KR101646444B1 - Virtual Factory Simulation System and Virtual Factory Simulation Method for Energy Management Simulation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a virtual factory simulation system and method for simulation of energy management, which can construct an environment enabling simulation of energy management to be conducted for a virtual factory by expanding a concept of the virtual factory, and which can conduct the simulation of the energy management, such as energy diagnosis and analysis, for various types of factories and processes by using the constructed environment. A virtual factory simulation system for simulation of energy management according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a modeling device which generates 3D modeling data adapted to display a facility to be simulated and a product to be applied to the facility in a 3D form, dynamic characteristic modeling data adapted to display dynamic characteristics of the facility and the product, and energy modeling data adapted to display energy characteristics of the facility; a control device which generates a simulation result, including dynamic characteristic change data of the facility and the product, generated by calculating the dynamic characteristic modeling data based on input data for physical characteristics of the facility and the product and energy characteristic change data of the facility generated by calculating the energy modeling data based on input data for the energy characteristics of the facility; and a graphic control device which outputs movement of the facility and the product as graphics in a 3D form by using the dynamic characteristic change data of the facility and the product generated by the control device, and which outputs a change in the energy characteristics of the facility via the facility displayed in a 3D form.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a virtual factory simulation system and method for energy management simulation,

The present invention relates to a simulation system, and more particularly, to a virtual factory simulation system.

Recently, the manufacturing industry trend is analyzing and improving various failure factors in actual condition by combining 3D environment with existing 2D base in order to minimize manufacturing process or possible future loss.

To this end, a virtual factory simulation system has been proposed for constructing all manufacturing plants and production equipments in 3D and simulating them under the same conditions as actual production environment in virtual space. An example of a general virtual factory simulation system is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0075270 (hereinafter referred to as "prior art document").

In the case of a general virtual plant simulation system including the prior literature, it was not possible to simulate the movement of the manufacturing plant or the production equipment in three dimensions, and the energy flow to the manufacturing plant or the manufacturing process to be simulated Therefore, even if the company intends to introduce the energy management system to the factory or the process, the improvement effect due to the introduction of the energy management system can not be known and it is not possible to guide the introduction of the energy management system.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to enlarge the concept of a virtual factory to construct an environment capable of performing energy management simulation for a virtual factory, The present invention also provides a virtual plant simulation system and method for energy management simulation that can perform energy management simulation such as energy diagnosis and analysis.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a virtual plant simulation system and method that can simulate energy efficiency improvement effects due to changes in product production processes, schedules, and facilities of actual factories.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a virtual plant simulation system and method that can reduce the time and cost required for constructing a simulation environment.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtual factory simulation system for energy management simulation, including 3D modeling data for displaying a facility to be simulated and a product to be applied to the facility in a three- A modeling device for generating dynamic modeling data for displaying dynamic characteristics of equipment and products, and energy modeling data for displaying energy characteristics of the equipment; Based on input data on the physical characteristics of the facility and the product, calculating the dynamic modeling data based on the dynamic modeling data and the input data on the energy characteristics of the facility, And generating a simulation result value including energy characteristic change data of the facility generated by calculating the energy characteristic change data; And outputting the three-dimensional graphic representation of the movement of the facility and the product using the dynamic property change data of the facility and the product generated by the control apparatus, And a graphical control device for outputting a change in energy characteristic.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtual factory simulation method for an energy management simulation, the method including: 3D modeling data for displaying a facility to be simulated and a product to be applied to the facility in a three- Generating dynamic modeling data for displaying dynamic characteristics of equipment and products, and energy modeling data for indicating energy characteristics of the equipment; The facility is virtualized by integrating the 3D modeling data of the facility, the dynamic property modeling data of the facility, and the energy modeling data of the facility to generate construction data of each facility, and the 3D modeling data of the product, Constructing the product virtually by integrating dynamic property modeling data to generate construction data of the product; Based on input data on the physical characteristics of the facility and the product, calculating the dynamic modeling data based on the dynamic modeling data and the input data on the energy characteristics of the facility, Generating a simulation result value including energy characteristic change data of the facility generated by calculating the energy characteristic change data; And displaying the movement of the facility and the product in a three-dimensional shape using the construction data of the facility and the product and the dynamic property change data of the facility and the product, And outputting the change.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform energy management simulation for a virtual factory constructed by virtualizing an actual factory to which an energy management system is applied by moving away from the conventional form of the used energy management system, It has the effect of being able to analyze the current status as well as the energy saving effect in advance.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily change virtually the product production process / schedule / facility of the actual factory to which the energy management system is to be applied to the virtual factory, simulate the improvement effect according to the changed product production process / There is an effect that can be analyzed.

