INDUSTRIAL CONTROL ENERGY OBJECT

• US 20110172838A1
• Filed: 01/08/2010
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Inventors: Morgan, Richard Arthur, Sustaeta, Angel, Vasko, David A., Pai, Ramdas M., Brandt, David D., Siegler, David W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,738,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/292
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06312 Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2203/20 Simulating, e g planning, reliability check, modelling or computer assisted design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/007 Arrangements for selectively connecting the load or loads to one or several among a plurality of power lines or power sources for providing uninterruptable power supply H02J9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/06 Controlling transfer of power between connected networks; Controlling sharing of load between connected networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/10 Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/82 Energy audits or management systems therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/00 Management or operation of end-user stationary applications or the last stages of power distribution; Controlling, monitoring or operating thereof

Abstract

An energy object extension to an industrial protocol having a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages and services utilized for the monitoring and control of energy consuming or producing resources by a manufacturing automation application is provided. The energy object includes an identifier associated with an energy resource that is associated with a manufacturing automation application and an energy type associated with the energy resource. This includes a measurement characteristic associated with the energy resource to facilitate energy management by the manufacturing automation application.

Claims

1. An energy object extension to an industrial protocol having a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages and services utilized for the monitoring and control of an energy consuming or producing resource by a manufacturing automation application, comprising:

an identifier associated with an energy resource that is associated with a manufacturing automation application;

an energy type associated with the energy resource; and

a measurement characteristic associated with the energy resource to facilitate energy management by the manufacturing automation application.

2. The energy object extension of claim 1, the industrial protocol is an extension of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP).

3. The energy object extension of claim 1, the manufacturing automation application is employed to activate, deactivate or modulate energy consuming or producing resources to facilitate energy management.

4. The energy object extension of claim 3, further comprising a safety component that limits activation, deactivation or modulation of an energy consuming or producing resource.

5. The energy object extension of claim 3, the manufacturing automation application is associated with reducing a base load, sequencing a start up, shedding non-critical loads, generating power, storing energy for later use, staggering power peaks, or operating at a reduced rate or capacity.

6. The energy object extension of claim 3, the manufacturing automation application is associated with a smart grid.

7. The energy object extension of claim 3, the manufacturing automation application further comprising a manufacturing execution system (MES) or an energy management control system (EMCS) to facilitate energy management.

8. The energy object extension of claim 3, the manufacturing automation application further comprising a historian component to generate the identifier, energy type, or measurement characteristic.

9. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising an aggregation parameter, a role parameter, or an operational state parameter.

10. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising a units/scaling parameter, a roll over parameter, production capacity parameter, or a type parameter.

11. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising a time parameter, a data log parameter, a shed and produce service, or an alarm and event message.

12. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising a parameter object to facilitate configuration of an energy object instance, or an input/output assembly object to facilitate control.

13. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising an energy structured tag linked to the energy object through messaging to facilitate energy control.

14. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising an energy-enabled operator interface faceplate application that includes an energy resource identifier, a device name, an energy state, a power graph, a demand charge, or an alarm.

15. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising energy-enabled phase logic to facilitate energy control in a batch process.

16. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising a controller to adjust the energy consumption or production levels of a set of energy resources.

17. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising a regulation service that modulates an energy consuming or producing resource to facilitate performance of other components associated with a grid.

18. The energy object extension of claim 1, further comprising one or more sustainability rules that are employed to control energy resources.

19. The energy object extension of claim 1, the sustainability rules are associated with cap and trade policies, waste management activities, or maintenance activities.

20. A manufacturing automation system for monitoring energy across multiple devices connected by one or more networks, comprising:

a control and information platform for automatically increasing or decreasing energy consuming or producing resources of an automated system; and

an energy object having an identifier, an energy type, and a measurement component to facilitate increasing or decreasing energy consuming or producing resources of the automation system.

21. The manufacturing automation system of claim 20, further comprising a safety component to limit increasing or decreasing energy resources.

22. The manufacturing automation system of claim 20, further comprising a manufacturing execution system (MES) or an energy management control system (EMCS) to facilitate energy management.

23. The manufacturing automation system of claim 20, the energy object further comprising an aggregation parameter, a role parameter, an operational state parameter, a units/scaling parameter, a roll over parameter, production capacity parameter, or a type parameter, a time parameter, a data log parameter, a shed and produce service, or an alarm and event message.

24. The manufacturing automation system of claim 23, further comprising a parameter object to facilitate configuration of an energy object instance, or an input/output assembly object to facilitate control.

25. The manufacturing automation system of claim 23, further comprising an energy structured tag to facilitate energy control.

26. A method to extend an industrial protocol by associating a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages and services for manufacturing automation applications related to energy production and consumption, comprising:

monitoring a plurality of energy resources;

associating the energy sources with a plurality of energy objects;

associated the energy resources with an industrial automation protocol; and

employing the industrial automation protocol to dynamically increase or decrease energy demands across an automated factory environment.

27. The method of claim 26, the energy object further comprising an identifier, a measurement characteristic, an aggregation parameter, a role parameter, an operational state parameter, a units/scaling parameter, a roll over parameter, production capacity parameter, or a type parameter, a time parameter, a data log parameter, a shed and produce service, or an alarm and event message.

28. A manufacturing automation system for monitoring Cap and Trade emissions across multiple devices communicating within an industrial process, comprising:

at least one energy object having an identifier associated with an energy resource, an emission type, and a monitoring component to facilitate measurement recording of emissions from the resource within the industrial process;

a controller having an emission cap parameter set within a memory of the controller, where the controller processes the at least one energy object; and

an accumulation function operating with the controller and operatively communicating with the at least one energy object to accumulate the emissions from the energy resource and calculate a total emission, compare with the cap parameter, and provide notification for a trade if the cap is determined to be increased.

29. The manufacturing automation system of claim 28, further comprising a component to increase the cap parameter by communication from the controller to an external source that facilitates the trade.