Design and implementation of the behaviour inspection system for Rajjaprabha Dam

Author

Lewlomphaisarl, U. ; Ekkachai, K. ; Suksomboon, K. ; Kudtongngam, J. ; Laungnarutai, W. ; Supakchukul, U. ; Komeswarakul, P. ; Thirachai, S. ; Karukanan, S. ; Saengsatcha, P. ; Jomtarax, A. ; Tungpimolrut, K.

Author_Institution

Ind. Control & Autom. Lab., Nat. Electron. & Comput. Technol. Center, Pathumthani, Thailand

fYear

2009

fDate

18-21 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

5649

Lastpage

5652

Abstract

Behaviour inspection of huge dams is a very important procedure for dam failure prevention as early fault detection could reduce potential losses or damages. Traditionally, a behaviour inspection requires a lot of man-power and is not practical in some situations where critical inspection points are not accessible. This paper presents a design and implementation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System applied to Rajjaprabha Dam, Suratthani, Thailand. The system includes 37 water-level sensors, 11 Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), and a weather station. This system is designed to meet requirements such as cost effectiveness, system reliability and low power consumption. The behaviour inspection system has been under field testing and the results have been highly satisfactory.

Keywords

SCADA systems; computerised monitoring; dams; design; failure (mechanical); inspection; structural engineering computing; Rajjaprabha dam; SCADA; behaviour inspection system; dam failure prevention; fault detection; remote terminal units; supervisory control and data acquisition system; water-level sensors; weather station; Computerized monitoring; Energy consumption; Industrial control; Inspection; Levee; Power generation; Remote monitoring; SCADA systems; Sensor systems; Web server; SCADA; automatic monitoring systems; dam behaviour; low power consumption;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ICCAS-SICE, 2009

Conference_Location

Fukuoka

Print_ISBN

978-4-907764-34-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-4-907764-33-3

Type

conf

Filename

5334828