ACPLT/HK - Infrastructure Model for Hybrid Components of Process Automation

Münnemann, Ansgar; Epple, Ulrich

doi:10.1016/s1474-6670(17)36432-7

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“…It can be helpful to determine a component frame and a configuration infrastructure on type level that realise the basic functionality of the device type (see also [13], [14]. The manufacturer may keep this unchanged during the device types life cycle.…”

Section: Automation Of Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In [14] these general concepts had been adapted to function block design and in [13] the design concept had been transferred to an on-line configuration concept. A design pattern for field device functionality may predefine the fixed configuration of elementary components and allow field device users only to add a component from a specific selection to a specific place in the design pattern.…”

Section: Component-based Function Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Optimisation of Field Device Life-Cycle in Process Automation by a flexible Component-based Function Management

Müller¹,

Münnemann

Epple

2006

2006 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics

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Flexible production tasks in modern process plants, changes of production strategies, the ongoing development of field devices, changing applications of the process control and operation management level highly require an optimally adaptive field device functionality. A flexible device functionality is especially motivated by its extension with innovative device and process diagnostics, considering deployment specifics of the technical place. In terms of automation of automation, the providing of explorable field device functionality is one precondition to realise automated, distributed applications in process control engineering.For instance, the demands on the warranty of the integration of field device information into the process control function are much higher than those for their integration into other applications. The information flow between field and process control level is realised by several established communication networks. They provide the necessary communication resources for additional data transfer. In process automation especially the field bus technology and industrial ethernet solutions are getting more and more important [4]. Distributed applications of the process or plant level access the field device information sets via the process control system or field information server (e.g.[5], [6]), using standard ethernet based communication technology.The paper describes a concept of a component based function management of field devices, realising a dual field device functionality: the precise fulfilment of its conventional task and the provision of a window to the process enabling flexible functional device extensions. A flexible component based function management leads to a reduction of engineering investments on field device manufacturer and plant operator side. II. VARYING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENGINEERING INVESTMENTS I. INTRODUCTIONManufacturers of modern field devices as well as plant operators are faced with high engineering investments during the life cycle of field devices. The engineering investments are caused by fixed, unflexible and unexplorable device structures and functionality. State of the art in process plants are flexible production tasks, changes of production strategies, frequently changes in plant equipment, changed applications of the process control and plant level. Concerning this ongoing variances the deployment of fixed and nontransparent field device functionality leads to a huge amount of configuration and re-engineering expenses of installed systems.THE main task of field devices in process control engineering is obtaining information about process quantities and their manipulation in a reliable way. The development and the deployment of digital electronics in field devices offer the potential for carrying out additional tasks. Available computing power and system resources make it possible to implement innovative functionalities, e.g. functions of self-monitoring, the generation of detailed condition information and of signal preprocessing etc. to an in...

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Section: Automation Of Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Component-based Function Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%