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Tacoma Power Reduces Cost and Risk with HMI and SCADA Virtualization
技术
- 自动化与控制 - 人机界面 (HMI)
- 自动化与控制 - 监督控制和数据采集 (SCADA)
- 功能应用 - 远程监控系统
适用行业
- 公用事业
适用功能
- 商业运营
用例
- 远程资产管理
挑战
塔科马电力公司位于华盛顿州塔科马市，为 160,000 名电力公司客户提供服务，在四条河流上拥有九个水电设施。公司的一代自动化团队，由三名工程师和一名工程技术人员组成，负责集成化、现代化。该公司有一小部分员工负责监督许多不同的环境，因此希望在虚拟环境中实施其 HMI/SCADA 系统以实现自动化和控制，以优化运营并降低成本。
客户
塔科马电力
关于客户
塔科马电力公司是一家为华盛顿州塔科马市及周边地区提供电力的公用事业公司。 Tacoma Power 为 Tacoma、University Place、Fircrest 和 Fife 等城市提供服务，同时也为
解决方案
为了制定虚拟化业务案例，Tacoma Power 管理层审查了成本和收益。理由很明确，因为该公司证明了一笔小的前期投资，从长远来看，通过速度、正常运行时间和显着降低风险可以节省成本。在获得执行级别的批准和支持后，Tacoma Power 将虚拟化添加到系统生命周期更换的常规预算中，利用 IT 顾问获得专家建议，并规划了其部署过程。
该公司通过 GE Digital 的 HMI/SCADA iFIX 在其水电和鱼类孵化设施中使用 Microsoft Hyper-V 部署了一个多阶段虚拟化项目。除了可视化和控制之外，Tacoma Power 还实施了 iFIX 以进行趋势分析、故障排除和持续优化。数据收集和管理对于监管报告以及日常运营至关重要。而且，让操作员从远程设备访问 HMI 屏幕对于加快对孵化场相关警报的响应非常重要。
收集的数据
Maintenance Records, Product Lifecycle, Speed, Uptime, Water Usage
运营影响
数量效益
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