ENERGY SUPPLY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANT
Dražen Dorić
Abstract:
A Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) based system for monitoring and control of the energy supply and the peak load in industry plant has been designed and algorithm for short-term energy forecast was implemented. The paper describes design and implementation of Energy Management System (EMS) consisted of cost effective elements combined with SCADA software application, which makes platform for supporting the economical energy management of industrial businesses. Trend SCADA screen with necessary on-line data for operator peak load limiting action was designed and real time data for control automatic power limiting system was prepared. System was tested and is in use more than three years in chemical industry plant with 1200 kW average power peak load. Such plant was representative sample for Eastern Europe common mid-size industry energy consumer and it was concluded that implemented energy monitoring system indicate investment turn back in less than six months.
