Automation operating and management system
First Claim
1. A system for controlling automation, the system comprising:
- a machine comprising;
a first controller;
a first element actuable by the first controller at machine start-up to perform a first cycle characterized by a first cycle time;
a second element actuable by the first controller at the machine start-up to perform a second cycle characterized by a second cycle time;
wherein the first cycle time is longer in duration than the second cycle time;
wherein the first controller, at the machine start-up, is configured to;
at the machine start-up, actuate the first element to perform the first cycle;
at the machine start-up, delay by a first delay time, actuation of the second element to perform the second cycle;
at a delayed start time relative to the machine start-up, actuate the second element to perform the second cycle such that performance of the second cycle is completed prior to completion of performance of the first cycle; and
wherein the sum of the duration of the first delay time and the second cycle time is less than the first cycle time.
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Abstract
An automation operating and management system consolidates and analyzes inputs from multiple machines within an automated enterprise to predict failures and provide instructions for counteractions to prevent failures during machine operation, and to identify opportunities for efficiency improvement, including actions for reduction in peak power consumption demand within a facility including multiple machines. A machine can include a machine controller and at least one base layer controller, where the base layer controller acts as a low level controller to directly control the motion of elements in communication with the base layer control, according to parameters set by the machine controller. The base layer controller collects timing data for the elements under its control, compares the timing data with the parameters and sets an alarm when the timing data is outside of tolerance limits defined by the parameters.
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1. A system for controlling automation, the system comprising:
a machine comprising; a first controller; a first element actuable by the first controller at machine start-up to perform a first cycle characterized by a first cycle time; a second element actuable by the first controller at the machine start-up to perform a second cycle characterized by a second cycle time; wherein the first cycle time is longer in duration than the second cycle time; wherein the first controller, at the machine start-up, is configured to; at the machine start-up, actuate the first element to perform the first cycle; at the machine start-up, delay by a first delay time, actuation of the second element to perform the second cycle; at a delayed start time relative to the machine start-up, actuate the second element to perform the second cycle such that performance of the second cycle is completed prior to completion of performance of the first cycle; and wherein the sum of the duration of the first delay time and the second cycle time is less than the first cycle time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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