Abstract: An emergency lighting device may include a housing container, wherein the housing container includes: a body defining a cavity, and a structural assembly, wherein the structural assembly is configured to be adjustably rotatable along a first translatable axis and independently rotatable along a second translatable axis extending transversely to the first translatable axis. An emergency lighting device may include a lighting assembly, wherein the lighting assembly includes at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source is mounted to the structural assembly, and the at least one light source is configured to illuminate an asymmetrical beam of light. An emergency lighting device may include an electrical circuit, wherein the electrical circuit is disposed in the cavity of the housing container. An emergency lighting device may include the electrical circuit is configured to electrically power to illuminate the at least one light source.

Abstract: A method for handling failure of a TSN communication link in a TSN network. The method is performed by a control node and includes estimating requirements for TSN communication for end-points based on application parameters, input/output requirements, and application requirements, wherein each end-point is capable of communicating over a TSN channel and a non-TSN channel in the TSN network using one and the same network interface. The method includes obtaining an indication of a failure of a TSN communication link in the TSN network between two of the end-points. The method includes performing self-healing of the TSN communication link.

Abstract: A method for explanation of machine learning results based on using a model collection includes training at least two machine learning models with at least two competing strategies for the at least one dataset; and using the least two machine learning models to yield at least two different predictions and/or at least two explanations for the at least one dataset.

Abstract: A method for enabling user feedback and summarizing return of investment for machine learning systems includes providing a training data set and an initial machine learning model; providing a result of the initial machine learning model; receiving feedback on the result of the initial machine learning model from a user enriching the training dataset based on the feedback to an enriched data set; and retraining the initial machine learning model to a retrained machine learning model based on an enriched data set.

Abstract: A feedthrough assembly including a sealing member including a body part having a sealing member aperture, at least one elongated member extending through the sealing member aperture, and a feedthrough member including a body part having a feedthrough aperture extending through the body part, the feedthrough member being adapted to be attached to a wall having a through hole such that the feedthrough aperture and the through hole together provide a passage through the wall. The feedthrough member is adapted to receive the sealing member in the feedthrough aperture to an operative position in which the feedthrough member is rotatable relative to the sealing member, and a gap between an outer surface of the sealing member and a surface of the feedthrough aperture is less than or equal to 250 micrometres.

Abstract: An electromechanical switching device for breaking an electric current, the switching device including a stationary main contact; a movable main contact; a stationary arcing contact; a movable arcing contact, the stationary arcing contact and the movable arcing contact being arranged in parallel with the stationary main contact and the movable main contact; an actuating arrangement configured to move the movable main contact and the movable arcing contact; and a magnetic member arranged to generate a magnetic holding force in response to an electric current flow through the movable arcing contact when the movable arcing contact is in the closed position, the magnetic holding force acting on the movable arcing contact in a direction against the stationary arcing contact.

Abstract: A method in a system is provided for handling failures in a process control system including a plurality of compute nodes. The process control system includes at least two instances of virtualized distributed control nodes, VDCNs, deployed in a respective compute node of a cluster of at least two compute nodes, wherein a first VDCN is a primary VDCN controlling an automated process and at least a second VDCN is a backup VDCN. The method includes detecting that the number of instances of the VDCNs is less than a set number and assigning the role of primary VDCN to the second VDCN. A device, computer program, computer program product and system are also disclosed.

Abstract: An intent-based automation engineering method for automation of a production process includes: receiving an intent model, correlating to process intent, including production process functions, constraints on measurable properties on the production process functions, and/or production process function sequences required for the production process, as a received intent model; receiving a process model, correlating to process knowledge including a production process behavior, as a received process model; determining a machine-readable production model linking the received intent model to the received process model as a provided production model; and determining a control strategy for controlling the production process dependent on the provided production model as a determined control strategy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power collection system for subsea collection of power from offshore power generation units, the system including: a set of power extender modules being independently arrangeable subsea in a local grid and each being connectable with a respective one of a set of offshore power generation units to collect electrical power from the respective offshore power generation units, the set of power extender modules being configured to be electrically series connected in the local grid being connectable with a power consumer.

