect of at least one change to the processing parameter is fully realized, to evaluate the reactant product to determine if the effect has been realized at a plurality of sequential times offset from the dead time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Metso Automation USA Inc.
    Inventor: Kari Juhani Lampela
  • Patent number: 7048827
    Abstract: Sheetmaking processes such as papermaking making systems employ water weight sensors underneath the moving water permeable wire that supports the wet stock (pulp slurry). A dynamically compensated calibration equation that equates the water weight plus fiber weight plus wire weight (total weight) to the resistance measured by the water weight sensor is developed for controlling the continuous process. Dynamic compensation accounts for changing papermaking machine conditions or states that affect the intrinsic conductivity of the wet stock being measured. The amount of correction to apply is determined by the conductance measured by a reference sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John David Watson, Claud Hagart Alexander
  • Patent number: 6949854
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is described. The CVT comprises permanent magnets to couple power, a coefficient of coupling controlled by an electronic servo control loop. Wherein torque multiplication is achieved by “duty-cycle” modulation of the magnetic coupling “pulses”, between the input shaft and output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Schlicht
  • Patent number: 6905573
    Abstract: The surface of a web is monitored by a fault detection system (20), a machine condition monitoring system, a quality measurement system, a web moisture measurement and/or a web temperature measurement and the soiled part of the surface of the roll is detected and localized by means of a soiling monitoring apparatus (31, 35; 60). A control system (41) controls a cleaning device (40) to remove the detected soiling. As a web (W) travels in a paper or board production or finishing process or in finishing machinery the web and/or the surface of the roll is monitored and after a detected deviation the surface thereof is momentarily spread with a liquid while machinery is running at the same time as the web (W) travels over said roll surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Tapio Mäenpää , Timo Vuorimies, Pekka Koivukunnas, Aaron Mannio, Olli-Pekka Väkevä , Kari Hasanen, Tarja Hanska, Pekka Linnonmaa, Markku Kyytsönen, Helena Leppäkoski, Markus Laitila, Markku Kojo, Toni Seppänen, Marjaana Toppila
  • Patent number: 6799082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a process by inputting a deviation between setpoint and process variables to a controller to calculate a controlled/manipulated variable, and then inputting the controlled/manipulated variable to the process, wherein conditions for the process variable to settle within a finite length of time are determined from the final-value theorem, the transfer function of the controller is derived from the conditions, and the value of or change in the controlled/manipulated variable with which to control the process is calculated using the transfer function. With this control method and apparatus for the method, it is possible to allow even a process with a long dead time and a large time constant to settle within a short length of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6772036
    Abstract: A control system is provided for controlling a process for making paper or paper pulp. The process has a process product output at an end of the process. The controls include a process variable sensor input configured to receive a process variable related to the process. The controller is configured to provide a control signal to control the process. A process model has a model product output which is a model representation of the process product output. The model process output is a function of the sensed process variable and a product output setpoint representative of a desired process product output. The control signal is a function of the product output setpoint and the modeled product output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Evren Eryurek, Kadir Kavaklioglu
  • Patent number: 6770171
    Abstract: A paper/board machine headbox (10) has a stock inlet header (J), a tube bank (11), a turbulence generator (13) and a slice opening (14) which is provided with a profile bar. The headbox (10) is provided with cross direction measuring sensors (D1, D2; Dmn), by means of which the flow rate profile of the headbox (10) is determined, and the profile bar of the slice opening (14) of the headbox (10) is adjusted in the cross direction on the basis of the thus determined flow rate profile. The headbox (10) is provided with measuring sensors (D1, D2; Dmn) for determining the cross direction flow rate profile of the headbox (10) and with means for adjusting the profile bar on the basis of the flow rate profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: Jari P. Hämäläinen, Hannu Lepomäki, Juhana Lumiala, Pasi Sirviö
  • Patent number: 6752165
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring and control operation of a rotary disk refiner. The method regulates refiner operation in response to a process variable preferably in relation to a setpoint. The variable can be temperature, pressure, and/or stock consistency, refiner energy, or a variable based thereon. Volumetric flow rate of stock and/or the flow rate of dilution water can be regulated. Based on a refiner temperature, pressure, and/or stock consistency, refiner energy, or a variable based thereon, the flow rate of stock and/or dilution water can be regulated. Where temperature is used, it preferably can be a temperature inside the refiner or adjacent the inlet or outlet. Where pressure is used, it preferably can be a pressure inside the refiner or adjacent the inlet or outlet. Stock consistency can be determined using a sensor upstream or downstream of the refiner or using a sensed parameter in the refiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: J & L Fiber Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Ola M. Johansson
