More productivity, efficiency and flexibility along the entire value-added chain- Totally Integrated Automation for the wind industry
Totally Integrated Automation is the ideal basis for implementing automation solutions in the wind power industry. The unique level of integration guarantees perfect interplay of all components used.
All you need for lasting success in the wind power industry
Carbon-neutral and inexhaustible: The fact that wind power plays an increasingly important role worldwide is above all due to its environmentally friendly nature and its limitless supply compared to fossil fuels. This positive development offers huge opportunities for mechanical equipment manufacture and plant building, but also brings with it a drastic escalation in competition. The key to achieving and maintaining success in this competitive environment is provided by highly efficient wind turbines and wind farms that get the absolute maximum out of the wind. The optimum basis for this is delivered by Siemens.
Totally Integrated Automation offers you an open system architecture that is perfectly oriented around requirements and trends in international markets – and which provides answers to the key questions of the wind industry:
• How do I achieve maximum availability around the clock?
• How do I minimize my total cost of ownership?
• How can I ensure the highest degree of openness?
• How can I ensure my success in international markets?
• How can I protect my existing know-how?
A systematic approach to achieving higher productivity
All the components under the roof of Totally Integrated Automation are designed for combining into solutions which enable the wide ranging demands on wind turbines and wind farms to be fulfilled with maximum efficiency.
• Engineering: One engineering tool for the whole turbine. With Totally Integrated Automation you back an integrated engineering environment. Efficient software supports you comprehensively throughout the complete life cycle of a wind turbine – from the initial planning stages through commissioning and operation all the way to service and maintenance.
• Communication: With Totally Integrated Automation you meet the requirement for unrestricted integration in communication. By using an open bus system from the terminal through to the control system, you benefit from maximum data transparency across all levels from the hub through the nacelle and tower levels as far as the wind farm level, and from easy interfacing to different systems such as pitch and yaw systems.
• Diagnostics: Totally Integrated Automation supports efficient remote diagnostics right through to the last terminal of the wind turbine. If a fault occurs it will be quickly detected and rectified. This minimizes downtimes and optimizes productivity.
• Safety: No additional controller required for safety functions. With an intelligent safety concept that integrates safety technology into the standard automation, you save considerable wiring costs and space in contrast to conventional solutions. Integration in the engineering software also reduces the programming outlay and speeds up commissioning.
• Security: Protection of the turbine against unauthorized access: Scalable IT security mechanisms (access protection, user management, firewall, VPN, etc.) ensure effective security – for a low administration cost.
• Ruggedness: Selected materials and manufacturing techniques ensure that our products and systems are top quality. For increased ruggedness requirements special product versions are also available which are ideally suited to harsh environmental conditions, both onshore and offshore.
