This master’s thesis deals with a total concept of decentralized control system for process control by means of PLC SIMATIC. This concept is demonstrated on a model of a portal crane in the introductory chapter. The second chapter is focused on industrial communication network PROFIBUS. Different types of this network and ways of communication are described. The third chapter is concerned with industrial communication network PROFINET (Industrial Ethernet). Different types of this network and ways of communication techniques are described. The next chapter presents components of Siemens company, which are necessary for creation of demanded control system. The following part describes the programming facilities for STEP 7 programs - Simatic Manager, Micro/WIN and WinCC flexible. It contains creation of the control system including communications on the networks.

This diploma thesis was created for company ICE industrial services which develops and manages PLC software for company Alcan Strojmetal Aluminium Forging, s.r.o.. The purpose of thesis is analyze software for control line of thermal processing of aluminium forgings, design and implement modifications in control software, check functions and finally wrote control of new modifications in manual.

Automatic control technology increases usability, reliability and productivity in manufacturing, transportation, and climate control. There are many additional areas of modern life that could benefit through automatic control; however, current automation components are too expensive or aren't sufficiently flexible. For example, the cost of current commercial motion control components precludes their use in an average home. This thesis describes an automatic control methodology that is low cost and is flexible enough for a wide variety of control applications. Typical applications could include: - Home lighting, security and appliances - Commercial building heating, ventilation and air conditioning - Industrial machine tool and process control This automation methodology eliminates several expensive and inflexible aspects of present-day industrial automation. This is accomplished by implementing application-specific control algorithms in software run on a generic computer rather than on purpose-built hardware. This computer calculates control values for each control application connected to it via real-time communication network. This technique is similar to that of a desktop PC. When using a peripheral device, such as a printer or scanner, the PC executes device driver software to calculate control values for the devices. These values are communicated to the device over a shared bus. The automation methodology described here seeks to emulate this software-based control paradigm. This methodology reduces cost and increases flexibility in two ways. First, it eliminates application-specific control hardware and replaces it with software. This reduces the cost by eliminating the need for unique, proprietary control hardware for each product or system. Second, the software approach increases flexibility. For example, one could download a new clothes washing machine cycle via the Internet. Software control provides considerable freedom in designing and implementing control systems by allowing the designer to change system functionality without having to replace or modify hardware or even be present at the location where the control system is used. This thesis describes the development of this new control methodology. To validate its performance a home automation system is implemented. This implementation included control of laundry appliances, lighting, TV and other common household devices.

<p>In this thesis, a gas turbine simulator for the Siemens GT10C was developed and implemented. </p><p>It concerns everything from the theory behind the simulator; both the hard- ware and software involved, to how the actual simulator was built using these tools. The theory concerns itself with basic automatic control concepts, as well as basic turbine theory. </p><p>The simulator setup is being discussed concerning both technical and eco- nomic issues. A robust hardware solution is then selected, using the basic re- quirements, which the simulator then is built around. </p><p>The tools used are the Siemens SIMATIC automatic control system and the Siemens SIMIT real-time simulator using a SIMBA Pro PCI card to interface with the PLC:s in the SIMATIC system. Matlab are also used to a lesser extent to build the simulator behavior in SIMIT. </p><p>In the end, a fully featured simulator is presented that can be used for various purposes such as training operators, trying out new concepts and testing the automatic control system used to control the turbine. </p><p>Further development that could be done, by other engineers, in the future, is also discussed.</p>

In this thesis, a gas turbine simulator for the Siemens GT10C was developed and implemented. It concerns everything from the theory behind the simulator; both the hard- ware and software involved, to how the actual simulator was built using these tools. The theory concerns itself with basic automatic control concepts, as well as basic turbine theory. The simulator setup is being discussed concerning both technical and eco- nomic issues. A robust hardware solution is then selected, using the basic re- quirements, which the simulator then is built around. The tools used are the Siemens SIMATIC automatic control system and the Siemens SIMIT real-time simulator using a SIMBA Pro PCI card to interface with the PLC:s in the SIMATIC system. Matlab are also used to a lesser extent to build the simulator behavior in SIMIT. In the end, a fully featured simulator is presented that can be used for various purposes such as training operators, trying out new concepts and testing the automatic control system used to control the turbine. Further development that could be done, by other engineers, in the future, is also discussed.

This Diploma thesis deals with the system for protection and remote control for MV switchgear by using protection relays with communication protocols PROFIBUS and IEC61850. The first part represents a theoretical introduction to points at issue. In the first part, the reader will get conceived with the communication standard IEC61850 and its typical architecture for MV switchgear, and also with data model based on this standard. Second part discusses the PROFIBUS communication protocol. In this part, the reader can acquire information about transmit technology and communication protocol for PROFIBUS. Last part of this theoretical chapter contains an overview on the MODBUS communication. The second part deals with the description of protection relays, which were used for the purposes of this thesis. In the first subchapter, the reader can learn about the REM620 from ABB Company, its configuration and cooperation with IEC61850 standard. Second subchapter describes the HMS Anybus communication converter. The reader will get further knowledge about description of this device and how to configure the communication protocols. In last subchapter, a description of protection relay SIPROTEC 7SJ64 produced by Siemens company is explained. With the third part starts the practical work within this thesis with protection relays. This chapter is divided into two parts; each describes different system with using the protection relays. First system contains ABB REM620 relay and HMS Anybus converter. By converting MODBUS protocol with the Anybus converter, the REM620 can be connected to PROFIBUS network. This part includes the configuration of REM620 and Anybus converter, the engineering of MODBUS and PROFIBUS protocols and testing various signals in those networks. The second system contains Siemens SIPROTEC 7SJ64 and ethernet switch. This subchapter deals with the preparation of configuration for SIPROTEC 7SJ64 and the engineering for IEC61850 communication. This part finishes with the comparing of both systems on the engineering bases. The last part of this thesis is about working with the LabVIEW instrument. Within this part, the software emulation of protection relay was made. The program offers to the user the possibility of setting input parameters as the effective values of current and voltage, the frequency and the current phase shift. Also the user can set the thresholds for protection functions, such as the Overcurrent, the Voltage and the Frequency protection. As last one, the Phase unbalance protection for the current phases is present.

