Industrial IoT Application – Intelligent valves in IoT

 Industrial IoT Application – Intelligent valves in IoT

Objective:

To implement local intelligence in ICS (Industrial Control Servo) valve by measuring selected primary data and use it to calculate / infer useful derived data.

Primary data:

Pressure difference(∆𝑃) across the valve

Temperature at inlet and outlet(T1&T2)

Position of the servo piston

Derived data:

Mass flow / Capacity through valve

Life cycle estimation – wear & tear, number of operations

To implement connectivity in ICS valve

by creating a network layer & connect ICS valve for local & cloud interaction

Below is the block diagram of the IIoT application (figure 

Figure 1 IIoT Block diagram

Challenges:

•   Extreme temperature and pressure range(0 to 52 bar)

•   Presence of stray magnetic field.

•   Space, Design and cost constraints

•  Size of the system (sensor + signal conditioning + link       connectivity)

•   Presence of  highly reactive refrigerants (NH3)

Figure 2 Intelligent valves in IoT

Conclusion:

The prototype has been tested for its functionality and strength and finally it got placed in an actual IR system and verified the data acquisition and connectivity. Android based user interface is used to display the sensor information and derived data. If anyone interested to know more details of this application, please get back to me. Thank you