The thesis focuses on the presentation of the development and operation of the supervisory, control and data acquisition system (SCADA) for the supervisory and control of the processes of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) developed in cooperation with company Metronik d.o.o. The objective and purpose of the project is to present the main aspects of HVAC system control, development of supervisory and control functions and the use of the SCADA system in a comprehensible way.
The first part of the work includes the presentation of the key physical aspects of the HVAC system, a description of its basic elements that are part of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning process and the presentation of the functionality of the HVAC system as a whole. Since the operation of the HVAC system in large industrial buildings is not economical, harmonized and optimized without proper automation and control system, the SCADA system is installed at the facility due to the need for process control, event monitoring, archiving of captured data and data analysis. The SCADA system basic concepts, functionality, basic elements (sensors, actuators, communication infrastructure) and architecture is presented in the general description of the system.
The second part of the work focuses on a detailed presentation of the developed control level of the system, implemented with programmable logic controllers (PLC) of company GE Automation, which includes the presentation of the operation of PLC controllers and a description of the developed control program. The second part also includes a detailed description of the development and operation of the SCADA system installed on the central control computer and description of the user interface for Weintek touch panels.
The thesis also includes a description of documentation methods based on the guidelines of good automated manufacturing practice (GAMP), which results in better control of the development and functionality of the system, and better control on the final testing and validation of the control system.
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