Monitor Your Switchgears With Reliability and Cost-efficiency

Introduction

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An industry-leading system integrator in China helped their customer to implement switchgears for power distribution in paper mills. To ensure a stable power supply, operators must control and monitor the switchgears through a PROFINET-based PLC. However, power meters used inside switchgear are usually Modbus RTU as it is a common cost-effective solution compared with PROFINET-based power meters. Thus, deploying a Modbus-to-PROFINET protocol gateway was the ideal choice to enable smooth communication.

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Systems Requirmnets

• Monitoring Modbus-based power meters via a PROFINET-based PLC
• Stable communication under extreme electromagnetic interference (EMI)

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Moxa Solution

Moxa MGate 5103 Modbus-to-PROFINET gateways not only enabled smooth communication between switchgears and PLCs but also featured a 2-kV serial
isolation port and level-3 standard electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) to ensure a stable operation under extreme EMI environments. In addition, Moxa's compact and easy-to-use protocol gateways made deployment easier thanks to its user-friendly web UI that helped users complete configuration in just four steps.

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Why Moxa

• Modbus-to-PROFINET conversion
• 2 kV serial isolation protection
• EMC level 3 standard
• Easy-to-use web UI for fast configuration
• 5-year warranty

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Moxa Products

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MGate 5103

Modbus-to-PROFINET Gateways

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