  • Patent number: 6746572
    Abstract: Method for determining a characteristic value for a binding force potential of paper fibers in a fibrous suspension. The method includes measuring an air content of the fibrous suspension and deriving the characteristic value from the measuring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: 6647312
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a process by calculating a manipulated variable from a deviation between setpoint and control output variables and then using the manipulated variable, wherein the time-series data of the control output variable is subjected to a frequency analysis, the rate of change in the frequency response amplitude of the control output variable in relation to a control gain ratio is determined, and a control gain is adjusted according to the rate of change and the results of the frequency analysis. With this adaptive control method and apparatus for the method, it is possible to automatically set a control gain according to the condition of disturbance. As a result, optimum control can always be achieved and follow-up capability can be improved for such events as a setpoint change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6640152
    Abstract: Headbox transient responses for sheet weight and moisture are modeled as a combination of two sets of time constants and dead time delays. One set represents a shorter delay with faster response dynamics, the fast mode weight and moisture responses, and the other models the longer delay with slower dynamics, the slow mode weight and moisture responses. A weight and/or moisture transient model is then formed for headbox changes by combining the fast mode weight and moisture responses and the slow mode weight and moisture responses. Stock weight and moisture dynamic and delay time models are determined for operation of stock flow of the paper making machine and the stock flow is controlled in accordance with the stock weight and/or moisture models and the headbox weight transient and/or moisture transient model to compensate for weight and moisture changes in a web of paper being manufacture which weight and moisture changes result from headbox changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: ABB Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Chin Chen, Timothy F. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20030120373
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing and controlling various parameters of a paper machine in its operation, in particular in the forming section of the paper machine, including but not limited to characteristics relating to foil blades wherein the activity and drainage characteristics associated with the blades, along with other parameters like sheet activity, sheet and fabric acceleration, sheet and fabric deflection, moisture profiles, and drainage, can be substantially separately and independently analyzed, established, and controlled, and for representing these parameters, settings, characteristics or configurations of the paper machine operation and the sheet being produced thereon in a diagrammatic manner on a computer screen and printouts or any computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: John D. Eames
  • Patent number: 6579418
    Abstract: Pressurized web treatment systems include a moving web that passes through a pressurized treatment chamber having a sealing assembly with a leakage control system. Leakage control is achieved by the cooperative effect of localized leak detectors and leak reduction means that applies a local sealing force on the seal assembly responsive to a signal from the leak detectors such that increased sealing occurs in the vicinity of the leak. In particular, an air press for paper web dewatering has improved efficiency by virtue of the leakage control system, which features local leak detectors and local force generation means associated with a flexible seal assembly to reduce leakage at the edges of the stationary plenum of the air press. Local leak detection can be based on sonic measurement with microphones, detection of escaping tracer gas, optical signals, and other means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dean Lindsay, Michael Alan Hermans, Frank Stephen Hada
  • Patent number: 6577916
    Abstract: A method of carrying out a fiber or paper manufacturing process using a plurality of successive method steps is provided. Defined process steps are carried out by means of predefinable chemical and physical sequences and process optimization is performed, wherein at least those characteristic variables of all the individual method steps which influence the target variables of the respective end product of the method in a significant way are registered on-line to control or optimize the overall process. Characteristic variables are formed both on the basis of the starting materials or raw materials and of the chemicals, auxiliaries and energy supplied in the successive method steps as well as of the materials and emissions to be disposed of.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Gehr, Boris Reinholdt, Thomas Köberl
  • Publication number: 20030075294
    Abstract: An apparatus for dosing a liquid in manufacturing paper products, the apparatus comprising: a mixed fluid conduit carrying a mixed fluid to be directed to an application station, at least a portion of the mixed fluid being a starch material from a starch material source; a starch material source feeding starch within a starch material supply line to the mixed fluid conduit; a resin source feeding resin within a resin supply line to the mixed fluid conduit; and, a mixing section of the mixed fluid conduit dispersing the resin throughout the starch material. The apparatus may also include: a tank for receiving the mixed fluid; a supply conduit for delivering the mixed fluid to an application station; and, a return conduit for delivering the mixed fluid back to the tank from the application station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: John Van Winkle
