Remote monitoring of a mini hydro plant in Bescanó-Spain

Remote monitoring of a mini hydro plant in Bescanó-Spain

This is the first customer application of Scada Mobile to which we have had access.

In this case Scada Mobile is being used to provide information about the state and running parameters of a mini hydro plant located next to the Pyrenees base mountains, on the Spain side.

Before Scada Mobile, the customer used a web based system configured around an Omron HMI touch screen (NS series) with embedded web-server, which was connected to the internet through a GPRS router.

The customer looked for a more efficient way to be connected to his plant and consequently he tried Scada Mobile. Our solution provided him with a new light to his hydro plant because according to his own words "now I feel nearer to my facility even if I am many miles away, because unless the previous system, Scada Mobile brings almost instantly all the relevant information I want with only a single touch of an icon". The customer also told us that he is now more confident giving orders to the system (such as run/stop or set-point changes) because of Scada Mobile's essential lack of response delays.

Scada Mobile setup was straightforward. The existing GPRS router was used and we asked the PLC program developer for the PLC memory locations of relevant process variables. With this information an Excel spreadsheet was created and imported into Scada Mobile. The relevant data became immediately available from Scada Mobile. Among others, the user now displays run/stop site states, current and accumulated power output, main bearings temperature, and even weather conditions on site. He is also allowed to change several set-point values such as channel water level or manual power generation scheduling.