PlantCoolingSystemType ObjectType Definition – OPC UA for Plasma Surface Technology

7.8 PlantCoolingSystemType ObjectType Definition

7.8.1 Overview

The PlantCoolingSystemType provides all relevant Variables and parameters for monitoring a cooling system of a plasma surface treatment machine. An overview of the information model is shown in Figure 16.

Figure 16 - PlantCoolingSystemType overview

The PlantCoolingSystemType is formally defined in Table 43.

Table 43 – PlantCoolingSystemType Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	PlantCoolingSystemType
IsAbstract	False

References	Node Class	BrowseName	TypeDefinition	Other
Subtype of the BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5
0:HasAddIn	Object	2:Identification	4:MachineryComponentIdentificationType	O
0:HasAddIn	Object	4:Components	4:MachineComponentsType	M
0:HasComponent	Object	4:Monitoring	4:MonitoringType	M
0:HasComponent	Object	4:MachineryBuildingBlocks	0:FolderType	M

Conformance Units
PST PlantCoolingSystemType Basic
PST PlantCoolingSystemType Advanced

Identification is used as defined in OPC 40001-1. Shall also be referenced as AddIn in the MachineryBuildingBlocks Folder.

Components is representing a collection of all physical components of the plasma surface treatment machine.

Monitoring is representing a collection of the variables that are assigned to this specific component.

MachineryBuildingBlocks is representing a folder that directly references all those building blocks of the OPC UA for Machinery (OPC 40001-1, OPC 40001-3) which are implemented as an add-in in this specific component.

The components of the PlantCoolingSystemType have additional references which are defined in Table 44.

Table 44 – PlantCoolingSystemType Additional References

SourceBrowsePath	Reference Type	Is Forward	TargetBrowsePath
4:MachineryBuildingBlocks	0:HasAddIn	True	2:Identification
4:MachineryBuildingBlocks	0:HasAddIn	True	4:Components
4:MachineryBuildingBlocks	0:HasAddIn	True	4:Monitoring

The components of the PlantCoolingSystemType have additional subcomponents which are defined in Table 45.

Table 45 – PlantCoolingSystemType Additional Subcomponents

Source Path	Reference	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Others
4:Components	0:HasComponent	Object	<CirculationSystem>		CirculationSystemType	OP
	0:HasComponent	Variable	FlowRate	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO
	0:HasComponent	Variable	CoolingSystemTemperatureOutlet	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO
	0:HasComponent	Variable	CoolingSystemTemperatureInlet	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO
	0:HasComponent	Variable	CoolingSystemPressureInlet	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO
	0:HasComponent	Variable	CoolingSystemPressureOutlet	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO

CirculationSystem is representing a single cooling circuit of the whole cooling system.

FlowRate is representing the volume flow of coolant through the whole plant cooling system.

CoolingSystemTemperatureOutlet is representing the temperature of the coolant at the outlet of the main coolant storage.

CoolingSystemTemperatureInlet is representing the temperature of the coolant at the inlet of the main coolant storage.

CoolingSystemPressureInlet is representing the pressure of the inlet of the main coolant storage.

CoolingSystemPressureOutlet is representing the pressure of the outlet of the main coolant storage.

7.8.2 CirculationSystemType ObjectType Definition

The CirculationSystemType provides a representation of a single circuit of the cooling system of a plasma surface treatment machine. An Instance of the PlantCoolingSystemType can have several Instances of the CirculationSystemsType as components. The CirculationSystemType is formally defined in Table 46.

Table 46 – CirculationSystemType Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	CirculationSystemType
IsAbstract	False

References	Node Class	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Other
Subtype of the BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5
0:HasComponent	Variable	CoolingCircuitTemperatureOutlet	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO
0:HasComponent	Variable	CoolingCircuitFlowRate	0:Double	0:AnalogUnitType	O, RO

CoolingCircuitTemperatureOutlet is representing the temperature of the coolant at the outlet of the specific cooling circuit.

CoolingCircuitFlowRate is representing the volume flow of coolant through the specific cooling circuit.