Supplement: Power COVER STORY
Optimise your system performance with power supply data
By Maximilian Hülsebusch – global product marketing & communications manager, PULS
W
e see a global shift towards a data-driven economy developing at unprecedented speed which heavily affects
the future role of data in the manufacturing industry.1
Therefore smart manufacturing is becoming increasingly important, data-driven insights are now crucial for optimising system performance and ensuring operational efficiency. The power supply is placed at a central nodal point in every system and records a significant amount of real-time information that is of particular interest to the operating organisation as well as the system manufacturer. A growing line-up of PULS power supplies offers users access to this information via IO-Link or EtherCAT. In this article you will learn how you can profit from those solutions now and in the future. What is the condition of the power
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supply? Do you still have enough power left to supply further modules inside the cabinet? What is the quality of the mains voltage like? And how does the temperature develop inside and outside of the power supply?
Many PULS power supplies are able to answer these questions with real-time application data. This information can help to tackle the big questions within the application: Is your system running at its optimum and as expected? If not, which adjustments need to be made? Knowing the answers can help increase system availability and reduce maintenance and operating costs. Users also benefit permanently from lower maintenance and operating costs. And last, but not least, reliable data is the key to success in smart manufacturing. This means the power supply has the potential – combined with its function as a converter – to also act as
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a sensor and therefore makes a significant contribution to approaches for predictive maintenance and automation of industrial processes, which leads to a higher output, better performance and lower costs.
Power supplies with a communication interface strengthen availability of the overall system
Power supplies perform a passive role in terms of communication output. Following installation, they need to work reliably in the background and remain as maintenance-free as possible – ideally for many years.
So, the question as to which
communication protocols a power supply manufacturer like PULS should support in the long-term is essential and must be well considered. Based on many meetings with various customers and market analysis PULS
decided to go for IO-Link and EtherCAT. The reasons for this decision are explained in this article.
The information that PULS now have at its disposal has meant that PULS is extending their portfolio with IO-Link and EtherCAT versions of their most popular products. For example, the reliable and efficient 1-phase 480 W DIN rail power supply CP20 is now available as an EtherCAT (CP20.241-ETC, CP20.481-ETC or IO-Link (CP20.242-IOL) version as well as a hybrid version with IO-Link and an integrated power supply condition display (CP20.248- IOL). For higher power requirements, the well-established 3-phase 960 W DIN rail power supply QT40 now comes with IO- Link. These devices are ready for a simple integration into existing communication networks. PULS robust IP54, IP65 and IP67 Field Power Supplies (FIEPOS) for
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