New DCS to Energy Research Center of Savonia Varkaus
Holopainen, Petri (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112830938
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112830938
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The purpose of this thesis was to examine the structure of the current process control system at Savonia's Energy Research Center and to identify operational and usability issues related to the existing ABB AC500 control system. The study reviewed the structure of the current automation control system and compared it with the available documentation. The work utilized the experiences of personnel who had worked with the control system and identified problem areas through interviews.
A secondary aim of this thesis was to find a solution to update the existing process control system to Hon-eywell Experion PKS. In this phase of the thesis, it was explored the possibility of utilizing the servers and computers donated to Savonia during the automation system upgrade at Riikinvoima waste-to-energy plant. The purpose of this investigation was that if the system hardware from Riikinvoima could be repurposed, it would allow the control system at the Energy Research Center to be upgraded in a
cost-effective manner.
The study successfully identified the structure of a new automation system for the Energy Research Center and defined the additional investigations required for the current control system. These further investigations primarily focus on the structure of the control system's application programs, parameters, I/O definitions and the accuracy of the existing documentation, to provide reliable baseline information for the upcoming automa-tion system upgrade project.
A secondary aim of this thesis was to find a solution to update the existing process control system to Hon-eywell Experion PKS. In this phase of the thesis, it was explored the possibility of utilizing the servers and computers donated to Savonia during the automation system upgrade at Riikinvoima waste-to-energy plant. The purpose of this investigation was that if the system hardware from Riikinvoima could be repurposed, it would allow the control system at the Energy Research Center to be upgraded in a
cost-effective manner.
The study successfully identified the structure of a new automation system for the Energy Research Center and defined the additional investigations required for the current control system. These further investigations primarily focus on the structure of the control system's application programs, parameters, I/O definitions and the accuracy of the existing documentation, to provide reliable baseline information for the upcoming automa-tion system upgrade project.