Title :
Diesel generation control system modernization
Author_Institution :
J. Kaehne & Associates Ltd., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
The programmable logic controller (PLC) SCADA upgrade for the Inuvik diesel-electric power station replaced an outdated SCADA system and incorporates automatic features of modern diesel generating stations. The modern PLC based control system provides many advantages: reliable control system components; industry standard hardware and software; a network infrastructure for future control scenarios; computerized maintenance systems; and a direct link between plant floor and head office. This paper focuses on the PLC SCADA upgrade project at Inuvik by explaining the following: why the project was taken on; technical detail of the projects; and features of the system
Keywords :
SCADA systems; diesel-electric power stations; maintenance engineering; power station control; programmable controllers; project engineering; Canada; PLC SCADA upgrade; computerized maintenance systems; diesel-electric power plant; industry standard hardware; industry standard software; modernisation projects; network infrastructure; programmable logic controller; reliable control system components; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Computer industry; Computer network reliability; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Power generation; Power system reliability; Programmable control; SCADA systems;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waterloo, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4314-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1998.682567
