Fieldbus module and method for operating a fieldbus system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10567191-B2
Application number	US-201816213844-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Jun 9, 2016
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

A fieldbus system comprises a switching device, a control device and a fieldbus module connected to a first electrical supply voltage, wherein a value of the first electrical supply voltage is ascertained and transmitted to a control device by the fieldbus module, wherein the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage is compared with a predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage by the control device, wherein, if the value of the first electrical supply voltage that is transmitted to the control device is not concordant with the predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage, shutdown of a second electrical supply voltage by the switching device is initiated by the control device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fieldbus system comprising:
a switching device,
a control device,
a fieldbus module connected to a first electrical supply voltage,
wherein a value of the first electrical supply voltage is ascertained and transmitted to the control device by the fieldbus module, wherein the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage is compared with a predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage by the control device, and
wherein, if the value of the first electrical supply voltage that is transmitted to the control device is not concordant with the predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage, shutdown of a second electrical supply voltage by the switching device is initiated by the control device.

2. The fieldbus system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the switching device switches the first electrical supply voltage and the second electrical supply voltage,
wherein the control device controls the switching of the electrical supply voltages by the switching device,
wherein the control device is connected to a data bus of the fieldbus system via a bus contact system,
wherein the fieldbus module is connected by a port to the first electrical supply voltage and to the second electrical supply voltage and also to the data bus of the fieldbus system at the same time, and
wherein the value of the first electrical supply voltage is ascertained and transmitted to the control device via the data bus by the fieldbus module, wherein the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage is comparable with the predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage by the control device, wherein, if the value of the first electrical supply voltage that is transmitted to the control device is not concordant with the predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage, the shutdown of the second electrical supply voltage by the switching device is initiated by the control device.

3. The fieldbus system according to claim 1 , having an input/output module,
wherein the input/output module has a port for connection to the first and second electrical voltage supplies and for connection to a data bus,
wherein the input/output module has an output for actuating an actuator,
wherein the input/output module is configured to supply a communication device of the input/output module for data communication via the data bus with energy from the second electrical voltage supply and the actuator with energy from the first electrical voltage supply,
wherein the input/output module is arranged between the control device and the fieldbus module,
wherein the first and second electrical voltage supplies are carried from the switching device via the input/output module to the fieldbus module, and
wherein the data bus is routed from the control device via the input/output module to the fieldbus module.

4. The fieldbus system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second electrical voltage supplies are carried between the switching device and the fieldbus module jointly in an electrical line.

5. The fieldbus system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to carry out the comparison between the value of the first electrical supply voltage that is ascertained by the fieldbus module and the predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage after shutdown of the first electrical supply voltage by the switching device.

6. The fieldbus system according to claim 5 , wherein the control device is configured to shut down the second electrical supply voltage if the value of the first electrical supply voltage that is ascertained by the fieldbus module is not received by the control device within a latency after shutdown of the first electrical supply voltage by the switching device.

7. The fieldbus system according to claim 1 , wherein the fieldbus module and the control device are configured to transmit the value of the first electrical supply voltage that is ascertained by the fieldbus module via a safe data channel via a data bus.

8. The fieldbus system according to claim 1 , wherein the fieldbus module is configured as a safe component in order to capture the value of the first electrical supply voltage in a safe manner.

9. A fieldbus module for a fieldbus system comprising a control device, the fieldbus module comprising:
a port by which the fieldbus module is connectable to a first electrical supply voltage and to a second electrical supply voltage and also to a data bus of the fieldbus system at the same time,
a voltage measuring device by which a value of the first electrical supply voltage is ascertainable,
a communication device by which the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage is transmittable to the control device of the fieldbus system via the data bus, and
wherein the voltage measuring device and the communication device are supplied with electrical energy from the second electrical supply voltage, so that the value of the first electrical supply voltage is ascertainable and transmittable to the control device after shutdown of the second electrical supply voltage.

10. The fieldbus module according to claim 9 , wherein the port of the fieldbus module is configured for connection to a line carrying the first and second supply voltages jointly.

11. The fieldbus module according to claim 9 , wherein the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage is transmittable to the control device via a safe data channel via the data bus.

12. The fieldbus module according to claim 9 , wherein the value of the first electrical supply voltage is ascertainable in a safe manner.

13. A method for operating a fieldbus system comprising:
ascertaining a value of a first electrical supply voltage by a fieldbus module of the fieldbus system,
transmitting the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage from the fieldbus module to a control device, and
shutting down a second electrical supply voltage by the control device in the event of the transmitted value of the first electrical supply voltage not being concordant with a predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising
supplying electric power to at least one input/output module of the fieldbus system by the first electrical supply voltage and the second electrical supply voltage,
shutting down the first electrical supply voltage by a control device of the fieldbus system,
ascertaining a value of the first electrical supply voltage by a fieldbus module,
transmitting the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage from the fieldbus module to the control device, and
shutting down the second electrical supply voltage by the control device in the event of the transmitted value of the first electrical supply voltage not being concordant with a predetermined value of the first electrical supply voltage.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method comprises the further steps of:
supplying an actuator connected to an input/output module with energy from the first electrical supply voltage, and
supplying a communication device of the input/output module for data communication via the data bus with energy from the second electrical supply voltage.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the ascertaining of the value of the first electrical supply voltage and the transmitting of the ascertained value of the first electrical supply voltage to the control device are repeated by the fieldbus module at periodic intervals.

Assignees

• Beckhoff Automation Gmbh

Inventors

• Pohl Christopher
• Sachs Jens
• Rettig Thomas

Classifications

• G08C19/02

  in which the signal transmitted is magnitude of current or voltage (G08C19/36, G08C19/38 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04L12/40 Primary

  Bus networks · CPC title

• G01R19/0084

  Measuring voltage only · CPC title

• H05K7/1472

  Bus coupling modules, e.g. bus distribution modules · CPC title

• G05B19/0425

  Safety, monitoring · CPC title