This thesis deals with creating application Datalogger for PROFIBUS. Describes communications standard Profibus, PLC and PC communication via PROFIBUS, API used for Profibus-PCI card, used programming language and development tool, a description of graphic and software parts of developed application Datalogger and finally describes the testing of developed applications datalogger.

Aufbauend auf dem voranschreitenden Übergang zentralistischer Steuerungskonzepte über die Dezentralisierung hin zum verteilten System soll ein echtzeitfähiges Steuerungskonzept für die Antriebssynchronisation zur Patientenbewegung als lokal abgeschlossenes System erarbeitet werden. Dabei sollen Grundlagen echtzeitfähiger Steuerungstechnik, verteilter Systeme, der Prozesssynchronisation sowie entsprechende Kommunikationssysteme vorgestellt, bestehende Lösungen diskutiert und aus den Erkenntnissen entsprechende Konzeptvorschläge für die Lösung der Aufgabenstellung gemacht werden. Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit soll aus den gewonnen Erkenntnissen und dem voranschreitenden Erfordernis der weltweiten Vernetzung technischer Systeme ein Konzept für die Integration und den echtzeitfähigen Zugriff auf dezentrale Peripheriekomponenten in das Internet erarbeitet werden. Für beide Teilaufgaben sollen Lösungsschritte aufgezeigt und evaluiert werden. Eine kritische Betrachtung der vorgestellten Konzepte erfolgt auf Basis bereits erfolgter industrieller Anwendung sowie in der Vorstellung einer zum Patent angemeldeten Lösung für den webbasierten Zugriff auf dezentral angeordnete Steuerungskomponenten.

Aufbauend auf dem voranschreitenden Übergang zentralistischer Steuerungskonzepte über die Dezentralisierung hin zum verteilten System soll ein echtzeitfähiges Steuerungskonzept für die Antriebssynchronisation zur Patientenbewegung als lokal abgeschlossenes System erarbeitet werden. Dabei sollen Grundlagen echtzeitfähiger Steuerungstechnik, verteilter Systeme, der Prozesssynchronisation sowie entsprechende Kommunikationssysteme vorgestellt, bestehende Lösungen diskutiert und aus den Erkenntnissen entsprechende Konzeptvorschläge für die Lösung der Aufgabenstellung gemacht werden. Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit soll aus den gewonnen Erkenntnissen und dem voranschreitenden Erfordernis der weltweiten Vernetzung technischer Systeme ein Konzept für die Integration und den echtzeitfähigen Zugriff auf dezentrale Peripheriekomponenten in das Internet erarbeitet werden. Für beide Teilaufgaben sollen Lösungsschritte aufgezeigt und evaluiert werden. Eine kritische Betrachtung der vorgestellten Konzepte erfolgt auf Basis bereits erfolgter industrieller Anwendung sowie in der Vorstellung einer zum Patent angemeldeten Lösung für den webbasierten Zugriff auf dezentral angeordnete Steuerungskomponenten.

The field buses, and particularly the ‘PROFIBUS’, are currently widely used in automation systems, with the intention to automate industrial applications. It is of the utmost importance that one should understand how these systems operate, because failure to understand may result in improper applications, which can ultimately lead to intense network problems and, consequently, lead to potential catastrophic failures in industrial equipment, as well as compromising the health and safety of the people. This research was the performance evaluation of SAMANCOR PROFIBUS network that controls the chrome manufacturing plant. The problem with the network was that it was failing intermittently. These network failures resulted in loss of production, loss of throughput, compromised quality, downtime due to reworks, high costs in energy used to rework, and equipment damage or failure. One of the OBJECTIVES of the research was to carry out a performance evaluation of the PROFIBUS network in terms of the possible electromagnetic interference (EMI) within the plant’s PLC network. This topic emanated from the network service providers that kept insisting that the network was unstable, due to possible electromagnetic interference caused by possible high voltage cables running next to the plant network cables. This assumption was without fact, and hence the research was conducted. The QUANTITATIVE research method was used to conduct the research, where simulation of the plant network, using external parameters, were used to carry out the research. Furthermore, experiments were conducted and the physical measurements were performed on the network, where parameters derived from these measurements were used to compare the two networks. In essence, the network was tested under known configurations. The manner in which the network was simulated was that of stepping up the electrical current from the external device, and recording the response of the network. A stand-alone network rig was built and used to carry out the tests, and the results were compared with those obtained from the plant network. / Electrical and Mining Engineering / M. Tech. (Electrical Engineering)