WO2019150230A1 - A cloud based engineering system for industrial drives - Google Patents

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WO2019150230A1
WO2019150230A1 PCT/IB2019/050553 IB2019050553W WO2019150230A1 WO 2019150230 A1 WO2019150230 A1 WO 2019150230A1 IB 2019050553 W IB2019050553 W IB 2019050553W WO 2019150230 A1 WO2019150230 A1 WO 2019150230A1
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  • the present invention relates to a cloud based engineering system and more particularly to engineering an industrial drive with a cloud based engineering system.
  • the present invention provides a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive, the cloud based engineering system comprising: a sizing and calculation tool to compute specification of size for the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive; an application development tool to develop functions and solutions for industrial drives and components associated with industrial drive; a configuration tool to configure plurality of application for the industrial drive and associated components; a simulation tool to simulate conditions in the industrial drive and associated components; an optimizing tool to compute and optimize energy requirement of the industrial drive and associated components; a communication interface to connect with a local processing unit; a database comprising of product type libraries, function libraries, and libraries and documents associated with application of industrial drive; and wherein the cloud based engineering system is communicatively connected to the local processing unit with a human machine interface and wherein the local processing unit is configured to select an application involving use of at least one of the sizing and calculation tool, the application development tool, the configuration tool, the simulation tool and the optimizing tool for at least one engineering activity to be carried out for the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive.
  • the human machine interface is at least one of a web portal or a mobile app.
  • the configuration tool can upload or download configurations to the industrial drive and components using machine to machine communication protocol.
  • the equipment associated with the industrial drive comprises a plurality of monitoring, control, protection and communication devices associated with drives, motors and transformers.
  • the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive is comprised in a single process plant.
  • the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive is distributed in multiple process plants.
  • Figure 1 shows a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive
  • Figure 2 shows a workflow of the cloud based engineering system.
  • the present invention provides a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive.
  • the present invention provides for a software platform to facilitate generation of solutions for various applications.
  • a user is required to install different software tools pertaining to different devices and create configuration for such different devices.
  • the user is required to further generate solutions for different devices for example for controller or drive applications resulting in inconvenience and significant manual work.
  • additional constraints may emanate for other services like diagnostics, data analytics, predictive maintenance etc. for different devices.
  • the present invention provides a solution wherein various software tools can be accessed conveniently on a single platform and hence also provide for options to improve services and to provide additional services like diagnostics, data analytics and also facilitate for configuration of drives and other applications.
  • FIG 1 shows a cloud based engineering system 100 for an industrial drive 110.
  • the cloud based engineering system 100 with a server 112 comprises an array of software tools or application based tools for configurations and designing application solutions using the configured devices and other interconnected devices including communication devices/protocols and protection devices (relays).
  • the software tools or application based tools comprise a sizing and calculation tool 114, an application development tool 116, a configuration tool 118, a simulation tool 120, and an optimizing tool 122.
  • the server can be connected to individual devices through a communication interface (not shown) that connects with a local computer device or a processing unit 124 which is used for configuring/engineering of devices and for its operation.
  • the local processing unit is accordingly possesses a human machine interface 126 for interacting with an user and a database 128 for recording/accessing user and device related information as required to operate together with the a server (remote server in a cloud based system).
  • the cloud based engineering system 100 is communicatively connected to the local processing unit 124 with a human machine interface 126.
  • the local processing unit 124 is configured to select an application involving use of the sizing and calculation tool 114, the application development tool 116, the configuration tool 118, the simulation tool 120 and the optimizing tool 122 for engineering activities to be carried out for the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive.
  • the sizing and calculation tool 114 is provided to compute specification of size for the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive in a pre-engineering (configuring) phase.
  • the equipment associated with the industrial drive can be for example motor or protection devices etc.
  • the application development tool 116 is provided to develop functions and solutions for industrial drives and components associated with industrial drive and can also seamlessly connect with other provided tools to complete various activities associated with engineering/configuring of devices and its operation along with configurations as required to enable regular monitoring and other applications related with advanced services such as diagnosis and predictive maintenance.
  • the configuration tool 118 is provided to configure the devices, interconnected devices including communication network related devices and also plurality of application based tools that provide solutions for the industrial drive and associated components.
  • the simulation tool 120 is provided to simulate conditions in the industrial drive and associated components based on gathered data from the actual devices or for simulated data representing various conditions related to the industrial drives and motor equipment.
