Industrial control energy object
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1. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of energy resources configured to be employed by an automation process; and
a controller associated with the plurality of energy resources, wherein the controller is configured to;
instantiate, for each of the plurality of energy resources, an energy object comprising;
an identifier associated with a respective energy resource;
an energy type associated with the respective energy resource;
a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and
a parameter object configured to facilitate configuration of the energy object;
determine an energy supply or demand for the plurality of energy resources based on the energy objects; and
automatically increase or decrease an amount of energy consumed or produced by at least one of the plurality of energy resources based at least in part on the energy supply or demand.
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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.
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23 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of energy resources configured to be employed by an automation process; and a controller associated with the plurality of energy resources, wherein the controller is configured to; instantiate, for each of the plurality of energy resources, an energy object comprising; an identifier associated with a respective energy resource; an energy type associated with the respective energy resource; a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and a parameter object configured to facilitate configuration of the energy object; determine an energy supply or demand for the plurality of energy resources based on the energy objects; and automatically increase or decrease an amount of energy consumed or produced by at least one of the plurality of energy resources based at least in part on the energy supply or demand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of energy resources configured to be employed by an automation process, wherein the plurality of energy resources are configured to be connected to one another by a first network; a plurality of controllers, wherein each of the plurality of controllers is associated with at least one of the plurality of energy resources, and wherein each of the plurality of controllers is configured to; instantiate an energy object comprising; an identifier associated with a respective energy resource; an energy type associated with the respective energy resource; a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and an aggregation parameter, a role parameter, an operational state parameter, a units/scaling parameter, a roll over parameter, a production capacity parameter, a type parameter, a time parameter, a data log parameter, a shed and produce service, an alarm and event message, or any combination thereof; and a control system comprising a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of controllers and configured to; receive the energy object from each of the plurality of controllers; determine an energy supply or demand for the plurality of energy resources based on the received energy object; and activate, deactivate, or modulate at least one of the plurality of energy resources based at least in part on the energy supply or demand. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A controller configured to:
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receive a plurality of energy objects, wherein each of the plurality of energy objects is associated with one of a plurality of energy resources employed by an automation process, and wherein each of the plurality of energy objects comprises; an identifier associated with a respective energy resource; an energy type associated with the respective energy resource; and a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and limit energy management of the plurality of energy resource by a manufacturing automation system based on the plurality of energy objects wherein the controller comprises a programmable logic controller configured to limit a switch of at least one of the plurality of energy resources from a first energy state to a second energy state by the manufacturing automation system based at least in part on the plurality of energy objects. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A manufacturing automation system, comprising:
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a plurality of energy resources configured to be employed by an automation process, wherein the plurality of energy resources is configured to supply energy to and receive energy from a grid; and a controller configured to; instantiate, for each of the plurality of energy resources, an energy object extension having a comprehensive protocol having a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages, and services utilized for monitoring or control of an energy resource by the manufacturing automation system, wherein the energy object extension comprises; an identifier associated with a respective energy resource; an energy type associated with the respective energy resource; and a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and determine an energy supply or demand for the automation process based on the energy object extensions; and submit to a control system associated with the grid; a request to adjust a first amount of energy consumed or produced by the plurality of energy resources; a bid exchange for adjusting a second amount of energy consumed or produced by the plurality of energy resources; or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of energy resources configured to be employed by an automation process; and a controller associated with the plurality of energy resources, wherein the controller is configured to; instantiate, for each of the plurality of energy resources, an energy object comprising; an identifier associated with a respective energy resource; an energy type associated with the respective energy resource; a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and an input/output assembly object to facilitate control of the plurality of energy resources; determine an energy supply or demand for the plurality of energy resources based on the energy objects; and automatically increase or decrease an amount of energy consumed or produced by at least one of the plurality of energy resources based at least in part on the energy supply or demand.
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23. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of energy resources configured to be employed by an automation process; and a controller associated with the plurality of energy resources, wherein the controller is configured to; instantiate, for each of the plurality of energy resources, an energy object comprising; an identifier associated with a respective energy resource; an energy type associated with the respective energy resource; a measurement characteristic associated with the respective energy resource; and an energy structured tag to facilitate control of the plurality of energy resources; determine an energy supply or demand for the plurality of energy resources based on the energy objects; and automatically increase or decrease an amount of energy consumed or produced by at least one of the plurality of energy resources based at least in part on the energy supply or demand.
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