Robert Boschgmbh

Henning Osterfeld

Stephan Schultze

A method for programming a programmable logic controller for controlling at least one energy consumer of a machine, includes providing at least one energy consumer functional module and at least one energy control functional module in a programming device for selection by a programmer in order to program an energy management program configured to provide at least one energy management functionality for the machine. The at least one energy consumer functional module containing data specific to the at least one energy consumer. The at least one energy control functional module containing data specific to the at least one energy management functionality.

PLC functional modules for energy management functionalities

A method for operating an automation machine having a field bus device and an energy consumer connected to the field bus device, includes storing energy data relating to the energy consumer in the field bus device before operation of the automation machine, the energy data identifying an energy mode being stored, reading the energy data from the field bus device by a first control device connected to the field bus device via a field bus, and using the energy data for energy-saving operation of the automation machine during operation of the automation machine.

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Lohr-Sendelbach, Germany

Henning Osterfeld