  • the optimizing tool 122 is provided to compute and optimize energy requirement of the industrial drive and associated components.
  • the communication interface is provided to connect with the local processing unit 124.
  • the database 128 comprises product type libraries, function libraries, and libraries and documents associated with application of industrial drive.
  • the present invention provides for a solution to guide a user to generate solutions for different applications in robotics, crane, winch etc.
  • the present invention provides for remote services to help the user to do data analytics, diagnostics and predictive maintenance.
  • the sizing and calculation tool is integrated in a platform for sizing of drives, motor, transformer etc. And optimizing tool or integrated energy calculation tools help the user to do energy calculation of different devices configured & commissioned.
  • the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive is comprised in a single plant or distributed in a plurality of plants.
  • the monitoring, configuring, simulating services are rendered for industrial drive, components and functions associated with industrial drive are handled centrally from the cloud based engineering system.
  • Figure 2 shows a workflow for drive configuration adopting the cloud based engineering system disclosed by the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a web portal or mobile application 200 that can be installed by a user in a memory associated with the local processing unit (for example a local/portable computer device).
  • the array of software tools like sizing tool, optimizing tool, application development tool, simulation tool, configuration tool are hosted in a platform 210 as part of the cloud.
  • the web portal or mobile app provides option for selecting functions required to be performed for the devices for example the following options may be selected:
  • the platform 210 is integrated with the different software tools & components.
  • the various possible software tools can be drive & motor tools, drive programing, controller, robotic Controller, transformer and intelligent relays, sizing and calculation tools etc.
  • a drives control panel 212 is provided which is communicatively coupled to a drives configuration upload/download unit 214 which is connected to the application development tool hosted by the platform 212.
  • the drives can be configured and parameterization done in order to generate desired solutions.
  • Library based concept can be deployed to select functions like crane, winch, spinning, winder etc.
  • visualization files can be deployed in order to select required functions.
  • Other functions like condition monitoring (vibration & temperature, load analyses) of motors to do predictive maintenance can be performed.
  • the drive tools can have a common drive software tool to do configuration/parameterization and provide web based or mobile app solutions to do the same by using any machine to machine communication protocol for example TCP/IP, wireless, Bluetooth, LAN or drive OPC UA/DA.
  • the various configuration are achieved as indicated at 216 after selecting the required software tools.
  • Once configuration are generated provide option to upload/Download to real devices 220 by using TCP/IP wireless, Bluetooth, LAN or drive OPC UA/DA.
  • the applications are generated as indicated at 218 to further enable downloading of the configured drives into the physical devices.
  • virtual commissioning is also performed along with simulation. It will reduce commissioning time as the user is not required to configure any libraries and can directly proceed to generate solutions.
  • transformer and relays as well the present invention can be employed for example for monitoring signals, faults for substation components, data analysis for substation components and all other filed devices possible.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive. The cloud based engineering system comprising: an array of software tools pertaining to various functions of devices; a communication interface to connect with a local processing unit; a database comprising of libraries associated with application of industrial drive, wherein the cloud based engineering system is communicatively connected to the local processing unit with a human machine interface and wherein the local processing unit is configured to select an application involving use of at least one of the software tools like sizing and calculation tool, application development tool, configuration tool, simulation tool and optimizing tool for an engineering activity to be carried out for the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive.

Description

A CLOUD BASED ENGINEERING SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL DRIVES
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cloud based engineering system and more particularly to engineering an industrial drive with a cloud based engineering system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Different devices require different software tools for its configurations and to create application solutions. Therefore, various software tools need to be installed by users for configuring and managing the different devices. For industrial drives, this may also be a case and users operate devices in discrete manner by installing software tools for various applications and functions, these tools can be drives sizing tools, configuration tools, simulation tools, energy optimization tools, and other application based tools. This causes limitations in the ease of use of the various devices and also limit offering of advanced services like diagnostics, data analytics, predictive maintenance etc. as for these services it is desirable to have a regular monitoring and analysis to determine conditions and operation. Hence there is a need for a solution wherein various software tools can be accessed with ease and also improve diagnostics, data analytics, facilitate for configuration of drives and other applications.
SUMMARY
The above-mentioned shortcomings, disadvantages and problems are addressed herein which will be understood by reading and understanding the following specification.
