Condition Monitoring

for Predictive Maintenance

For CONDITION MONITORING, drive and status data are recorded periodically or continuously in order to optimise the operational safety and efficiency of machines and plants. CONDITION MONITORING can provide major information for PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE. The objective is to maintain machines and plants proactively, to reduce downtimes and to increase the efficiency of the entire plant.

Industrie 4.0

Advantages for our customers:

  • Detection and avoidance of impermissible operating states at an early stage
  • Status-oriented maintenance replaces time-based maintenance
  • Plannable machinery and plant downtimes based on real drive and process data
  • Reduction of service and material costs
  • Longer service life of components and machine
  • Increase in system availability
  • Avoidance of unplanned downtimes
  • Plannable and cost-optimised repair

The intelligent drive
with condition monitoring for predictive maintenance

Condition Monitoring

The INDUSTRIAL INTERNET of THINGS (IIoT) focuses on internet usage in industrial processes and procedures. IIoT aims at increasing the operational efficiency, reducing costs and speeding up processes. Sensors and sensor data playing a central role provide the basis for CONDITION MONITORING and PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE.

  • Condition monitoring solutions for predictive maintenance systems integrated into the frequency inverter
  • System is IIoT/Industry 4.0 READY!
  • Available for decentralised and control cabinet solutions

Sensors

  • Virtual sensors – the PLC can calculate information such as the optimal oil change time
  • Interface for digital/analogue sensors

Communication interfaces

  • Threshold values or general status information can be communicated externally (via normal Industrial Ethernet dialects)

Integrated PLC

  • Local pre-processing of data with the integrated PLC
  • Pre-processing of threshold values

Predictive Maintenance

Information from condition monitoring can be transferred to predictive maintenance.

Drive-based approach

  • Sensorless determination of the optimal oil change time based on virtual oil temperature
  • Pre-processing of drive data in the integrated PLC
  • Offering the data to the customer via all common interfaces

Optimal oil change time

  • Gear unit parameters and specific operational parameters make it possible to precisely calculate the oil change time.
  • The NORD solution is based on the fact that the oil temperature is a key factor for oil ageing in gear units.
  • A hardware temperature sensor is not needed because virtual sensors calculate the current oil temperature continuously by way of drive-specific parameters.
  • The existing frequency inverter from NORD is used as an evaluation unit: The algorithm runs in the internal PLC.

The right PLC software architecture for your solution

  • Integrated PLC available for all NORD frequency inverters and motor starters
  • Runs drive-related functions
  • Integrates drive-related actuators and sensors
  • Parameter access
  • Access to Industrial Ethernet or field bus data
  • Implementation of application-specific functions

S9091 - Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance

S9091 - Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance
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Documentation Details

NORDAC PRO

Control cabinet inverters
The next generation of control cabinet inverters. Compact size, innovative and extremely flexible communication and interface concept, functional expansion with optional modules.

  • Power range up to 160kW
  • Control cabinet installation
  • IP20

Product details

NORDAC LINK

Decentralised frequency inverter
The frequency inverter for flexible, decentralised installation. Flexible configuration, functions and application. Fast commissioning through high level of plug-in capability, system servicing through integrated maintenance switch and local manual control facility.

  • Power range up to 7.5kW
  • Field installation
  • IP55/IP66

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NORDAC FLEX

Decentralised frequency inverter
Decentralised drive unit with versatile installation options. Simple commissioning and maintenance through extensive plug-in capability and simple parameter transfer via EEPROM.

  • Power range up to 22kW
  • Wall or motor mounting
  • IP55/IP66

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NORDAC BASE

Decentralised frequency inverter
The economical decentralised version for simple drive applications . Low installation costs as well as robust design for simple installation outside the control cabinet.

  • Power range up to 2.2kW
  • Wall or motor mounting
  • IP55/IP66 /IP69K

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NORDCON

User-friendly parameterisation and programming of several drives, PLC editor according to IEC 61131-3, supporting Structured Text (ST), Instruction List (IL) and PLCopen Motion Control library Multi-axis access via Ethernet tunnelling
Dashboard-based visualisation for drive monitoring and fault diagnosis, Parameterisation with Help function and rapid access to parameters, Oscilloscope function

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Construction and engineering

Easy drive design
With the comprehensive product solutions from our NORD modular system, we can implement almost every customer application. However, too much choice can result in an information overload. Whether digital self-service or personal advice: We support you with the drive selection and show you how to succeed in getting the best possible drive system.

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Commissioning

With tailor-made service packages, we support you with the commissioning of your NORD drives. We help you with the commissioning of individual drive components or complete drive systems, as well as with their connection to your automation environment. Our service is available by phone, remotely or personally on site.

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Maintenance

Regular maintenance extends the service life of your high-quality NORD drives. The competent support from our experienced drive experts helps you to increase the system availability, reduce downtimes and keep costs plannable. We offer different services – from the modular service package NORD Smart Check up to a general overhaul.

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