Belt Transportation Monitoring Using SCADA Technology

The purpose of this study is to perform the monitoring of the automated belt conveyor transportation process using SCADA technology as well as to obtain the necessary skills for applying SCADA in case of other processes. Modern modelling and simulation methods were used, in order to analyse the results of the control simulation of multi-motor drives. This was done simultaneously with the optimization of the parameters of the automation model, then resorting to the analysis and synthesis of the Ladder program for command and control, correlated with the SCADA software. The method of modelling, simulation and software development for the middle layer of a belt transport flow is described. The practical application of modelling, simulation and software development and testing on the experimental plat-form is presented. The originality of the study results from the fact that it is carried out on the principal structure of the process, the automation strategy, respectively the specific requirements of the automatic control. The experimental test platform is hardware-in-the-loop. Monitoring is done using a series of software monitors written using SCADA software for remote monitoring and control. Practical implications of this work are that, based on this template, additional implementations would more easily be found, for instance by using future versions of SCADA with newer hardware and with additional monitoring system, for instance to develop applications such as transport belts and passenger transport bands in airports.