Human-machine interfaces

Author

Zimmer, Dave ; Rhodes, Duncan

Volume

12

Issue

2

fYear

2006

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

35

Abstract

Increased system complexity, reduced personnel, and tighter operating margins have made a AC or DC drive-system trending HMI not just a possibility, but a necessity in today´s paper mill. Each new paper machine, coater, supercalender, or winder drive system should be installed with a modern user-friendly HMI. Existing analog and digital drive systems can be retrofitted with an HMI. This HMI should be used by operations and maintenance personnel to troubleshoot drive system, mechanical, and process issues. The majority of the issues that will be resolved with the HMI are process or mechanical related issues. The HMI should have trending capability, an overview screen, an event-history page, a sheet-break status screen, an alarm/fault-history page, and a permissive-screen page. The historical information that the HMI offers is what makes the tool invaluable.

Keywords

AC motor drives; DC motor drives; electric machine analysis computing; human computer interaction; maintenance engineering; paper mills; AC drives; alarm-fault-history page; analog drive system; digital drive system; human-machine interfaces; maintenance personnel; mechanical issue; paper machine; paper mill; permissive-screen page; sheet-break status screen; system complexity; user-friendly HMI; winder drive system; Availability; Control systems; Drives; Man machine systems; Milling machines; Packaging machines; Paper making machines; Personnel; Sampling methods; Synchronization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2618

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIA.2006.1598024

Filename

1598024