In addition, according to the present invention, since a virtual factory can be constructed and managed for each product production unit such as parts / machines / processes / factories, it can be easily utilized in other industrial fields or similar manufacturing processes, Can be effective.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a virtual factory simulation system for energy management simulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view showing a work flow between parts constituting a specific machine. Fig.
3 is a diagram showing a management method of a virtual facility constructed;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a virtual factory simulation method for energy management simulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The meaning of the terms described herein should be understood as follows.

The word " first, "" second," and the like, used to distinguish one element from another, are to be understood to include plural representations unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The scope of the right should not be limited by these terms.

It should be understood that the terms "comprises" or "having" does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

It should be understood that the term "at least one" includes all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of "at least one of the first item, the second item and the third item" means not only the first item, the second item or the third item, but also the second item and the second item among the first item, Means any combination of items that can be presented from more than one.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a virtual factory simulation system (hereinafter referred to as a 'virtual factory simulation system') for energy management simulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a virtual factory simulation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data input device 110 and a data input device 110, The simulation of the facilities and products is performed.

Here, the data input device 110 may be Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) that automatically monitors and controls the operation state of an actual facility. As another example, the data input device 110 may be an external simulation system for describing an actual facility or product.

The virtual factory simulation system 100 according to the present invention can acquire energy information (e.g., energy efficiency, power consumption, etc.) of the actual facility / product from the data input device 110 and physical dynamic characteristics of the actual facility / And performs a simulation based on the received input data to generate a resultant value and output it in a three-dimensional form.

1, the virtual plant simulation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a modeling apparatus 120, a facility construction apparatus 130, a control apparatus 140, a graphic control apparatus 150, An input / output device 160, a logging device 170, and an analysis device 180.

The modeling device 120 generates modeling data for equipment and products to be simulated.

In one embodiment, the facility to be simulated is a part that is a minimum unit of a virtual factory, a machine of a plurality of parts, a process of a plurality of machines, And a factory made up of processes. In this case, the term " component " means a facility that can be driven independently, and can be driven in combination with other components. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the term " facility " is used as a concept including both parts, machines, processes, and factories.

The modeling device 120 generates modeling data of the part, modeling data of the machine, modeling data of the process, and modeling data of the factory with the modeling data for the facility.

In one embodiment, modeling data for the plant and modeling data for the product generated by the modeling device 120 include 3D modeling data, dynamic property modeling data, and energy modeling data.

For this, the modeling device 120 includes a 3D modeling data generation unit 122, a dynamic characteristic modeling data generation unit 124, and an energy modeling data generation unit 126.

First, the 3D modeling data generation unit 122 generates 3D modeling data of each facility and a product. The 3D modeling data generation unit 122 generates 3D modeling data for each facility and product based on 3D CAD information of each facility or product. And generates 3D modeling data of the product. For example, the 3D modeling data generation unit 122 may generate 3D modeling data by weighting 3D CAD information of each facility and product.

Next, the dynamic characteristic modeling data generation unit 124 generates dynamic behavior modeling data of each facility or product. More specifically, the dynamic characteristic modeling data generation unit 124 generates dynamic modeling data for converting input data (e.g., RPM information of a driver included in the equipment, etc.) to physical kinetic characteristics of each facility into kinematic information The facility mapping function and the link information indicating the linkage relationship between each facility and the other facilities can be generated as dynamic characteristic modeling data.

For example, when the facility is an actuator, the dynamic characteristic modeling data generation unit 124 may generate a driver mapping function for generating motion information for a driver, and if the facility is a sensor, You can create a sensor mapping function to simulate the data.

The dynamic characteristic modeling data generation unit 124 generates a product mapping function for converting input data (for example, a flag value or a height value indicating the movement path of the product, etc.) of the product characteristic into motion information of the product And can be generated by the dynamic characteristic modeling data of the product. With this product mapping function, it is possible to manage the status and information of the product as well as the tracking data of the product passing through a plurality of facilities integrally.