  • Patent number: 6491792
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling the mixing proportions of feed streams being supplied to a headbox, using devices for sampling two or more of the feed streams upstream of the headbox and devices for measuring concentration of constituents in or other properties of those samples. A method of regulating one or more properties of a moving web, and especially a paper web during manufacture, employing the aforesaid method and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Metsuo Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: John Francis Shakespeare, Juha Antero Kniivilä, Petri Nyberg
  • Patent number: 6482296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a papermaking machine/board machine/tissue machine or the like, which papermaking machine/board machine/tissue machine or the like includes basic unit assembly groups, such as a headbox, a wire section, a press, a drying section, a coating unit, a finishing machine, etc. The machine control system of the papermaking machine/board machine/tissue machine or the like comprises a central processing unit (e.g. a unit for control room, alarm and other such functions), one or more process control units, and one or more input/output units, which are connected by control cables to the controlled units or actuators. In the method the process control units and/or input/output units of the machine control system are located in a mechanical machine part in connection with basic unit assembly groups of the papermaking machine/board machine/tissue machine or such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Metso Paper, Inc.
    Inventors: John Fagerlund, Harri Vähätalo
  • Patent number: 6466839
    Abstract: A system of providing fast machine direction (MD) and cross direction (CD) basis weight adjustments using a simultaneous multi-point water weight sensor which provides independent MD and CD measurements is described. The water weight sensor is placed under the wire of the sheetmaking machine and provides fast wet end water weight measurements which are converted into predicted dry end basis weight information and used to control operating variables of machine elements in the sheetmaking machine to compensate for high frequency process variations. MD wet end measurements are used to control operating variables of machine elements that influence the MD dry end basis weight and CD wet end measurements are used to control operating variables of machine elements that influence CD dry end basis weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell-Measurex Corporation
    Inventors: E. Michael Heaven, Claud Hagart-Alexander, Lee Chase, John D. Goss, David Watson
  • Patent number: 6440270
    Abstract: In controlling the dryer section of a paper machine, the basis weight and moisture of the paper web, the energy fed into the drying cylinders of the dryer section and the machine speed are measured, and then the surface temperature of the drying cylinders is predicted on the basis of the measured values. At the same time, the actual surface temperature of the dryer cylinders is also measured, and if the measured value deviates from the predicted value, any defects in the drying apparatus can be detected quickly. In another aspect, a determination is made of the normal correlation between the power consumption of the drive motors of the cylinders in the drying apparatus and the machine speed. These variables are also measured, and if the correlation of the variables is deviant, it can be concluded that there is a failure in the drying apparatus. In that case it is possible to identify the dryer cylinder where the failure is by measuring the temperature of the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Metso Paper Automation Oy
    Inventor: Ali Haapanen
  • Publication number: 20020096299
    Abstract: Includes a sensor section (240) which irradiates light onto paper that is being conveyed and which detects a quantity of light transmitted through the paper, and a type-of-money judging section (290) and a number-of-sheet-of-paper collating section (320) which correct a light transmission quantity when the external shape of paper obtained from the light transmission quantity coincides with a prescribed shape and also when the light transmission quantity is lower than a pre-set threshold value, and judge types of money and a number of sheets of paper based on a result of this correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMTED
    Inventor: Masanori Mukai
  • Publication number: 20020096296
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a process by calculating a manipulated variable from a deviation between setpoint and control output variables and then using the manipulated variable, wherein the time-series data of the control output variable is subjected to a frequency analysis, the rate of change in the frequency response amplitude of the control output variable in relation to a control gain ratio is determined, and a control gain is adjusted according to the rate of change and the results of the frequency analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: Takashi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6421575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a sheet-making process. In the solution, a sheet matching desired values is manufactured. A measuring unit measures the state of the process to produce one or more measurement value representing the state of the process. A comparator compares each measurement value with a corresponding desired value and, on the basis of the comparison, forms an error representing the difference between at least one measurement value and desired value. A control unit forms at least two control action candidates based on the error using at least two process models, of which at least one is a perturbed process model. A processing unit forms one control action from the control action candidates, with which control action the sheet-making process is controlled to produce a sheet matching the desired values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Metso Paper Automation Oy
