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Does Automation Help Operations?
Author(s) -
Stubbart John
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2005.tb01817.x
Subject(s) - scada , automation , process (computing) , computer science , work (physics) , process automation system , computer security , automatic meter reading , reading (process) , supervisory control , control (management) , engineering management , process management , risk analysis (engineering) , software engineering , engineering , business , telecommunications , operating system , artificial intelligence , law , political science , electrical engineering , wireless , mechanical engineering
This month's question concerns the benefits of using supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and automatic meter reading (AMR) systems, especially for a small water system. The article suggests first deciding what the automation process needs to do, and then work with a designer to develop a SCADA or AMR system that suits your present needs and can also grow as your requirements change. Topics discussed include: regulatory and operational requirements; training; alarms and advantages; tracking data; collecting operational information; generating reports and graphs; security benefits; and, power savings.