The NORIS Group will present NORISYS 4, the new generation automation platform, at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2011.
The automation system for engine control can help to save fuel by reducing emissions and is designed for harsh environments.
NORISYS 4 can be used for several NORIS products, for example, the NORIS remote propulsion system, as well as for the alarm monitoring and control system and also for third party systems.
The company says that the system can help to save 1% of fuel, and says that this small reduction of fuel consumption will result in a considerable fuel reduction per year. The NORIS engine remote control system supports an optimal voyage speed control which also helps to save fuel. A further 3% saving can be reached by optimising consistent engine power.
NORIS’ new control system combines the advantages of a modular concept with the latest hard- and software technology. The system incorporates field bus and Ethernet and removes the strict separation between PLC and PC technology. This reduces possible error sources. Visualisation is also included in the system. The communication interface is redundant at both field level and control level.
At the core of the system is a programmable logic controller (PLC) according to IEC 61131 standard with a 32 Bit, 400MHz processor and an integrated web-server. It offers sufficient capacity for highly dynamic applications and reserve capacity for progresses. A free-programmable serial interface is part of the system. The efficiently implemented communication structure to the extension boxes allows for data exchange rates of more than 500 data words in less than 250ms. The extension boxes and the software make a compact and customer-specific setup possible. Digital channels can be set up as inputs or outputs. Likewise, analogue signal channels are configurable for different standard signals by software.
