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PLC Network of A Cement Plant

The document summarizes a PLC network for a cement plant that uses PROFIBUS DP protocol over shielded twisted-pair cables or fiber optic cables. It connects up to 32 nodes per segment and 127 nodes total using repeaters. Precautions for network failure include using two functional servers, dividing segments into parallel sub-segments, having extra cable, and using network scanning tools. Steps for efficiency include dividing the network into 7 parallel segments with dedicated CPUs and sub-segments. Further improvements include upgrading CPUs and the network protocol to PROFINET to allow wireless transmission and running processors at different speeds.

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PLC Network of A Cement Plant

The document summarizes a PLC network for a cement plant that uses PROFIBUS DP protocol over shielded twisted-pair cables or fiber optic cables. It connects up to 32 nodes per segment and 127 nodes total using repeaters. Precautions for network failure include using two functional servers, dividing segments into parallel sub-segments, having extra cable, and using network scanning tools. Steps for efficiency include dividing the network into 7 parallel segments with dedicated CPUs and sub-segments. Further improvements include upgrading CPUs and the network protocol to PROFINET to allow wireless transmission and running processors at different speeds.

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PLC Network

of a Cement
Plant
Application

Nodes
Network Details
Cable Types

Protocol
Network Protocols
Data Transferring
OUTLINE
Precautions for Network Failure

Steps for Network Efficiency Increments

Further Improvements
APPLICATION
NETWORK
NETWORK
CONT’D.
Protocol – PROFIBUS DP

Rated Max Speed – 12Mbps with twisted


DATA pair cable and/or Fibreoptic cables

TRANSFER
SPECS Average Distance Between Devices – 10m

Class 1 – Controls the process


cyclically
Master types – Class 2 – Device parameter
assignment and diagnostics
• Cable types –
• Shielded, Twisted-pair cables
• Fiberoptic cables can also be used
DATA • Maximum number of nodes –
TRANSFER • 32 Nodes per segment

SPECS • 127 Nodes when using repeaters

CONT’D • Maximum Number of repeaters –


• 9 repeaters in series
• PROFIBUS Terminators at the end of each sub-segment.
• Two Functional Servers.
PRECAUTIONS • Divide one segment into TWO parallel sections (sub-
FOR NETWORK segments).

FAILURE • Extra cable for networking purposes.


• Using PROFITRACE network scanning tools.
STEPS FOR • Divide the whole network into 7 parallel segments with
dedicated CPUs per each segment.
NETWORK • Divide one segment into TWO parallel sections (sub-
EFFICIENCY segments).
INCREMENTS • Use Network Repeaters
• Upgrade CPUs (level 2 CPUs of the hierarchy) to S7 – 400.
• Upgrade PROFIBUS DP to PROFINET
FURTHER • Allow wireless data transmission via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
IMPROVEMENTS • Allow to run multiple processor at its own speed due to Producer /
Consumer technology (allows to buffer data at deferent buffer rates
simultaneously).
…Thank You…

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