Energy Generation
Typical electrical distribution scheme and SCADA system of an oil/gas production plant
Power can be provided from mains power or from local gas turbines or diesel generator sets. Large facilities have high power demands, from 30 MW and upwards to several hundred MW. There is a tendency to generate electric power centrally… Read more
Jun 12, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Technical Guide/Paper
Design of SCADA for remote control and operation of wind power plants
SCADA systems allow the remote operation of energy facilities such as wind power plants. In fact, most wind turbine vendors have designed and developed their own SCADA system in order to perform the control of their machines. Vendors assume the… Read more
Aug 08, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Technical Guide/Paper
SCADA applications in thermal power plants (TPPs)
This paper presents the applications of a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system in thermal power plants (TPPs). In fact, a supervisory system must take into account the physiological and cognitive features of the supervisory operator. The paper briefly… Read more
Aug 21, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Technical Guide/Paper
SCADA systems in wastewater treatment plants
To the uninitiated, SCADA may seem like just another chunk of consonants and vowels floating around in the alphabet soup of today’s culture. But a SCADA system is, in reality, an extremely important application of computer technology that has created… Read more
Aug 18, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Power Substation
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Three most common SCADA applications in MV/LV distribution systems you SHOULD know
Electrical distribution systems comprise a large number of remote applications and locations, and it has traditionally been challenging to monitor and regulate these remote applications and sites. Utility companies have been installing remote terminal/telemetry units, often known as RTUs, at…...
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May 08, 2023 | By Edvard Csanyi
Power Substation
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A case study of a new 220 kV Gas-Insulated Switchyard (GIS) design for a generation plant
This technical article describes detailed planning and design phases of a new 220 kV Gas-Insulated Switchyard (GIS) in a 450 megawatt (MW) coal-fired combined heat and power plant (CHP) that was being considered for Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. The project is assumed…...
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Jan 23, 2023 | By Edvard Csanyi
Low Voltage
The essentials of automation applied to distribution systems via PLCs, SCADA, IEDs, and RTUs
Nowadays, it seems that everything we do tends to be somehow automated. The very same is happening in electrical distribution systems. The distribution system at the medium voltage (MV) or low voltage (LV) levels is designed using different structures such… Read more
Mar 15, 2021 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
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AC and DC facilities in electrical station services of major power plant types
In a power plant, the electrical station services (abbreviated to SS in the following) consist of all the DC facilities from 24 to 220 V and AC facilities up to about 20 kV for controlling and supplying power to the…...
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Mar 23, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi
Metering
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Field devices and signals used for LV SCADA operations
At low voltage level, SCADA applications are usually used for process control and monitoring of equipment. Furthermore, incoming circuit breakers or switch disconnectors inside large LV switchboards may also be operated remotely, by the command given from the SCADA working…...
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Sep 05, 2019 | By Miodrag Kokotovic
Technical Guide/Paper
Substation automation based on PLCs and SCADA system
Reliability, a large installed base, extensive support resources and low costs are some of the benefits of using PLCs as a basis for substation automation and SCADA systems. PLCs are extremely reliable. They have been developed for application in harsh… Read more
Apr 22, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Technical Guide/Paper
Short-circuit calculations of the electric power system in a nuclear power plant
The main purpose of the report is to carry out new calculations in order to secure the existing nuclear power system’s reliability and to investigate the differences between new and old calculations. Included in this task is to develop a… Read more
Feb 11, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Industrial Automation
Five ingredients that make SCADA operation delicious
To explain in very simple words, I would say that SCADA is a bunch of equipment that provides an operator at a remote location with sufficient information to determine the status of particular equipment/process and make actions without being physically… Read more
Feb 04, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Industrial Automation
Five Terms You MUST Be Familiar With: SCADA, DCS, PLC, RTU and Smart Instrument
This technical article shed light on terminology used in the field of SCADA and industrial automation. The terms SCADA, distributed control system (DCS), programmable logic controller (PLC), remote terminal unit (RTU) and smart instrument are very important when we’re talking… Read more
Apr 25, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Industrial Automation
How Sensors and Actuators Work Behind RTUs and SCADA Systems
RTUs (remote terminal units) are now made from small computers. Shortly after this began, controller algorithms were programmed into the RTU. Flow totalizers, power factor calculators, and logic solvers soon followed. Any function that can be described by a mathematical… Read more
Apr 02, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Technical Guide/Paper
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A Good Practice Guide To SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Technology
SCADA technology is best applied to processes that are spread over large areas; are relatively simple to control and monitor; and require frequent, regular, or immediate intervention. The following examples should help you visualize the range of applicable processes that…...
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Nov 24, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
