FEATURE
provides a first-level indication of
the motor’s condition. Red means
critical; the findings need to be verified
immediately and corrective action
taken. Yellow indicates the motor is
fine for the moment, but will need
maintenance during the next scheduled
downtime. Green indicates all is well,
no action required.
The smart sensor can even send
alerts to smartphones if problems are
detected. Maintenance engineers can
use a desktop PC to quickly and easily
access the motor’s trend data held on
a secure ABB portal for further insight
into the motor’s heath and operational
profile.
Predictive technology boosts
productivity
This pioneering technology is a first
for industrial motors. Never before
has so much accurate data been
made continuously available so easily
from operating motors. The impact
on business will be profound with
unplanned downtime reduced by up to
70%, motor lifetime extended by up to
30% and the energy efficiency improved
by up to 10%.
Identifying potential problems before
they occur significantly reduces costs
and increases productivity. Condition
monitoring helps to prevent unplanned
downtime and the associated costs
of lost production. It also enables
more accurate maintenance during
scheduled downtime, and spare parts
inventory can be tailored according to
motor performance data and needs.
The advanced services provided by
the smart sensor enable a very short
payback time of less than a year.
Motor condition monitoring is not a
new concept. Taking the concept to
become predictive by utilizing the
IoTSP can bring any motor into the next
realm of service. ABB’s smart sensor
makes motor condition monitoring very
economical, especially where hundreds
of motors are installed.
Analyzing energy
consumption
Besides monitoring a motor’s health,
the ABB smart sensor enables the
analysis of energy consumption
patterns. This helps identify poorly
dimensioned motors so that plant
engineers can select the correct motor
for the actual load. The analysis also
helps users optimize processes to
reduce energy use.
ABB’s low voltage motor sensor provides
new possibilities to implement the
IoTSP today, opening up opportunities
to increase productivity, extend motor
lifetime, cut maintenance cost and save
energy.
What are the main benefits?
The main benefits are:
– increased motor uptime
– longer motor lifetime
–improved motor performance and
productivity
The ABB solution enables permanently
installed condition monitoring to be
applied to almost all LV motors, so plants
can bring their entire LV motor fleet into
the scope of predictive maintenance.
Proper maintenance planning will result
in higher reliability and a longer lifetime.
It will also be possible to analyze energy
consumption patterns to create more
efficient loading profiles and so reduce
the plant’s energy consumption.
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Why is 5G so important for the future?
5G stands for Fifth Generation -the name of the next standard in
mobile communication
More and more devices will communicate directly with each other over the internet
in the coming years. The trend is toward the Internet of Things (IoT). Experts
estimate that up to 50 billion devices will be connected over the web in 2020 – most
of them mobile. 5G lays the foundation for coping with the growing volume of data
and enables emerging applications such as networked production (Industry 4.0)
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