ABB control system integrating Ethernet-APL technology and ABB's "adaptive" engineering execution method

　　Nowadays, the concept of Industry 4.0 has gradually moved from exploration to practice. For the process industry, the core of Industry 4.0 is the intelligence covering the entire life cycle of the production process. As the core of process production, the application status of process control system is still far from the ideal "intelligent control":

　　Fieldbus technology and intelligent instrument technology are difficult to achieve large-scale and large-scale plant-wide application

　　The inevitable changes and adjustments during the project process have increased costs and even delayed the construction period

　　In terms of data integration, there are still problems such as weak cross-platform support and insufficient data types

　　To narrow the gap, new technological innovation is imperative.

　　In the March "Process Industry" special planning digital engineering, ABB's innovative technology in this regard was introduced.

　　Ethernet-APL technology

　　The goal of Ethernet-APL technology is to accelerate the development and adoption of new Ethernet physical layer open standards for process automation and instrumentation, enabling deployment in hazardous areas, long-distance connections, and optional direct cable power supply. This new Ethernet advanced physical layer, called "Ethernet-APL", will play an extremely important role in the process from process automation to the Internet of Things and digitalization.

　　Ethernet-APL technology has the following advantages:

　　Only switches and controllers are deployed in the electronic room of the control room, and optical cables and power cables are laid from the electronic room to the site. At the same time, it also supports instrument power supply, which greatly saves signal cables, bridges, and laying construction materials.

　　Achieve high-bandwidth, fast and seamless connection between the control system and field equipment.

　　The speed of Ethernet-APL can reach 10 MBit/s, which provides the possibility for more functional intelligent device management

　　Shorten the project installation cycle and effectively reduce the total cost of the project. It can significantly improve the return on investment of the project.

　　Innovative solution

　　ABB integrates Ethernet-APL technology, PROFINET technology and ABB Ability™ 800xA control system, combined with ABB Adaptive Execution™ engineering execution method, to achieve digitalization and collaboration as the core, and reduce the cost of engineering investment projects and increase value through consistent and standardized delivery.

　　Standardized processes and tools

　　Standardization can reduce design and engineering workload, omit hardware FAT, avoid or reduce software and hardware design rework, simplify the change management process, and shorten installation, commissioning and start-up time.

　　Providing a 360-degree view of the project

　　It provides total visibility throughout the entire project lifecycle - from concept, design, execution to operations.

　　Investment optimization

　　It is estimated that using the Adaptive Execution™ engineering execution method, customers will be able to reduce automation-related capital expenditures by up to 40%, shorten delivery time by up to 30%, and shorten startup time by 40%.

　　Full Ethernet connection and digital communication

　　From the management layer, operation layer, control layer to the field instrument layer, all are based on Ethernet-APL technology; the controller to the field equipment or field IO cabinet adopts the PROFINET protocol; the field APL instrument enters the control layer network through the Ethernet-APL switch and is powered by the Ethernet-APL switch.

　　Decoupling of controller and IO module

　　The ABB control system integrating Ethernet-APL technology adopts a new digital wiring concept, which can provide convenience in design, installation, commissioning and other aspects, saving engineering implementation time and cost.

　　Decoupling of hardware and software of the control system

　　Hardware design and software design can be executed in parallel, and field wiring/testing can be carried out in parallel with software testing, which greatly saves field commissioning time.

　　Management of intelligent equipment

　　ABB control system supports multiple industrial standard protocols. ABB FIM intelligent equipment management supports FDI field equipment integration technology. This enables efficient integration of the entire factory from instruments, actuators, frequency converters, motors, and electrical equipment.

　　Integration with management

　　Through OPC UA, ABB control system can send various data of production processes and equipment to upper-level management systems, including manufacturing execution system MES, equipment management system, etc., to assist production and operation decisions.

　　Recently, ABB China provided a large-scale chemical project of an international chemical company in China with a total solution including ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system, Ethernet-APL technology and ABB Adaptive Execution™ engineering execution method, connecting and coordinating the operations of the 9 major industrial clusters and 21 factories in this chemical plant area, enabling the owner to review all aspects of production in real time, monitor all assets and processes, and adjust and improve operations as needed.

　　In addition, as the main automation vendor (MAV), ABB will also help the owner's project team coordinate and manage the numerous automation, electrical, instrumentation, process analyzer and valve manufacturers in the project. And through applications, urge all suppliers to adopt a standardized and modular approach, putting process, efficiency and speed first.
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