In one aspect, the present invention provides a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive, the cloud based engineering system comprising: a sizing and calculation tool to compute specification of size for the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive; an application development tool to develop functions and solutions for industrial drives and components associated with industrial drive; a configuration tool to configure plurality of application for the industrial drive and associated components; a simulation tool to simulate conditions in the industrial drive and associated components; an optimizing tool to compute and optimize energy requirement of the industrial drive and associated components; a communication interface to connect with a local processing unit; a database comprising of product type libraries, function libraries, and libraries and documents associated with application of industrial drive; and wherein the cloud based engineering system is communicatively connected to the local processing unit with a human machine interface and wherein the local processing unit is configured to select an application involving use of at least one of the sizing and calculation tool, the application development tool, the configuration tool, the simulation tool and the optimizing tool for at least one engineering activity to be carried out for the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive.
In an embodiment of the cloud based engineering system the human machine interface is at least one of a web portal or a mobile app.
In an embodiment of the cloud based engineering system the configuration tool can upload or download configurations to the industrial drive and components using machine to machine communication protocol.
In an embodiment of the cloud based engineering system the equipment associated with the industrial drive comprises a plurality of monitoring, control, protection and communication devices associated with drives, motors and transformers.
In an embodiment of the cloud based engineering the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive is comprised in a single process plant.
In an embodiment of the cloud based engineering system the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive is distributed in multiple process plants.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The appended drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments as disclosed herein, and are not to be considered limiting in scope. In the drawings:
Figure 1 shows a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive; and
Figure 2 shows a workflow of the cloud based engineering system.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present invention provides a cloud based engineering system for industrial drive. The present invention provides for a software platform to facilitate generation of solutions for various applications. Currently, a user is required to install different software tools pertaining to different devices and create configuration for such different devices. The user is required to further generate solutions for different devices for example for controller or drive applications resulting in inconvenience and significant manual work. Also as different software tools need to be installed for different devices additional constraints may emanate for other services like diagnostics, data analytics, predictive maintenance etc. for different devices. The present invention provides a solution wherein various software tools can be accessed conveniently on a single platform and hence also provide for options to improve services and to provide additional services like diagnostics, data analytics and also facilitate for configuration of drives and other applications.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments, which may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
Figure 1 shows a cloud based engineering system 100 for an industrial drive 110. The cloud based engineering system 100 with a server 112 comprises an array of software tools or application based tools for configurations and designing application solutions using the configured devices and other interconnected devices including communication devices/protocols and protection devices (relays). As shown in Figure 1, the software tools or application based tools comprise a sizing and calculation tool 114, an application development tool 116, a configuration tool 118, a simulation tool 120, and an optimizing tool 122. The server can be connected to individual devices through a communication interface (not shown) that connects with a local computer device or a processing unit 124 which is used for configuring/engineering of devices and for its operation. The local processing unit is accordingly possesses a human machine interface 126 for interacting with an user and a database 128 for recording/accessing user and device related information as required to operate together with the a server (remote server in a cloud based system).
The cloud based engineering system 100 is communicatively connected to the local processing unit 124 with a human machine interface 126. The local processing unit 124 is configured to select an application involving use of the sizing and calculation tool 114, the application development tool 116, the configuration tool 118, the simulation tool 120 and the optimizing tool 122 for engineering activities to be carried out for the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive. The sizing and calculation tool 114 is provided to compute specification of size for the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive in a pre-engineering (configuring) phase. The equipment associated with the industrial drive can be for example motor or protection devices etc. The application development tool 116 is provided to develop functions and solutions for industrial drives and components associated with industrial drive and can also seamlessly connect with other provided tools to complete various activities associated with engineering/configuring of devices and its operation along with configurations as required to enable regular monitoring and other applications related with advanced services such as diagnosis and predictive maintenance.
The configuration tool 118 is provided to configure the devices, interconnected devices including communication network related devices and also plurality of application based tools that provide solutions for the industrial drive and associated components. The simulation tool 120 is provided to simulate conditions in the industrial drive and associated components based on gathered data from the actual devices or for simulated data representing various conditions related to the industrial drives and motor equipment. The optimizing tool 122 is provided to compute and optimize energy requirement of the industrial drive and associated components. The communication interface is provided to connect with the local processing unit 124. The database 128 comprises product type libraries, function libraries, and libraries and documents associated with application of industrial drive.
