SCADA User Group MeetingMark Quinn, Managing Director, EMR Integrated Solutions

SCADA 101The Development of

SCADA and Telemetry

in the Irish Water Industry

SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

Telemetry: Remote Monitoring

Definitions

Plant Automation

Plant Automation

• PLC for process control

• Local on-site SCADA PC or HMI

• Some remote site monitoring -reservoir/pump station

• No/limited remote access (PCAnywhere)

• Dial out alarm to caretaker’s home

• Limited reporting

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

• Telemetry RTUs installed in reservoirs, pump stations,

key network meters

• Radio communications links providing realtime visibility

• Animated mimics, trends and alarms

• Central PC in HQ

• Limited remote user access

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

• Dedicated water conservation team

• Standalone PC with proprietary software

• Battery powered SMS loggers

• 15 minute logging/once per day reporting

• Information viewed by water conservation personnel only

• Limited integration with third party applications

Water Conservation

Alarm Management

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

Alarm Management

• Alarm voice diallers to caretakers home

• Text messaging to pager becomes the norm

• No scheduling or escalation procedure

• No confirmation of receipt of alarm

• Reliance on diligence of the caretaker

• SMS messaging becomes widespread

• Prolific installation of stand-alone alarm modules

Alarm Management

Energy Monitoring

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

Energy Monitoring

Alarm Management

• 20/20 obligations

• Drive to monitor whole current into major plants

• EPI established to benchmark relative performance

• No in-depth monitoring within each plant

• Absence of integrated action plan

Energy Management

Reporting

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

Energy Monitoring

Alarm Management

Reporting

• Compliance report generation

• Performance and maintenance reports

• PDF, Excel and Word file formats

• Automatic generation of scheduled reports via email

• Integration with multiple data bases (GIS/Finance/Lab)

• Event triggered reporting with SOE and post-event log

Reporting

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

Energy Monitoring

Alarm Management

Reporting

MES/OEE

MES/OEE

• Manages asset database

• Benchmarks performance and alerts on deviation

• Tracks downtime, maintenance and calibration

• Monitors the effectiveness of all production assets (theoretical v actual)

• Performs comparative analysis of equipment, plants etc.

• Automates maintenance scheduling and downtime reduction

MES/OEE

The Enterprise SCADA Network

Plant Automation

Network Monitoring

Water Conservation

Energy Monitoring

Alarm Management

Reporting

MES/OEE

The Ignition Advantage

• Unrivalled flexibility, scalability and openness

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• Hardware vendor independent

• Single portal for water network management

• Continuous product development

• Vibrant developer community

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