SCADA (supervisory control

and data acquisition)

By: Torres, Ronnier Franz H.

Aeriel, Herera
Carlo Punzalan
Gab roblon
Mark Dale Baugbog
Marco Sotomayor
 What is SCADA?
SCADA (supervisory control and data
acquisition) is a category of software application
program for process control, the gathering of
data in real time from remote locations in order
to control equipment and conditions.
 What is SCADA used for?
Since SCADA is an automation control system....

SCADA is used at the core of many modern industries:

Energy
Food and beverage
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Power
Recycling
Transportation
Water and waste water
SCADA system perform four basic operation:
Data acquisition
Networked data communication
Data presentation
Control
 SCADA BLOCK DIAGRAM RTU/PLC

SENSORS RTU/PLC

SENSORS RTU/PLC
COMMUNICATION
SCADA MASTERS
NETWORK

SENSORS
RTU/PLC

SENSORS
RTU/PLC HMI

SENSORS RTU/PLC
Components of SCADA
Sensors & end devices.
Sensors detect and transmit readings of
important parameters to the PLCs. End devices
include equipment from valves to large
machinery like pumps, turbines and industrial
chillers are controlled by the PLCs to start, stop
and function as required.
 PLCs.
PLCs are electronic brains that scan thousands of
rungs or lines of custom code to execute pre-
determined logic based on the inputs from the
readings of the sensors in order to control the outputs
which are the end devices of the plant. These
normally happens autonomously without requiring
input from the operator. These are sometimes called
Process Automation Controllers (PACs) or may have
close cousins called Remote Terminal Units (RTUs).
 I/O servers or the communication
network
I/O servers are computers that (can be
redundant) communicate to the PLCs normally
via Industrial Ethernet to obtain the sensor
values as well as other representative data of the
status of the processes in the plant or facility and
further distributes them to the Operator stations
and Historian.
 SCADA master station
A central host computer server(s). This is often
known as a master station, a SCADA center, or a
master terminal unit (MTU). The central host
computer is usually a single computer or a
computer server network.
 HMI
The Human Machine Interface (HMI) includes the
electronics required to signal and control the
state of industrial automation equipment. It is
simply the way by which humans interact with
machines.
 The uses of SCADA technology are vast. Why?
Because many industries require the many
monitoring and control capabilities that SCADA
offers. In most uses, SCADA is used to manage a
physical process (manufacturing and water
processing are common). In other uses of the
word "SCADA", a telecom or IT system of
communications is being managed instead.
USES OF SCADA
Manufacturing.
In manufacturing, SCADA is used to make sure that
productivity targets are met and all systems run
smoothly. The SCADA system on a production line
tracks how many units have been produced and how
many are in various other stages. Analog values like
temp at various production stages are also
measured.
 Food Production.
Very similar to manufacturing, food production
is a major SCADA application. If temp is
important for making gear, it is vital for the mass
production of foods. If temperature varies more
than a few degrees, entire batches could be bad.
This generates a lot of wasteful expense, which
makes deployment of a SCADA system
absolutely
 Electric and Gas Utilities.
Utility companies, mainly gas utilities, suffer the
combined headaches of manufacturing and telecom
companies. They have to move a physical product
through their systems, and they are spread out
across big areas. This makes SCADA devices a good
fit in utility environments. They need to control the
movement of power and gas through the
distribution chain. They must also keep the
supporting telecom infrastructure online.
 Wastewater Treatment.
The conversion of wastewater back into drinking
water can really be thought of as another type of
manufacturing process. It delivers the world's
most vital item. Flow rate sensors are very
common in wastewater centers, as are
contaminant sensors.
 Telecom and Information Technology (IT).
Many people don't use the term "SCADA" in
telecom environments. Still, many people do use
this term to describe remote monitoring and
control systems in telcos. Telecom is simply a
instant production environment, with bits of data
instead of parts or food products. Monitoring temp
of servers and other delicate gear is common when
SCADA is used in this type of application.
Advantages of SCADA
Flexible, simple, reliable, Efficient with fewer
work forces, Security,
Self-checking and readability, Portable and cost
efficient.
Conclusion and Learning
The SCADA supplements the control and
protection system to form an integrated system,
which is compact, economical and versatile. In
short we can say that it acts under the GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM, so that whole system
works in same time domain.
 Today the buzzword in any industry is Optimal
Performance at Maximum Economy. SCADA
has provided the industry with the perfect Man
Machine Interface which has solved many or to be
precise, most of the problems related to monitoring,
supervision, data acquisition and controlling.
The most significant contribution of SCADA is
probably having an easy-to-use graphical interface,
which has made the tedious job of operators very
easy.