Leading international wind energy trade show
The Beckhoff booth at the HusumWind trade show will focus on solutions for PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology. Software-based control systems not
only offer high performance but integrate numerous functions on a standardised platform, resulting in significant cost benefits by making additional hardware
unnecessary. The application of open industrial standards such as IEC 61400-25, Ethernet TCP/IP and OPC combined with the fact that the EON grid feed-in guidelines
are supported results in high investment security for manufacturers.
New solutions that will be on show at the HusumWind trade show include the new TwinCAT 3 software generation and the seamless integration of condition
monitoring into the EtherCAT Terminal system. A key feature of the comprehensive Bus Terminal range of more than 400 terminals for a wide range of signal
types, including safety technology, is the certification for extreme climatic zones between -20 and +60 °C.
PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology
Beckhoff EtherCAT Terminals
– real-time Ethernet right down to the I/O level
– low system costs
– flexible topology
– maximum performance
– integration of fieldbus and safety devices
EtherCAT TerminalsEmbedded PCs for operational management and pitch control
The new Embedded PCs from the CX5000 and CX8000 series are fanless, compact and energy-efficient PC-based controllers, which are ideally suited for control tasks in wind turbines.
Embedded PC
TwinSAFE: Safety and I/O technology in one system
TwinSAFE integrates safety functionalities into the existing control architecture.
Together with the TwinSAFE protocol, holistic and very flexible integrated solutions according to SIL 3 can be implemented.
TwinSAFE
Open automation solutions for wind turbines
TwinCAT 3: eXtended Automation (XA)
For the first time at HusumWind, Beckhoff is presenting the new TwinCAT 3 software generation, with which the standard automation world is significantly extended. In addition to the object-oriented IEC 61131-3 extensions, the languages of the IT world are available in C and C++. Through the integration
of Matlab®/Simulink® and Scada into the development environment, TwinCAT 3 offers a convenient tool for designing the controller software.
The modules are executable in the different languages in a common runtime under hard real-time conditions, using multi-core technology and with 32- or 64-bit operating systems.
TwinCAT 3
TwinCAT supports IEC 61400-25
TwinCAT supports the IEC 61400-25 communication protocol with a PLC library for standardised communication in wind farms. The “TwinCAT Telecontrol Configuration” simplifies the configuration significantly.
PC Control for
Hall 6, Booth C14