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(Main)Asset administration shell for industrial applications - Part 4:Applications of Asset Administration Shell
Asset administration shell for industrial applications - Part 4:Applications of Asset Administration Shell
Enveloppe de gestion d’actif pour applications industrielles - Partie 4: Applications d’Enveloppe de Gestion d’Actif
Informacijska struktura upravljanja sredstev za industrijske aplikacije - 4. del: Primeri uporabe informacijske strukture upravljanja sredstev
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Informacijska struktura upravljanja sredstev za industrijske aplikacije - 4. del:
Primeri uporabe informacijske strukture upravljanja sredstev
Asset administration shell for industrial applications - Part 4:Applications of Asset
Administration Shell
Enveloppe de gestion d’actif pour applications industrielles - Partie 4: Applications
d’Enveloppe de Gestion d’Actif
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 63278-4:2025
ICS:
25.040.01 Sistemi za avtomatizacijo v Industrial automation
industriji na splošno systems in general
35.240.50 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in industry
industriji
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
65/1131/CDV
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IEC 63278-4 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2025-06-27 2025-09-19
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
65/1024/CD, 65/1117/CC
IEC TC 65 : INDUSTRIAL-PROCESS MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND AUTOMATION
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France Mr Didier GIARRATANO
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TITLE:
Asset administration shell for industrial applications - Part 4:Applications of Asset
Administration Shell
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
0.1 General . 9
0.2 Context of this document . 9
0.3 Structure of this document . 10
0.4 Intended audience and purpose of the document . 10
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, and conventions . 11
3.1 Terms and definitions . 11
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 13
3.3 Conventions . 13
4 Usage of the Asset Administration Shell . 14
4.1 General . 14
4.2 Governance principles . 14
4.3 Usage of assets and Asset Administration Shells . 15
4.3.1 Basic assumptions . 15
4.3.2 Modification of an asset . 16
4.3.3 Modification of an Asset Administration Shell . 16
4.3.4 Providing information to other Asset Administration Shells . 18
4.3.5 Transfer of ownership of an asset . 23
4.3.6 Example: filter unit . 24
4.3.7 Example: physical components and physical components in
mind . 26
4.4 Usage of AAS user applications . 28
4.4.1 General . 28
4.4.2 Providing and executing a software application as AAS user
application . 28
4.5 Usage of asset integration, asset services, and asset related services . 28
4.5.1 General . 28
4.5.2 Providing and executing a software application as asset related
service . 28
4.5.3 Asset integration and asset services . 29
4.6 Usage of concept repositories, Submodel templates and Submodels . 31
4.6.1 Overview . 31
4.6.2 Usage of concept repositories. 32
4.6.3 Usage of Submodel templates . 33
4.6.4 Usage of Submodels . 36
4.7 Data exposure and accountability . 39
4.7.1 General . 39
4.7.2 Expressing data exposure and accountability. 40
4.7.3 Enforcement by AAS interface . 40
4.7.4 Examples: browsing of Submodels . 41
4.7.5 Example: visibility of AASs and Submodels . 42
5 Further Examples for Asset Administration Shells . 43
5.1 Examples for product types and product instances . 43
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5.1.1 Data and assets of a company . 43
5.1.2 Product type and product instance of a component . 43
5.1.3 Product type and product instance of a machine as composite
asset . 47
5.2 Example conceptual networks . 50
5.3 Example virtual commissioning of a conveyor . 50
5.4 Example information exchange within a boiler system . 54
5.5 Example PCF calculation . 59
5.5.1 General . 59
5.5.2 Examples for threats from a business perspective . 61
5.5.3 Restricting data exposure . 62
5.5.4 Ensuring accountability . 63
5.5.5 Establish accountable bindings . 66
5.5.6 Evaluation and certification of business processes . 66
5.6 Example services . 68
5.7 Example addressing type-instance aspects . 71
Annex A (informative) Legend to the figures . 75
Annex B (informative) Classification of assets . 77
Annex C (informative) Relationships between an asset and its Asset Administration
Shell . 78
C.1 General . 78
C.2 Example: relationships between a drive and its AAS . 78
Annex D (informative) Information exchange based on hard wiring using the AAS . 81
Bibliography . 84
Figure 1 – Relationships between the documents . 9
Figure 2 – Asset Administration Shell and related entities . 14
Figure 3 – Illustration of governance scopes and subjects . 15
Figure 4 – Illustration of life cycle of assets and AASs . 16
Figure 5 – Illustration of a constraint restricting structural changes . 17
Figure 6 – Example: modification of a SubmodelElement . 18
Figure 7 – Illustration of providing information to other AASs . 19
Figure 8 – Illustration of result of copying provided information . 20
Figure 9 – Illustration of copying “SMblue” . 21
Figure 10 – Illustration of result of referencing to provided information . 22
Figure 11 – Illustration of referencing to “SMblue” . 23
Figure 12 – Example: provision of data-based services . 23
Figure 13 – Illustration of transfer of ownership of an asset . 24
Figure 14 – Selected assets and AASs during engineering of the filter unit . 25
Figure 15 – Selected assets and AASs during operation of the filter unit . 26
Figure 16 – Physical component and physical component in mind. 26
Figure 17 – Strict distinction between physical and non-physical component . 27
Figure 18 – Physical component is not considered as an asset . 27
Figure 19 – Change of reference point over time . 28
Figure 20 – Providing and executing a software application as asset related
service . 29
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Figure 21 – Illustration of sequence of calls . 29
Figure 22 – Internal structure of asset integration . 30
Figure 23 – Example governance of asset services . 31
Figure 24 – Value chain of using concept repositories, Submodel templates and
Submodels . 31
Figure 25 – Modifying a concept repository entry . 32
Figure 26 – Example structuring concept repositories . 32
Figure 27 – Modifying a Submodel template because of a modification of the
concept repository . 34
Figure 28 – Submodel template replicating the structure of the concept
repository . 34
Figure 29 – Submodel template with independent structure . 34
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