Validity

The TwinCAT Power Control product with the product number TF8360 was tested as part of the certification process. The controller core is implemented by the TwinCAT Power Plant Control module, which is named TcPowerPlantControl in TwinCAT.

Certification in accordance with VDE-AR-N 4110, 4120 and 4130 took place in September 2025 and was published with version 0.1.0 of TwinCAT Power Plant Control. The tested functions and components are described in the following sections.

The use of TwinCAT Power Plant Control as an PGP controller is only permitted in the combinations of hardware and software covered by the type test. In addition, the general conditions (e.g. measuring transformer accuracy, communication interfaces, operating environment) of the components must be complied with and verified during commissioning. See Components.

License-based restriction of the platforms

TwinCAT Power Plant Control may only be executed as an PGP controller on certified Beckhoff Embedded PCs. This is checked by licensing the product TF8360 | TwinCAT Power Plant Control:

• The license is limited to TwinCAT platforms 20, 30, 40 and 50.
• These platforms represent the devices approved in the component certificate.
• Execution on other platforms or third-party systems is prevented by the TwinCAT license mechanism.