SCADA

SCADA (supervisory control
and data acquisition)
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What is SCADA?
SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) is a category
of software application program for process control, the
gathering of data in real time from remote locations in order to
control equipment and conditions.
What is SCADA used for?
Since SCADA is an automation control system....
SCADA is used at the core of many modern industries:
Energy
Food and beverage
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Power
Recycling
Transportation
Water and waste water
SCADA system perform four basic
operation:
Data acquisition
Networked data communication
Data presentation
Control
SCADA BLOCK DIAGRAM RTU/PLC
SENSORS RTU/PLC
SENSORS RTU/PLC
COMMUNICATION
SCADA MASTERS
NETWORK
SENSORS
RTU/PLC
SENSORS
RTU/PLC HMI
SENSORS RTU/PLC
Components of SCADA
Sensors & end devices.
Sensors detect and transmit readings of important parameters
to the PLCs. End devices include equipment from valves to large
machinery like pumps, turbines and industrial chillers are
controlled by the PLCs to start, stop and function as required.
PLCs.
PLCs are electronic brains that scan thousands of rungs or lines
of custom code to execute pre-determined logic based on the
inputs from the readings of the sensors in order to control the
outputs which are the end devices of the plant. These normally
happens autonomously without requiring input from the
operator. These are sometimes called Process Automation
Controllers (PACs) or may have close cousins called Remote
Terminal Units (RTUs).
I/O servers or the communication network
I/O servers are computers that (can be redundant)
communicate to the PLCs normally via Industrial Ethernet to
obtain the sensor values as well as other representative data of
the status of the processes in the plant or facility and further
distributes them to the Operator stations and Historian.
SCADA master station
A central host computer server(s). This is often known as a
master station, a SCADA center, or a master terminal unit
(MTU). The central host computer is usually a single computer
or a computer server network.
HMI
The Human Machine Interface (HMI) includes the electronics
required to signal and control the state of industrial automation
equipment. It is simply the way by which humans interact with
machines.
The uses of SCADA technology are vast. Why? Because many
industries require the many monitoring and control capabilities
that SCADA offers. In most uses, SCADA is used to manage a
physical process (manufacturing and water processing are
common). In other uses of the word "SCADA", a telecom or IT
system of communications is being managed instead.
USES OF SCADA
• Manufacturing.
In manufacturing, SCADA is used to make sure that
productivity targets are met and all systems run smoothly.
The SCADA system on a production line tracks how many
units have been produced and how many are in various other
stages. Analog values like temp at various production stages
are also measured.
Food Production.
Very similar to manufacturing, food production is a major
SCADA application. If temp is important for making gear, it is
vital for the mass production of foods. If temperature varies
more than a few degrees, entire batches could be bad. This
generates a lot of wasteful expense, which makes deployment
of a SCADA system absolutely
• Electric and Gas Utilities.
Utility companies, mainly gas utilities, suffer the combined
headaches of manufacturing and telecom companies. They
have to move a physical product through their systems, and
they are spread out across big areas. This makes SCADA
devices a good fit in utility environments. They need to
control the movement of power and gas through the
distribution chain. They must also keep the supporting
telecom infrastructure online.
Wastewater Treatment.
The conversion of wastewater back into drinking water can
really be thought of as another type of manufacturing process.
It delivers the world's most vital item. Flow rate sensors are
very common in wastewater centers, as are contaminant
sensors.
Telecom and Information Technology (IT).
Many people don't use the term "SCADA" in telecom
environments. Still, many people do use this term to describe
remote monitoring and control systems in telcos. Telecom is
simply a instant production environment, with bits of data
instead of parts or food products. Monitoring temp of servers
and other delicate gear is common when SCADA is used in this
type of application.
Advantages of SCADA
Flexible, simple, reliable, Efficient with fewer work forces,
Security,
Self-checking and readability, Portable and cost efficient.
Conclusion and Learning
The SCADA supplements the control and protection system to
form an integrated system, which is compact, economical and
versatile. In short we can say that it acts under the GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM, so that whole system works in same
time domain.
Today the buzzword in any industry is “Optimal Performance at
Maximum Economy”. SCADA has provided the industry with the
perfect “Man Machine Interface” which has solved many or to
be precise, most of the problems related to monitoring,
supervision, data acquisition and controlling.
The most significant contribution of SCADA is probably having
an easy-to-use graphical interface, which has made the tedious
job of operators very easy.

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