The energy modeling data generation unit 124 generates modeling data for energy characteristics (e.g., power consumption, energy efficiency, etc.) of each facility. Specifically, the energy modeling data generation unit 124 calculates an energy characteristic mapping function that can calculate the energy efficiency of the facility based on input data (for example, input energy amount) Data can be generated. At this time, the basic energy types are electric power, fuel, water, air, heat, chemical, waste and lighting.

The modeling device 120 transfers the generated modeling data to the facility building device 130.

In the embodiment described above, the dynamic modeling data generation unit 124 generates all the dynamic modeling data for each unit of the facility, and the energy modeling data generation unit 126 generates all the energy modeling data for each unit of the facility Respectively. However, in a modified embodiment, the dynamic modeling data generation unit 124 may generate the dynamic modeling data of the upper plant by integrating the dynamic modeling data of the lower plants, The energy modeling data of the upper equipment can be generated by integrating the energy modeling data of the upper equipment.

For example, because the machine is comprised of multiple parts, the dynamic characteristic modeling data 124 may include dynamic modeling data of a plurality of components to generate dynamic modeling data of the machine or to integrate energy modeling data of multiple components Energy modeling data of the machine can be generated.

The facility construction apparatus 130 integrates the 3D modeling data, the dynamic characteristic modeling data, and the energy modeling data of each facility provided from the modeling apparatus 120 to create facility construction data by virtually constructing each facility.

In one embodiment, the facility building apparatus 130 may construct a lower-level facility first, and then build a higher-level facility by combining the constructed lower-level facility building information. For example, the facility construction apparatus 130 constructs a machine by building parts, which are basic units of a facility constituting a virtual factory, assembling a plurality of parts, and assembling a plurality of machines Process can be built and a factory can be built by combining multiple processes.

That is, the facility construction apparatus 130 can construct a virtual factory from a part to a factory in a hierarchical structure.

According to this embodiment, the facility construction data includes part construction data, machine construction data, process construction data, and factory construction data.

In order to establish a process among the facilities, the facility construction apparatus 130 generates a work flow between the machines constituting the process and, in order to build a machine among the facilities, Create a workflow between.

The facility construction apparatus 130 includes a facility construction unit 132 and a facility management unit 134 as shown in FIG. 1 for implementing the functions as described above.

First, the facility construction unit 132 generates facility construction data by virtually constructing parts, machines, processes, and factories based on the modeling data transmitted from the modeling apparatus 120. [

Specifically, the facility construction unit 132 constructs a part virtually on the basis of the modeling data for the part which is the minimum unit of the facility, and generates the part construction data. In addition, the facility construction unit 132 constructs a machine composed of a plurality of parts and generates machine building data. At this time, the facility construction unit 132 may construct a virtual machine using modeling data for the corresponding machine, or construct a virtual machine by integrating the attribute data of the parts included in the corresponding machine.

In one embodiment, the facility construction unit 132 creates a work flow between components included in the machine when the machine is virtually built. Thus, the machine build data includes workflow information between parts.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the machine may be configured with a plurality of regions, each of which may be composed of n components, and the facility construction unit 132 may include And creates a workflow between the n components involved. At this time, the number of areas and the number of parts included in the area can be selected by the user within the range of the support of the system.

According to this embodiment, the work flow between the parts is activated by a predetermined event, wherein the predetermined event includes a self transition event (Self Transition Event) designating a self execution condition and a self transition event And an outgoing event that specifies an execution condition of the outgoing event.

2, event C, event D, event G, and event H are self-transition events, and event A, event B, event E, and event F are outgoing events.

At this time, the event may be generated according to a predetermined time schedule, or may be generated according to the state of the parts positioned at the front end or the rear end, or may be generated based on the dynamic property modeling data of the parts, Or if it meets the conditions set by the user.

The facility construction unit 132 constructs a process composed of a plurality of machines to generate process construction data. At this time, the facility construction unit 132 may construct a virtual process by using modeling data for the process, or may integrate attribute data of the machines included in the process, thereby building the process virtually.

In one embodiment, in constructing a process virtually, the facility construction unit 132 creates a work flow between the machines included in the process. Thus, the process build data will include workflow information between the machines.

More specifically, similar to the machine shown in FIG. 2, the process may be organized into a plurality of regions, each of which may be composed of n machines, And creates a workflow between the n machines included in the area. At this time, the number of areas and the number of machines included in the area can be selected by the user within the support range of the system.

