Abb Schweiz Ag

Abb Technology Oy

Teemu Tanila

Zhongliang Hu

Mikko Kohvakka

Olli Alkkiomäki

Joni Siimesjärvi

Ville Särkimäki

Kalle Suomela

Juha Koukkari

Pekka Järvinen

Juha Lempinen

Disclosed is a method comprising obtaining a set of process data associated with an industrial process, wherein the set of process data includes measured values associated with the industrial process over a time period; estimating at least an energy consumption of each motor of a plurality motors over the time period based at least partly on the set of process data and a plurality of digital twins associated with the plurality of motors, wherein the plurality of digital twins includes at least a first digital twin of a first motor and a second digital twin of a second motor different to the first motor; extrapolating at least the energy consumption of each motor of the plurality of motors over an expected total useful lifetime of each motor; and indicating at least the extrapolated energy consumption of each motor of the plurality of motors.

Extrapolating motor energy consumption based on digital twin

An electric power train includes an electric drive, an electric motor driven by the electric drive, and a meshing pair of a drive gear and a driven gear. The drive gear is coupled to the electric motor and the driven gear is coupled to a mechanical load. The backlash of the meshing pair of the drive gear and the driven gear is measured and estimated based on a time until a contact of teeth of the rotating drive gear and the driven gear during a startup of the electric motor. Wear of the meshing pair of the drive gear and the driven gear based on a change in the measured backlash over time during the operation of the electric power train.

Monitoring a gear wear in an electric power train

To provide a status information also to one or more industrial devices for which no process data is available, a machine learning model is trained by using process data of a subset of industrial devices, corresponding product data, and statuses obtained by performing remote monitoring analysis to the process data. When user input including first information, which at least indicate at least one industrial device type is received, product data of one or more industrial automation devices, which are of the same indicated industrial device type is retrieved and inputted to the trained model, which outputs one or more estimated statuses.

Remote monitoring

A method that includes defining a functionality of a system, wherein the system includes at least a first device in a first device category and a second device in a second device category, defining a configuration of the system, determining a plurality of tasks comprised in an application, wherein the application is to be executed by the system, simulating, using a simulation environment, execution of the application in the system when the tasks comprised in the application are assigned to be executed by the first device or the second device, based on the simulation, modifying the assignment of the tasks, distributing the application to the system, and receiving data regarding the execution of the application.

Assignment of tasks between a plurality of devices

According to an aspect, there is provided method for analyzing movement. Initially, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive is maintained in a memory of a wireless sensing device. The wireless sensing device including one or more sensors is detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system. The one or more sensors include one or more kinematic sensors. The wireless sensing device acquire results of a plurality of measurements performed by the wireless sensing device while the moving element is in motion. During the acquiring, the wireless sensing device compares results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicates with the drive to adjust one or more drive parameters based on the comparing.

Commissioning and condition monitoring of industrial processes using a wireless sensing device

A system including means for creating a workflow by receiving user input for combining a plurality of guidance elements, means for visually displaying the guidance elements and the workflow, means for saving the combination of the plurality of guidance elements into a file, means for obtaining the file using an application comprised in a mobile apparatus, means for executing the plurality of guidance elements combined in the file by the application.

Workflow of an apparatus

To facilitate remote support, a live remote support tool providing versatile information exchange between an apparatus at a site and another apparatus in a remote support site is disclosed.

Remote live support tool

According to an aspect, a method including receiving, by a remote computing apparatus, drive parameter data sent from a drive via a communications network, to a remote computing apparatus; storing the drive parameters to a database; calculating an expected drive registration data object value for the drive using the first algorithm based on the drive parameter data; comparing the expected drive registration data object differs from the drive registration data object included in the drive registration data for the drive, causing sending information on a conflicting registration data object from the remote computing apparatus via the communications network to the drive.

Drive process recognition and optimization

To automate establishment of an ad hoc connection between a user apparatus and a device, username-password pairs and identifying information-code pairs are maintained in a database server. The user apparatus sends an inquiry identifying information of the device and a username and a password of a user of the user apparatus, and receives in a response a code for establishing the ad hoc connection.

Pairing procedure

Automated power conversion device operation and status data is received in a local terminal device. The operation and status data is forwarded from the local device to a remote device via a communications network. The remote device receives the operation and status data, and compares the received automated power conversion device operation and status data with automated power conversion device history data stored in a memory. Based on the comparing, the remote device generates a service recommendation for the automated power conversion device, Based on the generating, the remote device transmits the service recommendation to the local device via the communications network. The service recommendation is received in the local device. The local device displays the received service recommendation in to the user of the local device.

Communicating industrial device data in a communications system

A method comprises storing, in an automated power conversion device, operational information on the usage of the automated power conversion device, and information on user-adjustable parameter settings of the automated power conversion device. A local terminal device receives the operational information and the information on the user-adjustable parameter settings from the automated power conversion device, and forwards said information to a remote network node via a communications network. The received information is analyzed in the remote network node, and based on the analysis the remote network node generates a recommendation on an optimal set of user-adjustable parameters regarding the automated power conversion device. The generated recommendation is transmitted from the remote network node and received in the local terminal device.

Optimisation of industrial device parameters in a communications system

To provide status information on devices in a device network, the devices are configured to broadcast status information, both own and received, and store in addition to own status information also received status information of other devices.

Device network status information

To provide as data rate independent user experience as possible for remote service, function descriptions are associated with identifiers, and a function plan transmitted between a service center and a user apparatus comprises the identifiers but the function plan outputted in the user apparatus comprises the function descriptions.

Remote user support tool

An automated power conversion device obtains information on an operational status of the automated power conversion device. Based on the obtaining, the automated power conversion device causes wireless transmission of advertising messages by using a non-connected signalling mode, such that the advertising messages comprise the information on the operational status of the automated power conversion device and are receivable by at least one terminal device of a communications system when the terminal device is located within the listening range of the connectionless signalling mode. The terminal device receives from the automated power conversion device, at least one of said advertising messages when the terminal device is located within the listening range of the connectionless signalling mode. Based on the receiving the terminal device informs the user of the terminal device on the operational status of the automated power conversion device.

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Teemu Tanila