A case study of mechatronics human machine interface technology development research for diesel generator engine power plant
Chih‐Ju Chou, Kuo‐Hsiung Tseng, To-Cheng Liu, Kang-Chin Liu · 2014
This paper presents the applications of a human machine interface (HMI) system in thermal power plants. its will study remote testing and operation of diesel fuel generators through the principles of normal practice. The control authorizations of a Thermal power plant Mechatronics equipment control system can be divided into three levels. The first level, the local override control. The second level of control is the remote software lock-in control. The third level of control is the remote HMI system. First, each level of control is processed, analyzed, and organized in the Engine Interface Control Unit (EICU). Then, the HMI graphic control system integrates multiple diesel generator engine control units (ECU) PLC systems through data communication. The HMI software and hardware connection uses standard communication protocol, standard data transfer interfaces, and specific driver software. This paper that suggests that a compact and concise system structure can be implemented by the integration of mechatronics devices and information technology. In this way, reliability, maintainability and extensibility can be achieved. Conducive to the integration and compatibility with a variety of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.