Semantic model for the description of energy data in the Module Type Package

TL;DR

This paper introduces a semantic energy data model for Module Type Packages (MTPs) that standardizes energy information communication, enabling easier KPI calculation and efficiency assessment in modular production systems.

Contribution

It proposes a standardized, semantic model based on OPC 34100 for describing energy data in MTPs, improving interoperability and data usability.

Findings

Enables uniform energy data description in MTPs

Facilitates energy KPI calculation and efficiency analysis

Supports integration with process control systems

Abstract

Modular production systems that employ the Module Type Package (MTP) to describe module interfaces can, at present, only communicate energy data through proprietary solutions. Due to this limitation, users face additional effort when calculating energy KPIs for modules or determining the energy efficiency of modules. To address this issue, we present a model that facilitates energy data to be described semantically and uniformly in the MTP on the basis of an industrial standard (OPC 34100). MTPs incorporating this model can transmit semantically consistent energy data from modules to the process control system, making the data available for further applications, such as monitoring or optimization.