Virtual plants for brown-field projects

This contribution presents a novel approach for the automatic generation of simulation models for existing plants. The aim is to focus on brown-field projects for which the automation system has to be renewed. Whereas most research approaches for simulation based control code testing focus on green-...

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Published in2015 IEEE 20th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA) pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Hoernicke, Mario, Fay, Alexander, Barth, Mike
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2015
Subjects
Automation
brown-field projects
Computational modeling
Data models
Graphics
HMI screens
Modelica
Object oriented modeling
process automation system
simulation based testing
Valves
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Summary:This contribution presents a novel approach for the automatic generation of simulation models for existing plants. The aim is to focus on brown-field projects for which the automation system has to be renewed. Whereas most research approaches for simulation based control code testing focus on green-field projects, the authors developed a method that considers the type of planning, as well as engineering data, which is given in brown-field projects. In addition, a prototype has been implemented. The paper presents the validation results of a first field study on a North Sea oil production plant - one of the largest oil discoveries in the UK North Sea.
ISSN:1946-0740
1946-0759
DOI:10.1109/ETFA.2015.7301462