    Inventor: John Shakespeare
  • Patent number: 6413368
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for producing foam formed fibrous web in which the furnish is made up by mixing a thin water slurry of fibers at a consistency in the range of from about 0.5 to about 7 weight percent fibers with sufficient aqueous foam containing a surfactant and having an air content in the range of from about 55 to about 80 percent by volume to form a foamed fiber furnish containing from about 0.1 to about 3 weight percent fibers which is supplied directly to the forming felt or wire of a twin wire papermaking machine, adding makeup surfactant and discarding excess aqueous foam from the process as required to maintain the desired volume of foamed liquid therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Fort James Corporation
    Inventors: John Henry Dwiggins, Dinesh M. Bhat
  • Publication number: 20020069991
    Abstract: A device is provided for dewatering a fabric in which the fabric is used in a papermaking process that exposes it to water before it is directed to the fabric dewatering device. The fabric dewatering device includes leading and trailing guide rolls about which the fabric is partially wrapped to form a loop portion. The loop portion is suspended between the leading and trailing guide rolls and includes a trough portion with a relatively small diameter that is positioned below the axes of the guide rolls. Running the fabric through the trough portion at high speeds exposes the water trapped therein to high centrifugal forces. The centrifugal forces expel the water from the fabric. The geometry and positioning of the trough portion is maintained either through a difference in fabric speed maintained by the leading and trailing nips or by the use of a rider roll positioned within the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Valmet Karlstad AB
    Inventor: Dennis Edward Jewitt
  • Patent number: 6368458
    Abstract: A calender press for use in a paper-making machine includes a top roll positioned adjacent to a nip and rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof. The top roll has a length and circumferential perimeter. The length extends in the direction of and is longer than the width of the fiber web. The top roll is thermally compensated in a plurality of thermal zones which are adjacent to each other across the length of the top roll, whereby the perimeter of the top roll may be adjusted in a locally adjustable manner toward and away from the nip. A bottom roll is positioned adjacent to the top roll and defines the nip with the top roll. The bottom roll is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof and has a length and circumferential perimeter. The length extends in the direction of and is longer than the width of the fiber web. The perimeter is smaller at each longitudinal end of the bottom roll and larger at approximately a midpoint between the longitudinal ends, thereby defining a crowned bottom roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Paper Technology North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin X. Graf, James A. Eng
  • Patent number: 6356798
    Abstract: A method of operating a machine for cutting stacks of material in sheets. The machine's basic settings are established in accordance with parametric settings (machine parameters). Specific parameters (program parameters) are permanently assigned to an overall material-cutting program. Individual parameters (routine parameters) are permanently assigned to paper-cutting routines within the overall program. The machine parameters are stored and remain valid until modified or replaced by specifically requested routine parameters. The routine parameters are stored and remain valid until modified. The method allows the operation of the machine to be adapted to the various conditions that occur during the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Adolf Mohr Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Gottschalk, Horst Schneider
  • Patent number: 6352615
    Abstract: The invention concerns an equipment in a paper/board machine for regulation of the difference of draw. In the solution in accordance with the invention, the difference of draw in the web is regulated on the basis of the measured tension of the web. Preferably, the regulation of the difference of draw takes place by regulating the drives at the inlet and/or outlet of a web run not supported by a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo Tavi, Harri Mustonen, Antti Komulainen
  • Publication number: 20020007927
    Abstract: A method and an equipment for regulation of the initial part of the dryer section in a paper machine. Moisture is removed from the paper web in the press section (10) and the paper web is dried in the dryer section (R). The paper web is dried against heated faces of drying cylinders (20). The surface temperatures of the first drying cylinders (20) in the dryer section (R) are measured. The dry solids content/moisture content of the paper web (W) and the temperature of the paper web (W) before said first drying cylinders (20) are measured. In view of producing the desired running situation, based on the measurement results obtained, the surface temperatures of said first drying cylinders (20) and/or the dry solids content/moisture content and/or the temperature of the paper web (W) before said first drying cylinders (20) is/are regulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Harri Vahatalo, Juha Kaihovirta, Juha Lipponen, Taisto Huhtelin