Supervision and control system for power plants

To ensure reliable, low-cost preventive maintenance, SIP is working out specifications for a supervision system to monitor and manage the telecommunication power plants throughout Italy. ITALTEL is designing and developing such a system, which includes real-time warning of plant degradation, measurement and storage of operating parameters, and a database for alarms and measurement information. The system consists of regional supervision centers with peripherals at the plant level. The authors describe system architecture and the main functions, i.e. the collection, classification, display, and processing of alarms and measurement data from the power plants.<>