Integration of a field device in an installation control system
First Claim
1. A method for integration of a field device in an installation control system, wherein the installation control system has a communications network and a control station, and wherein prior to integration of the field device, the control station contains information about a structure of the installation, the method comprising:
- a) transmitting, by the field device, a standardized functional description of its device functions to the control station;
b) installing functions associated with the field device on the control station; and
c) configuring communications links between the device functions and functions of the control station.
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Abstract
A method and a system for integration of a field device in an installation control system having a communications network and a control station functions in that a field device transmits a functional description of device functions to the control station in a standardized form, whereupon functions associated with the field device are installed on the control station, and communications links are set up between the device functions of the field device and the functions of the control station. In one preferred version of the invention, device functions are automatically or manually combined with an installation structure. The invention is preferably used with high voltage or medium voltage switchgear assemblies and leads to a considerable reduction in the complexity for specification and commissioning of installation internal communications links and to higher quality of a resulting installation control system.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for integration of a field device in an installation control system, wherein the installation control system has a communications network and a control station, and wherein prior to integration of the field device, the control station contains information about a structure of the installation, the method comprising:
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a) transmitting, by the field device, a standardized functional description of its device functions to the control station; b) installing functions associated with the field device on the control station; and c) configuring communications links between the device functions and functions of the control station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An installation control system which has a control station and a communications network for communication with a field device, wherein the control station contains information about a structure of the installation before integration of any field device, the installation control system comprising:
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a) means for receiving a standardized functional description of at least one device function of the field device; b) means for installation of functions of the control station which are associated with the at least one device function of the field device; and c) means for configuration of communications links between the at least one device function of the field device and the functions of the control station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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