Abstract: A controller for a process control system is configured to detect an adapter type of at least one adapter communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the at least one adapter is for coupling at least one field device of an automation system to the process control system; to select a communications protocol according to the detected adapter type, wherein the communications protocol is for communicating with the at least one field device; and to communicate with the at least one field device using the selected communications protocol to control an industrial process carried out by the automation system.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a microgrid includes receiving a plurality of inputs, using a state machine to determine an output based on the plurality of inputs, and outputting a control signal based on the output. The plurality of inputs include a microgrid-side voltage measurement and a microgrid-side frequency measurement. The control signal is configured to control operation of the microgrid at a point of common coupling between the microgrid and a utility grid.

Abstract: A support system for defining a model representing at least part of an industrial automation system is configured to obtain a user-provided definition of at least part of the model; process the user-provided definition to verify correctness or completeness of the at least part of the model with reference to at least one knowledge base; and in response to determining that the user-provided definition comprises incorrect or incomplete information, provide system output, wherein the system output comprises a prompt to the user to provide correct or complete information for inclusion in the definition of the at least part of the model.

Abstract: A network device for an automation system includes a network switch, wherein the network device is configured to access non-volatile storage to which the network device is communicatively coupled to obtain provisioning data for the network switch, wherein the provisioning data comprises data enabling the network device to obtain at least a baseline configuration for the network switch. The provisioning data comprises data enabling the network device comprising the network switch to obtain the at least baseline configuration for the network switch.

Abstract: A method for robotic assembly includes: receiving product data including product structure data and/or product geometry data of a product with a base component and at least one assembly part to be assembled; analyzing the product data to determine robot functions relating to functions of a robot for assembly of the product as determined robot functions; generating a robot program including assembly instructions dependent on the determined robot functions and the product data; and executing the generated robot program so as to identify and/or localize the at least one assembly part and assemble the product.

Abstract: A voltage balancing circuit for a double-boost DC/DC converter includes a split DC-link having a first midpoint, outer directional devices and inner switches parallel-connected to the DC-link, wherein the outer directional devices are connected to capacitors of the split DC-link and to the inner switches. The inner switches are connected to each other at a second midpoint. A DC source terminal, to which a DC source is connectable in parallel over inductances to the inner switches, is included. An inductance is connected to the midpoint of the DC link and to the midpoint of the inner switches.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for routing packets between a terminal device and a control system node via intermediate nodes on wireless paths in a wireless network. A method includes obtaining information on disturbances of wireless paths used for communicating packets of a traffic flow between the intermediate nodes in the wireless network. The method includes determining, based on the information on disturbances, mutual correlation between the disturbances of the wireless paths. The method includes routing the packets of the traffic flow between the terminal device and the control system node via some of the intermediate nodes and along disjoint wireless paths, whereby the packets are transmitted in parallel on the disjoint wireless paths, and wherein the disjoint wireless paths have mutual correlation not higher than a threshold correlation value.

Abstract: A method of providing a control software configuration for a module of a modular plant, the method including, in a module engineering phase: receiving a user definition for the module; and automatically generating the control software configuration for the module based on the user definition, the automatically generating including: specifying parameters for the module that are not specific to any target system; and providing the control software configuration as a controller-agnostic configuration file for subsequent binding of controller software instantiated according to the controller-agnostic configuration file to a hardware controller of the module when the module is integrated into a target system during a plant engineering phase.

Abstract: A turbidity calibration-correction apparatus is configured for an automated calibration-correction of a turbidity. The calibration-correction apparatus includes: a turbidity calibration standard configured for calibration of the turbidity measurement apparatus, a memory configured to store an attribute-value including at least a correction-value that is a function of a turbidity value of the turbidity calibration standard measured by the turbidity measurement apparatus, where the calibration-correction is based on the correction-value, and a communicator configured to transfer at least an identity of the turbidity measurement apparatus and the correction-value from the turbidity measurement apparatus to the calibration-correction apparatus.

Abstract: A robotic system and method includes at least one robot actively or passively mobile between at least first and second locations, and a first safety configuration being defined at least for said first location. A first data carrier associated to the first safety configuration is located in said first location, and the robot comprises a reader adapted to read the first data carrier when the robot is in said first location.