Distributed control systems are powerful assets for new and modernized power plants. Thanks to three product generations of technology innovations, these systems now provide new benefits — including ...

If the rotating equipment and boiler are a plant’s brawn, then a control system that efficiently integrates myriad plant functions is its brains. Luckily, in a power plant, we can perform a brain ...

Electric power plant controls have made tremendous advances over the years. In the early 1970s, distributed control systems, smart instruments and real time data were not available to plant operators.

Layered security is a well-documented practice that allows an organization selectively to implement multiple layers of security technology for its plant control systems. The technology is applied ...

Optimizing any cooling plant for minimal energy consumption is a demanding science. In many cases, minimizing chiller plant energy consumption requires modifications to the plant design, including ...

Operating nuclear power plants, as well as many large, base-load coal-fired power plants, were designed before modern digital controls, networking and communication technologies were available. As ...

An asphalt plant control system consists of a computer (PC) and in many cases a programable logic control (PLC). The PC and/or the PLC provide commands in sequence to field equipment to allow the ...

KENNESAW, Ga. — To help chilled water systems reach their efficiency potential, Carrier ® has further enhanced the ChillerVu ™ plant control system to include the new chilled water system optimizer.

- Putting into practical use a next-generation control technology that takes into account quality, yield, energy saving, and sudden disturbances - TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yokogawa Electric Corporation ...

Control narratives translate complex automation logic into accessible language that non-programmers can understand, serving as a shared reference point between operations staff, process engineers and ...