According to this embodiment, the workflow between the machines is activated by a preset event, wherein the predetermined event is a self transition event (Self Transition Event) specifying its own execution condition and the execution condition of another machine (Outgoing Event).

At this time, the event may be generated according to a predetermined time schedule, generated according to the state of the parts positioned at the front end or the rear end, generated based on the dynamic characteristic modeling data of the parts, Or if it meets the conditions set by the user.

In addition, the facility construction unit 132 virtually constructs a factory composed of a plurality of processes to generate factory construction data. At this time, the facility construction unit 132 may construct a factory by virtually using modeling data for the factory, or may integrate the property data of the processes included in the factory, thereby building the plant virtually.

In addition, the facility construction unit 132 may virtualize a company made up of a plurality of factories. At this time, the facility construction unit 132 can construct the company virtually by integrating the property data of the factories constituting the company.

On the other hand, the facility construction unit 132 creates product construction data by virtually constructing a product applied to each facility virtually constructed on the basis of the modeling data of the product and the construction data of each facility.

The facility construction unit 132 transfers the component construction data, machine construction data, process construction data, factory construction data, and product construction data generated by virtually building each facility to the facility management unit 134. [

The facility management unit 134 classifies and manages construction data of each facility constructed by the facility construction unit 132 according to each facility as shown in FIG. Accordingly, when a construction request of a specific facility is received from a user, the construction data for the facility is loaded and provided when the facility is built, and when the facility is not constructed, the construction of the lower facilities By combining the data, the corresponding facility is constructed and provided.

For example, if the database stores construction data of the a-part, b-part, c-part, and d-part and construction data of the e-machine composed of a-part, b-part and c-part, The facility management unit 134 constructs the e-machine by loading the construction data of the e-machine from the database.

As another example, when building of an f machine composed of a part, b part, and d part is requested from the user, the facility management part 134 acquires the facility construction data of the part a, part b, and part d stored in the database Combine to build f machine.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the control apparatus 140 drives a virtual facility constructed by the facility building apparatus 130, simulates the driving result of the facility and the energy efficiency, And transmits the generated result to the graphic control device 150. The graphic control device 150 generates a simulation result including the change,

To this end, the control apparatus 140 includes a facility drive section 142 and a facility operation section 144.

Specifically, the facility driving unit 142 sets the driving conditions of the virtual facilities constructed by the facility building apparatus 130, generates driving commands of the virtual facilities according to the driving conditions, and transmits the driving commands to the facility operation unit 144 .

In particular, the facility drive unit 142 generates an event for activating a work flow between the parts built by the facility building apparatus 130 and an event for activating a work flow between the machines.

In one embodiment, the event for activating the job flow includes a self-transition event that designates its own execution condition and an outgoing event that designates an execution condition of another facility associated with the event, and the facility drive unit 142 includes a predetermined Generating an event in accordance with a time schedule, generating an event in accordance with the state of a facility located at a front end or a rear end, generating an event based on dynamic property modeling data of the facilities, , Or may generate an event when it meets the conditions set by the user.

Next, the facility operation unit 144 transmits the construction data of each facility and product to the graphic control device 150, thereby performing initialization of the simulation for each facility and product. The facility operation section 144 drives the facility in accordance with the event generated by the facility drive section 142 and simulates the characteristics of each facility and product due to the operation of the facility, And energy characteristic changes (e.g., energy consumption change, energy efficiency change, energy efficiency optimization analysis, and the like).

Specifically, when an event for activating the job flow is generated by the facility driving unit 142, the facility operation unit 144 inputs the dynamic characteristics and the energy characteristics of the facility or product inputted through the data input apparatus 110 By simulating the operation of each facility or product based on the data and the construction data of each facility and product, it is possible to change the dynamic characteristics of the equipment or product that is changed due to the operation of the facility, the production change of the product, , Energy efficiency optimization analysis, and the like.

For example, the facility operation unit 144 generates simulation result values such as a change in equipment shape or form, a physical change and rotation of the product after the rotation of the motor, or energy consumption and energy efficiency after the facility operation .

In this way, the facility operation unit 144 transmits the simulation result value, which is calculated by calculating the change in the dynamic characteristics and the energy characteristics of the equipment or the product generated due to the driving of the facility, to the graphic controller 150.

Further, the facility operation unit 144 generates the simulation result value as feedback data, and transmits the generated feedback data to the input / output device 160.

