Semantic Modular Plant Automation for Engineering and Pipeline Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular automation support systems for modular plants do not comprehensively address the complexities of real plant environments, particularly during the automation engineering and control engineering phases.
Innovation Solution
A modular automation support system that includes an automation engineering support system and a control engineering support system, utilizing a semantic data model to provide abstract representations of modules and pipelines, enabling comprehensive support for plant engineering, operation, and optimization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a modular automation support system is implemented, then the efficiency and effectiveness of modular plant automation is enhanced, but the device complexity increases due to the need for comprehensive support systems for both automation engineering and control engineering phases
Solution Approach 1:
The automation support system is divided into distinct modular components: an automation engineering support system and a control engineering support system. Each module handles specific tasks independently, allowing the overall system to remain manageable despite its comprehensive functionality. The segmentation enables targeted optimization of each component without increasing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The automation support system is designed as a universal platform that serves multiple functions across different engineering phases. It provides support for both automation engineering and control engineering tasks, reducing the need for separate specialized systems and thereby managing complexity through consolidation of diverse functionalities into a unified architecture.
2Reliability
If comprehensive support for both automation engineering and control engineering phases is provided, then the effectiveness of modular plant automation is improved, but the loss of time increases due to the complexity of integrating multiple support functions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring and pre-integrating support functions during the design phase. The automation and control engineering support modules are prepared in advance with standardized interfaces and protocols, enabling seamless integration during actual plant operations without time-consuming customization or coordination efforts.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular automation support system for modular plants includes an engineering support system comprising a control and execution engine configured to: receive data from a monitoring infrastructure of a modular plant and convert that data into semantic data which conforms to a semantic data model; use one or more semantic rules or mechanisms relating the semantic data received from the monitoring infrastructure to services provided by modules of a pipeline of the modular plant to control the pipeline in executing a process.