APPARATUS TO INTERFACE PROCESS AUTOMATION AND ELECTRICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

摘要

Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for interfacing process controllers in a process automation system with one or more intelligent electrical devices of an electrical automation system to use process and electrical control space information to perform actions and make decisions regarding actions in a connected enterprise system to facilitate energy management goals as well as process control goals in view of electrical control space information and process control space information. Some embodiments include an enclosure for a Motor Control Center unit, comprising: a DC power supply; an Ethernet switch; a network gateway module; and a controller.

主权项

1. An apparatus to interface a process automation system including one or more process automation system devices connected to a first network with an electrical automation system including an intelligent electrical device (IED) connected to a second network, the apparatus comprising:
an enclosure with an interior; a network switch disposed in the interior of the enclosure and operatively coupled with the first network; a process controller disposed in the interior of the enclosure and operatively coupled with the network switch; and a network gateway module disposed in the interior of the enclosure and operatively coupled with the second network and with the network switch, the network gateway module operative to translate IED data sent on the second network by the IED for the process controller into a message format (Ethernet/IP) of the first network and to provide the translated first data to the network switch; the process controller being configured to:
execute an add-on instruction (AOI) to selectively convert unsigned IED data into signed IED data, andscale raw IED data from the IED according to user-defined scale factors to provide scaled data values for use by the process controller in controlling at least one process.