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SCADA : supervisory control and data acquisition /

This book includes 15 self-study units covering SCADA nomenclature and architecture, the basic technology of the system's building blocks, how it can benefit particular operations, and the basis for selecting appropriate SCADA technology for operational requirements.Includes a unit about improv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyer, Stuart A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Research Triangle Park, NC : ISA, ©2010.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Management information systems > Programmed instruction.
Supervisory control systems > Programmed instruction.
Automatic data collection systems > Programmed instruction.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface to the Fourth Edition
  • Unit 1: Introduction and Overview
  • 1-1. Text Coverage
  • 1-2. Purpose
  • 1-3. Audience and Prerequisites
  • 1-4. Study Materials
  • 1-5. Organization and Sequence
  • 1-6. Course Objectives
  • 1-7. Course Length
  • Unit 2: SCADA
  • Purpose, Elements, and Layout
  • 2-1. Purpose of a SCADA System
  • 2-2. Applicable Processes
  • 2-3. Elements of a SCADA System
  • 2-4. SCADA Layout
  • 2-5. A Limited Two-Way System
  • Unit 2. Exercises
  • Unit 3: Historical Development-Analog and Digital
  • 3-1. Analog Signals, Measurement, and Control
  • 3-2. Discrete Signals, Measurement, and Control
  • 3-3. Development from Telemetry
  • 3-4. Dependence on Communication and Computers
  • Unit 3. Exercises
  • Unit 4: Real-Time Systems
  • 4-1. Is SCADA Real-Time?
  • 4-2. Continuous Process Control
  • 4-3. Communications Access and Master-Slave
  • 4-4. Determining Scan Interval
  • 4-5. Where to Compute?
  • Unit 4. Exercises
  • Unit 5: Control System Elements: Sensors, Actuators, and Algorithms
  • 5-1. A Forgotten Cost
  • 5-2. Special Considerations
  • 5-3. Standardization
  • 5-4. Maintenance
  • 5-5. Local Controllers
  • 5-6. Controllers in RTUs
  • Unit 5. Exercises
  • Unit 6: Field/RTU Communications
  • 6-1. Three Rules of Communication
  • 6-2. Analog Pneumatic and Hydraulic Signals
  • 6-3. Analog Electronic Controllers
  • 6-4. Digital Electrical Communication
  • 6-5. How Digital Works-Analog to Binary to Digital
  • 6-6. Parallel or Serial?
  • 6-7. Communication Topology
  • 6-8. Fieldbus and Similar Standards
  • Unit 6. Exercises
  • Unit 7: Remote Terminal Units-RTUs
  • 7-1. What Does an RTU Do?
  • 7-2. Communications Interface
  • 7-3. Protocol Detailed
  • 7-4. Discrete Control
  • 7-5. Analog Control
  • 7-6. Pulse Control
  • 7-7. Serial Control
  • 7-8. Monitor Discrete Signals
  • 7-9. Monitor Pulse Count Signals
  • 7-10. Monitor Serial Signals
  • 7-11. Non-RTU Functions
  • 7-12. RTU Hardware Choices
  • Unit 7. Exercises
  • Unit 8: RTU/MTU Communication
  • 8-1. Communications System Components
  • 8-2. Protocol
  • 8-3. Modems
  • 8-4. Synchronous or Asynchronous?
  • 8-5. Telephone Cable or Radio?
  • 8-6. Simplex or Duplex?
  • 8-7. Turn-On Time
  • 8-8. Frequencies: Are They Available?
  • 8-9. Path Studies and Seasonal Variations
  • 8-10. Solar Variations
  • 8-11. Reliability and Maintenance
  • 8-12. Satellite Communications
  • 8-13. Cell Phones
  • 8.14 Internet SCADA
  • Unit 8. Exercises
  • Unit 9: Master Terminal Units-MTUs
  • 9-1. Communications Interface
  • 9-2. Configuring a Picture of the Process
  • 9-3. Some Simple Applications
  • 9-4. Data Storage
  • Unit 9. Exercises
  • Unit 10: Operator Interface
  • 10-1. Operator Interface on Very Small Systems
  • 10-2. Operator Interface on Mid-sized Systems
  • 10-3. Operator Interface on Large Systems
  • 10-4. Local Security Considerations
  • 10-5. Monitor Status Points
  • 10-6. Monitoring Alarms