Libraries for the Chemical Industry APC Interface Blocks

Benefits: Fully integrated into SIMATIC PCS 7* Easy to configure Configuration example with CFC chart Lifebeat monitoring

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*for SIMATIC PCS 7 V6.0

PCS 7

By carefully applying Advanced Process Control (APC), a modern control procedure, the processing industry has real leverage available for reducing costs and increasing quality. Common control concepts in the processing industry today are still almost exclusively based on PID controllers and also include manual intervention by the plant operator. In processes with complex dynamics, linked process variables or constraints, PID controllers are overstretched. Of all the modern control procedures, Model Predictive Control (MPC) has emerged as the most suitable approach in numerous applications. MPC simplifies the handling of complex plant dynamics, permits the early elimination of faults, takes into consideration the plant limitations and allows for complex process control strategies.

Issue August 2004

The SIMATIC PCS 7 industry library "APC Interface Blocks" is a reusable solution example, fully integrated into SIMATIC PCS 7. The library contains function blocks, a CFC chart and SIMATIC PCS 7 OS faceplates. The APC Interface Blocks connect the APC package INCA (from Ipcos Technology) with SIMATIC PCS 7 and offer you thereby a lot of advantages. The APC interface Blocks for SIMATIC PCS 7 provide the following features: The operating mode can be changed centrally with one mouseclick for subsidiary controller Hitchless transfer of operating mode Predefined CFC charts Predefined faceplates and process symbols for SIMATIC PCS 7 OS (examples in picture 1,2 and 3) Faceplates have same look and feel like the standard SIMATIC PCS 7 faceplates Low-pass filter to suppress measurement noise Outlier detection of measured value Audit trail of the actions by archiving of the operator messages in SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Lifebeat monitoring of INCA from SIMATIC PCS 7 Predefined backup strategy for subsidiary controller

Picture 1: APC Control Faceplate

Picture 2: APC Control Faceplate Parameter

Picture 3: Measurement Faceplate

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Automation & Drives Competence Center Chem/Pharm/Cement 76181 Karlsruhe Germany

Printed in Germany Order No. E20001-A220-P200-X-7600 41C8692 MK.AS.CH.XXXX.52.4.06 Dispo 06303

cp.library@siemens.com www.siemens.com/chemicals www.siemens.com/pharma Siemens AG, 2004 Subject to change without prior notice