Method and computer-aided system for detecting life cycle information about a switchgear cabinet of an industrial installation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11740616-B2
Application number	US-201917049009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2019
Priority date	Apr 20, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A method and a system for collecting and processing of life cycle information about a switch cabinet ( 1 ) of an industrial plant, with a documentation server ( 2 ) for linking data sheet information (A) of the built-in modules ( 9 a - 9 c ) installed in the switch cabinet ( 1 ) on the basis of the planned construction ( 4 ) with function information (B) about their use in the context of the switch cabinet equipment, in order to store this information in a central archive database ( 3 ) under an individual switch cabinet identification ( 8 ) in data records, wherein test and acceptance information (C) of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is added to the data records of the central archive database ( 3 ) via the documentation server ( 2 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-aided method for collecting and processing of life cycle information for a switch cabinet ( 1 ) of an industrial plant, in which:
during construction of the switch cabinet ( 1 ), starting from a planned design ( 4 ), at least data sheet information (A) of the installation modules ( 9 a - 9 c ) is linked with function information (B) about their use in the industrial plant, in order to store this information in data records in a central archive database ( 3 ) under an individual switch cabinet identification ( 8 ), wherein in the case of a technical acceptance of the switch cabinet ( 1 ), test and acceptance information (C) of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) are added to the data sets, taking into account at least the data sheet information (A), wherein the planned design ( 4 ) includes a three-dimensional mounting layout and a virtual wiring of the electrical and electronic installation modules ( 9 a - 9 c ), and wherein the modules ( 9 a - 9 c ) are mounted within the switch cabinet ( 1 ) by top-hat rails;
during commissioning of the control cabinet ( 1 ), supplementary commissioning information (D) of the control cabinet ( 1 ) are added to the data records of the archive database ( 3 ) via a decentralized user terminal ( 5 ), wherein initiation of a commissioning release for the switch cabinet ( 1 ) by a documentation server ( 2 ) accessing the archive database ( 3 ) is carried out via the decentralized user terminal ( 5 ) when all necessary test and acceptance information (C), which are necessary for completeness of the test and acceptance information (C) previously recorded for this purpose by the user and which results from the stored data sheet information (A) of the installed built-in modules ( 9 a - 9 c ), have been added to the archive database ( 3 );
wherein in the event of a malfunction of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) a malfunction information (G) of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is added to the archive database ( 3 ) automatically or by the user via the user terminal ( 5 ), and wherein the malfunction information (G) includes the exceeding of a permissible operating temperature; and
wherein a backup copy of information A to D is stored on a shielded non-transitory data carrier in a control cabinet.

2. The computer-aided method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the case of maintenance or repairs after the switch cabinet ( 1 ) has been put into operation, maintenance information (E) or repair information (F) of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is added to the archive database ( 3 ) by the user via the decentral operable user terminal ( 5 ) in order to update the information on the current switch cabinet equipment.

3. The computer-aided method according to claim 2 , wherein in order to carry out a repair, the planned design ( 4 ) on which the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is based is accessed in order to use design information (H) resulting therefrom to make a decision regarding the execution of the repair on site (X) or in a remote workshop (Y).

4. The computer-aided method according to claim 1 , wherein current life cycle information of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is called up via the decentral operable user terminal ( 5 ) after authorised input of the switch cabinet identification ( 8 ) for visualisation and adaptation of the information (A to G) stored in the archive database ( 3 ), history of previously input information remaining unalterably stored in the archive database ( 3 ).

5. The computer-aided method according to claim 4 , wherein retrieval of life cycle information of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is filtered according to a user profile.

6. A system for collecting and processing of life cycle information for a switch cabinet ( 1 ) of an industrial plant, having a documentation server ( 2 ) for linking data sheet information (A) of installation modules ( 9 a - 9 c ) installed in the switch cabinet ( 1 ) on the basis of planned construction ( 4 ) with function information (B) about their use in the context of the switch cabinet equipment, in order to store these in a central archive database ( 3 ) under an individual switch cabinet identification ( 8 ) in data records, a user adding test and acceptance information (C) of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) to the data records of the central archive database ( 3 ) via a decentralized user terminal ( 5 ) via documentation server ( 2 ), taking into account at least data sheet information (A), wherein the planned construction ( 4 ) includes a three-dimensional mounting layout and a virtual wiring of the electrical and electronic installation modules ( 9 a - 9 c ), and wherein the modules ( 9 a - 9 c ) are mounted within the switch cabinet ( 1 ) by top-hat rails;
wherein the user, during commissioning of the switch cabinet ( 1 ), via the decentralized user terminal ( 5 ), adds additional commissioning information (D) about the switch cabinet ( 1 ) to the data records of the archive database ( 3 ) in a retrievable manner, wherein the system is designed to trigger the commissioning of the control cabinet ( 1 ) by a documentation server ( 2 ) accessing the archive database ( 3 ) via the decentralized user terminal ( 5 ), on the basis of all necessary test and acceptance information (C) previously recorded by the user for completeness for this purpose, which results from the stored data sheet information (A) of the installed modules ( 9 a - 9 c ) added to the archive database ( 3 );
wherein in the event of a malfunction of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) a malfunction information (G) of the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is added to the archive database ( 3 ) automatically or by the user via the user terminal ( 5 ), and wherein the malfunction information (G) includes the exceeding of a permissible operating temperature; and
wherein a backup copy of information A to D is stored on a shielded non-transitory data carrier in a control cabinet.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein each built-in module ( 9 a - 9 c ) is provided with an individual, unambiguous identification ( 10 ), which is arranged in or on the built-in module ( 9 a - 9 c ) so as to be readable.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein data records of the archive database ( 3 ) contain a reference to a three-dimensional planned design ( 4 ) on which the switch cabinet ( 1 ) is based, in order to access design information (H) stored in a CAD database ( 11 ).

9. The system according to claim 6 , wherein a picture documentation file ( 12 ) is attached to the test and acceptance information (C) or the commissioning information (D) contained in the archive database ( 3 ).

Assignees

• Rittal Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Weichsel Thomas
• Michels Thomas
• Martin Lars
• Zachrai Judith

Classifications

• G06F16/93

  Document management systems · CPC title

• G05B19/042 Primary

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G05B19/4188 Primary

  characterised by CIM planning or realisation · CPC title

• G06F16/381

  using identifiers, e.g. barcodes, RFIDs (for URLs G06F16/9554) · CPC title