Open AccessTrends in solar power plant automation technologies
Author(s) -
Karthikeyan Ganesan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of power and river valley development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0019-5537
DOI - 10.18311/ijprvd/2021/27910
Subject(s) - scada , automation , supervisory control , power station , programmable logic controller , control engineering , field (mathematics) , engineering , control (management) , computer science , systems engineering , electrical engineering , embedded system , operating system , mechanical engineering , mathematics , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics
As solar power continues to grow, plant automation and control becomes more important. It comprises all the necessary intelligence to turn the solar energy into a reliable and flexible power source. As leading automation provider, field proven PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system accompanied by dedicated control and diagnostics functions assure reliable power production and grid code compliance at all times.