Further, the facility operation unit 144 may include an instruction to apply the dynamic property change of the facility or product, a command to apply the energy property change, a start instruction to start the operation of the graphic control apparatus 150, The simulation stop instruction for stopping the operation and the simulation end instruction for ending the operation of the graphic control device 150 to the graphic control device 150 so that the graphic control device 145 displays the equipment and the product in a three- can do.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the graphic control device 150 loads equipments and product construction data transmitted through the control device 140 to display equipments and products in a three-dimensional shape, performs simulation initialization , The movement and energy characteristics of the equipment and products are displayed by applying dynamic property change and energy property change of each equipment and product to the equipment and product of the loaded three-dimensional shape.

The graphic controller 150 operates according to a simulation start command, a stop command, and an end command transmitted from the control device 140.

As described above, the graphic controller 150 according to the present invention applies the changes in the dynamic characteristics and the energy characteristics of equipment and products transmitted from the control unit 140 to the three-dimensional shapes of equipment and products virtually constructed, It is possible to shorten the time required for updating the graphic because the function of displaying the movement of the product in a three-dimensional shape is performed and no separate calculation operation is performed.

The input / output device 160 receives input data on the dynamic characteristics of the equipment and the product and input data on the energy characteristics of the equipment from the data input device 110 and transfers the input data to the control device 130, And transmits the feedback data to the data input device 110.

The input / output device 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention supports various communication protocols so as to receive input data from various types of data input devices 110. In one embodiment, the input / output device 160 according to the present invention supports TCP / IP, XML, and OPC, and may receive input data from a PLC through the mounting of a PLC card.

The logging device 170 receives input data on the dynamic characteristics of equipment and products input from the data input device 110 and input data on the energy characteristics of the equipment from the input / output device 160 and stores the input data. In addition, the logging device 170 stores the dynamic characteristic change data of the facilities and products generated at each time point by the control device 140, the energy characteristic change data of the facility, and the feedback data.

The analysis device 180 provides the dynamic characteristic change data of the facility, the dynamic characteristic change data of the product, the energy characteristic change data, and the feedback data in the form of a chart stored in the facility by the logging device 170 by the logging device 170.

Meanwhile, each of the devices 120 to 180 constituting the virtual factory simulation system 100 as shown in FIG. 1 may be mounted on separate hardware that is physically separated from each other.

Hereinafter, a virtual factory simulation method (hereinafter referred to as a 'virtual factory simulation method') for energy management simulation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a virtual factory simulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The virtual factory simulation method shown in FIG. 4 can be performed by the virtual factory simulation system shown in FIG.

First, the modeling device generates modeling data for facilities and products to be simulated (S400).

At this time, the facility to be simulated is a plant which is a minimum unit constituting a virtual factory, a machine composed of a plurality of parts, a process consisting of a plurality of machines, And the modeling device may generate modeling data of the part, modeling data of the machine, modeling data of the process, and modeling data of the factory with the modeling data for the facility.

In one embodiment, the modeling data for the facility and the modeling data for the product may include 3D modeling data, dynamic property modeling data, and energy modeling data.

The 3D modeling data of each facility and product is generated by reducing the 3D CAD information of each facility or product.

The dynamic property modeling data for the facility includes a facility mapping function for converting input data (e.g., RPM information of a driver included in the facility) to physical dynamic characteristics of each facility into motion information (Kinematic) of the facility, And dynamic attribute modeling data for the product includes input data (e.g., a flag value or a height value indicating a movement path of the product, etc.) of the product, To the motion information of the corresponding product.

The energy modeling data includes an energy characteristic mapping function capable of calculating the energy efficiency of the facility based on input data (for example, input energy amount) of the energy characteristic input for each facility.

Next, the facility construction apparatus generates the facility construction data by virtually constructing each facility by integrating the 3D modeling data, the dynamic characteristic modeling data, and the energy modeling data of each facility generated in S400, The construction data of the product is generated by virtually constructing the product by integrating the dynamic characteristic modeling data (S410).

In one embodiment, in constructing a facility virtually, the facility building apparatus can construct a lower-level facility first, and then build a higher-level facility by combining the constructed lower-level facility construction information. For example, a facility building apparatus constructs a machine by building a part, which is a basic unit of a facility constituting a virtual factory, combining a plurality of parts, and combining a plurality of machines to form a process And build a factory by combining multiple processes.