In an embodiment, the present invention provides for a solution to guide a user to generate solutions for different applications in robotics, crane, winch etc. The present invention provides for remote services to help the user to do data analytics, diagnostics and predictive maintenance. In an embodiment, the sizing and calculation tool is integrated in a platform for sizing of drives, motor, transformer etc. And optimizing tool or integrated energy calculation tools help the user to do energy calculation of different devices configured & commissioned.
In an embodiment the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive is comprised in a single plant or distributed in a plurality of plants. Thus, the monitoring, configuring, simulating services are rendered for industrial drive, components and functions associated with industrial drive are handled centrally from the cloud based engineering system.
Figure 2 shows a workflow for drive configuration adopting the cloud based engineering system disclosed by the present invention. Figure 2 shows a web portal or mobile application 200 that can be installed by a user in a memory associated with the local processing unit (for example a local/portable computer device). As shown in Figure 2, the array of software tools like sizing tool, optimizing tool, application development tool, simulation tool, configuration tool are hosted in a platform 210 as part of the cloud. In an embodiment, the web portal or mobile app provides option for selecting functions required to be performed for the devices for example the following options may be selected:
1.‘ Solutions’ to facilitate generation of solutions
2.‘Services’ -access with RSP (Remote Server Protocol) or SCADA (Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition)
3.‘Sizing & Calculation’ - provide for access to drive size , drive tune & energy calculation
4.‘Drive configuration’ -for accessing standalone computer tools. The platform 210 is integrated with the different software tools & components. The various possible software tools can be drive & motor tools, drive programing, controller, robotic Controller, transformer and intelligent relays, sizing and calculation tools etc.
As shown in Figure 2, a drives control panel 212 is provided which is communicatively coupled to a drives configuration upload/download unit 214 which is connected to the application development tool hosted by the platform 212. The drives can be configured and parameterization done in order to generate desired solutions. Library based concept can be deployed to select functions like crane, winch, spinning, winder etc. Also visualization files can be deployed in order to select required functions. Other functions like condition monitoring (vibration & temperature, load analyses) of motors to do predictive maintenance can be performed. The drive tools can have a common drive software tool to do configuration/parameterization and provide web based or mobile app solutions to do the same by using any machine to machine communication protocol for example TCP/IP, wireless, Bluetooth, LAN or drive OPC UA/DA. The various configuration are achieved as indicated at 216 after selecting the required software tools. Once configuration are generated, provide option to upload/Download to real devices 220 by using TCP/IP wireless, Bluetooth, LAN or drive OPC UA/DA. The applications are generated as indicated at 218 to further enable downloading of the configured drives into the physical devices. In an embodiment, virtual commissioning is also performed along with simulation. It will reduce commissioning time as the user is not required to configure any libraries and can directly proceed to generate solutions.
In transformer and relays as well the present invention can be employed for example for monitoring signals, faults for substation components, data analysis for substation components and all other filed devices possible.
This written description uses examples to describe the subject matter herein, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the subject matter. The patentable scope of the subject matter is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal language of the claims.

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1. A cloud based engineering system for industrial drive, the cloud based engineering system comprising:
a sizing and calculation tool to compute specification of size for the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive;
an application development tool to develop functions and solutions for industrial drives and equipment associated with the industrial drive;
a configuration tool to configure plurality of application for the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive;
a simulation tool to simulate conditions in the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive;
an optimizing tool to compute and optimize energy requirement of the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive;
a communication interface to connect with a local processing unit;
a database comprising of product type libraries, function libraries, and libraries and documents associated with application of industrial drive; and wherein the cloud based engineering system is communicatively connected to the local processing unit with a human machine interface and wherein the local processing unit is configured to select an application involving use of at least one of the sizing and calculation tool, the application development tool, the configuration tool, the simulation tool and the optimizing tool for at least one engineering activity to be carried out for the industrial drive and components or functions associated with industrial drive.
2. The cloud based engineering system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the human machine interface is at least one of a web portal or a mobile app.
3. The cloud based engineering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the configuration tool can upload or download configurations to the industrial drive and components using machine to machine communication protocol.
4. The cloud based engineering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the equipment associated with the industrial drive comprises a plurality of monitoring, control, protection and communication devices associated with drives, motors and transformers.
5. The cloud based engineering system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive is comprised in a single process plant.
6. The cloud based engineering system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the industrial drive and equipment associated with the industrial drive is distributed in multiple process plants.
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