TwinCAT Automation Software - Beckhoff Automation

  • PLC, motion, measurement and safety integration
  • Real-time execution of C++, MATLAB and Simulink algorithms
  • OPC UA communication
  • Integrated analytics and IoT functions

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A PC-based engineering and runtime platform for controlling hydrogen production, storage, transport, refuelling and power-to-X equipment from a common automation environment.

Use Cases

  • Electrolyser control
  • Hydrogen storage and transport automation
  • Hydrogen refuelling stations
  • Power-to-X plants

Capabilities

  • Controls process machines and hydrogen plant modules
  • Connects field data with analytics and cloud systems
  • Supports industry communication standards
  • Executes advanced control algorithms in real time
Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG is a German PC-based industrial automation and control technology provider supplying EtherCAT-based measurement and control systems across the hydrogen value chain, from electrolysis and fuel cell production to compression, storage, and refueling. The company's high-resolution EtherCAT terminals (e.g., EL3008-0003) record individual cell voltages, currents, and temperatures in electrolyzers and fuel cells in real time, while its ELX series terminals provide intrinsically safe interfaces for hazardous hydrogen environments, used by Greenlight Innovation in electrolyzer and fuel cell test stations (including systems for testing 4 MW electrolyzer stacks). Beckhoff's TwinCAT-based control technology also powers H2 Powercell's H2PowerCube, a container-based system integrating electrolyzers, fuel cells, and battery storage cascading up to 1.2 MW. The company has automated over 125,000 wind turbines and extensive solar manufacturing equipment, positioning it across the entire renewable-to-hydrogen energy chain.

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