That is, the facility construction apparatus can construct a virtual factory from a part to a factory in a hierarchical structure.

According to this embodiment, the facility construction data includes part construction data, machine construction data, process construction data, and factory construction data.

In one embodiment, in generating the process construction data, the facility construction apparatus generates a work flow between the machines constituting the process, generates a work flow between the components constituting the machine, Create a workflow.

Specifically, the machine (or the process) may be composed of a plurality of regions, each area may be composed of n parts (or machines), and the facility construction apparatus may include n Thereby creating a workflow between the parts (or machines).

At this time, the work flow between the parts (machines) is activated by a predetermined event. At this time, the predetermined event includes a self transition event (Self Transition Event) designating a self execution condition and a part Or an outgoing event specifying an execution condition of the machine (e.g., machine or machine).

Each event may be generated according to a predetermined time schedule or may be generated according to the state of the components (or machines) located at the front end or the rear end, or based on the dynamic property modeling data of the components (or machines) Or if it meets the conditions set by the user.

Although not shown in FIG. 4, the facility construction apparatus can classify the component construction data, machine construction data, process construction data, and factory construction data generated by virtually building each facility into each facility and store the data in a database. If the installation request of the specific facility is received from the user, the installation data for the facility is loaded and provided if the facility is already built. If the facility is not constructed, the sub-facilities By constructing the installation data, the corresponding facility is constructed and provided.

Next, the control apparatus sets driving conditions of the virtual facilities constructed by the facility building apparatus and generates an event for activating the work flow generated by the facility building apparatus (S420).

As described above, the event includes a self transition event that specifies its own execution condition and an outgoing event that specifies the execution condition of the part (or machine) disposed at the subsequent stage of the self transition event , The control device is able to determine a predetermined time schedule, the state of the components (or machines) located at the front end or the rear end, the dynamic characteristic modeling data of the components (or machines), the manufacture or condition of the product, Generate an event on a basis.

Then, the control apparatus drives the corresponding facility according to the set driving condition and the generated event, and simulates the characteristics of each facility and the product due to the driving of the facility to include a change in dynamic characteristics and energy characteristics of each facility and product (S430).

Specifically, when an event for activating the work flow is generated according to the set driving conditions and the generated event, the control apparatus displays input data on the dynamic characteristics and the energy characteristics of the equipment or the product inputted from the outside, By simulating the operation of each facility or product based on the data, it is possible to simulate changes in the dynamic characteristics of the equipment or product that are changed due to the operation of the facility, changes in production of the product, changes in energy consumption, changes in energy efficiency, And generates a result value.

Thereafter, the graphic control device displays the facilities and products in a three-dimensional shape by loading the equipment and product construction data, performs simulation initialization, and changes the dynamic characteristics of each facility and product to the equipment and products of the loaded three- The movement and the energy characteristics of the facility and the product are displayed three-dimensionally by applying the energy characteristic change (S440).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: virtual factory simulation system 110: data input device
120: Modeling device 130: Equipment construction device
140: control device 150: graphic control device
160: Input / output device 170: Logging device
180: Analyzer

Claims (13)

