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Engine Generator Set electronic controller ready for Industry 4.0 paradigm

Country of Origin: Italy
Reference Number: TOIT20180831001
Publication Date: 31 August 2018

Summary

An Italian R&D company specialised in industrial electronics engineering has developed an innovative generator set controller which adopts last microprocessor technologies increasing the reliability and allowing the integration of all the functions required in a single device and the communication with all the existing channels  to achieve the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Experienced generator set manufactures are sought for both technical and commercial cooperation agreement with technical assistance

Description

The Italian company started its activity in 1994 as a R&D company in electronics and since 1997, as an important quote of its design and manufacturing activity, the company has developed control boards and devices as OEM  for the generator set world. Thanks to its  relevant knowledge in controlling diesel and gasoline thermal engine used to run electrical generators and in measuring electrical parameters also in harsh environment, the company has just ended the engineering of a new electronic controller which adopts last microprocessor technologies increasing the reliability and allowing the integration of all the functions required in a single device, avoiding the use of external peripherals. Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) and Engine Control (EC) functions are fully integrated and can be user customized. To avoid the use of an external PLC(Programmable Logic Controller), the controller integrates also a PLC to integrate basic logic functions. The microprocessor technologies used in the controller allow also full remote communication, control and operation with all possible exiting channels thanks to an advanced embedded software, allowing to achieve the Industry 4.0 paradigm, where interoperability in a must. Prototypes for evaluation are available. The company is searching a partnership to end project design on different specific generator sets and start production for its commercialisation on wide scale thorught either technical cooperation agreement or commercial with technical assistance agreement.
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Advantages and Innovations

The following advantages and innovations was followed during the project:
- Maximum interoperability with other existing control devices (Industry 4.0 paradigm) implementing a large number of communications interfaces.
- Hi reliable and friendly multi language Human Machine Interface, with easy customization of the human interface keyboard and read out.
- High board integration implementing direcly on the board usually extern assembled devices. Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) functions and engine controller (EC) functions are embedded, avoiding the need of multiple external devices.
- PLC (Programmable Logic Device) functions integrated to avoid the use of an external PLC where needed.
- Integration of several input/output customization features, to simplify user electrical wiring.
- Integration of the Fuel Pump Controller
- Complete set of communication interfaces available: CANBUS, JAE, USB, LAN, Bluethoot, WiFi
- Complete remote control/operation
- All the previously described integration of auxiliar functions leads to an easier to install device. With less wiring to do, less installing space and less installing time needed referring to other existing devices.

Stage Of Development

Prototype available for demonstration

Stage Of Development Comment

The project is complete and a set of fully running prototypes have been produced and tested on the field.

Requested partner

The preferred partner is an experienced generator set manufacturer. Thorught technical cooperation agreement or commercial agreement with technical assistance the partners will adapt the new electronic controller with the specific engine generator set in order to start the production and its commercialisation on wide scale

Cooperation offer ist closed for requests