Burner control and burner management systems in industrial automation systems

Today, the communication ability of burner controls and burner management systems is absolutely vital. Due to increasing networking and the integration of single components into a complete system, it will also be necessary to include the burner control and/or burner management system in an existing automation system for data acquisition and visualization of this sub-process. There is an increasing expectation among plant operators for data from all connected devices and systems in a plant to be accessible from a central location. This paves the way for more efficient operation and energy-saving measures, as well as making it possible to visualize plant states and detect faults. As a result, it makes the integration of burner controls and burner management systems a priority. Siemens Simatic ET200S or S7-1200 PLC systems offer the opportunity to establish a communicative network between these devices and other systems with ease via Profibus and Profinet. Various burner controls and burner management systems communicate with the Simatic ET200S or S7-1200 using integration interfaces and relevant software libraries. The following article illustrates the diverse range of technical options available, demonstrating how flexible it is to integrate Siemens burner controls and burner management systems into new or existing automation systems.