A 3D modeling data for displaying a facility to be simulated and a product to be applied to the facility in a three-dimensional shape, dynamic property modeling data for displaying the facility and the dynamic characteristics of the product, A modeling device for generating energy modeling data;
Based on input data on the physical characteristics of the facility and the product, calculating the dynamic modeling data based on the dynamic modeling data and the input data on the energy characteristics of the facility, And generating a simulation result value including energy characteristic change data of the facility generated by calculating the energy characteristic change data; And
And outputting the three-dimensional graphic representation of the movement of the facility and the product using the dynamic property change data of the facility and the product generated by the control apparatus, And a graphic control device for outputting a characteristic change,
Wherein the energy modeling data includes an energy characteristic mapping function capable of calculating a change in an energy characteristic of the facility based on input data on energy characteristics input for each facility, system. The method according to claim 1,
The facility includes a part as a minimum unit of the facility, a machine composed of a plurality of parts, a process composed of a plurality of machines, and a factory composed of a plurality of processes ,
Wherein said modeling data generates modeling data for said parts, machines, processes, and factories. The method according to claim 1,
The facility is virtualized by integrating the 3D modeling data of the facility, the dynamic property modeling data of the facility, and the energy modeling data of the facility to generate construction data of each facility, and the 3D modeling data of the product, Further comprising a facility construction device for constructing the product virtually by integrating dynamic characteristic modeling data to generate construction data of the product,
Wherein the graphic control device displays the facility and the product in a three-dimensional form on the basis of the facility and product construction data, and applies the dynamic property change data to facilities and products displayed in the three- And the movement of the virtual factory is displayed in a three-dimensional shape. The method of claim 3,
The facility includes a part as a minimum unit of the facility, a machine composed of a plurality of parts, a process composed of a plurality of machines, and a factory composed of a plurality of processes ,
Wherein the facility construction apparatus generates a construction data of the facility by constructing a virtual part, a virtual machine, a virtual process, and a virtual factory in a hierarchical structure, . 5. The method of claim 4,
The facility construction apparatus includes:
Generating construction data of the part by virtually constructing the part, constructing the machine virtually, generating a work flow between the parts constituting the machine to generate construction data of the machine, A facility constructing unit for constructing a process virtually and generating a work flow between the machines constituting the process to generate construction data of the process, and constructing the plant virtually to generate construction data of the plant; And
And a facility management unit for classifying and managing the construction data generated by the facility construction unit by units constituting the facility, and a virtual factory simulation system for energy management simulation. 6. The method of claim 5,
The workflow is activated by a preset event,
The preset event includes a self transition event that specifies a performance condition of a part or a machine itself and an outgoing event that designates a performance condition of a part or a machine disposed in a subsequent stage of the self transition event A virtual factory simulation system for energy management simulation. 6. The method of claim 5,
The event for activating the workflow may be generated according to a predetermined time schedule, generated according to the state of neighboring parts or machines, generated based on dynamic characteristic modeling data of the parts or machines, Wherein the simulation results are generated according to the manufacture or condition of the product, or when it meets predetermined conditions set by the user. 6. The method of claim 5,
The above-
A facility driving unit for setting driving conditions of virtual facilities constructed by the facility building apparatus and generating an event for activating the work flow; And
Wherein the initialization of the simulation for each of the facilities and products is performed based on the construction data of each of the facilities and products, the execution of the driving conditions set by the facility driving unit, or the execution of the work flow according to the event generated by the facility driving unit And activating each facility to generate a simulation result by performing a simulation to generate a simulation result value. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the dynamic modeling data includes an equipment mapping function for converting input data on physical dynamic characteristics of the facility into motion information of the facility, input data on the physical characteristics of the product as motion information on the product, A product mapping function for converting the link information, and a link information for interworking between the other facilities of the facility; and a virtual factory simulation system for energy management simulation. A 3D modeling data for displaying a facility to be simulated and a product to be applied to the facility in a three-dimensional shape, dynamic property modeling data for displaying the facility and the dynamic characteristics of the product, Generating energy modeling data;
The facility is virtualized by integrating the 3D modeling data of the facility, the dynamic property modeling data of the facility, and the energy modeling data of the facility to generate construction data of each facility, and the 3D modeling data of the product, Constructing the product virtually by integrating dynamic property modeling data to generate construction data of the product;
Based on input data on the physical characteristics of the facility and the product, calculating the dynamic modeling data based on the dynamic modeling data and the input data on the energy characteristics of the facility, Generating a simulation result value including energy characteristic change data of the facility generated by calculating the energy characteristic change data; And
The apparatus and the product movements are displayed in a three-dimensional shape using the construction data of the facility and the product and the dynamic property change data of the facility and the product, And outputting,
Wherein the energy modeling data is used to calculate a change in energy characteristics of a facility based on input data on energy characteristics input for each facility. 11. The method of claim 10,
The facility includes a part as a minimum unit of the facility, a machine composed of a plurality of parts, a process composed of a plurality of machines, and a factory composed of a plurality of processes ,
Wherein the facility construction data includes construction data of the part, construction data of the machine, construction data of the process, and building data of the factory. 12. The method of claim 11,
The construction data of the machine includes information on a work flow between the parts constituting the machine,
Wherein the construction data of the process includes information on a work flow between the machines constituting the process. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the step of generating the simulation result value comprises:
Setting driving conditions of the virtually constructed facilities and generating an event for activating the work flow; And
The initialization of the simulation for each facility and the product is performed based on the construction data of each facility and the product, the each operation is executed by activating the operation flow according to the generated event, And generating a simulation result value including a change in a dynamic characteristic of the product and a change in an energy characteristic of the product.

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