What is BS EN 62270 - Hydroelectric power plant automation about?
BS EN 62270 is a European Standard that discusses the hydroelectric power plant automation. The purpose of BS EN 62270 is to provide best industry guidelines for computer-based control systems, to ensure they play a positive role in efficiently carrying out power plant operations.
BS EN 62270 specifies guidelines for the application, design concepts, and implementation of computer-based control systems for hydroelectric plant automation.
BS EN 62270 addresses functional capabilities, performance requirements, interface requirements, hardware considerations, and operator training.
BS EN 62270 includes recommendations for system testing and acceptance and case studies of actual computer-based automatic control applications are presented.
The automation of control and data logging functions has relieved the plant operator of these tasks, allowing the operator more time to concentrate on other duties. In many cases, the plant’s operating costs can be significantly reduced by automation (primarily via staff reduction) while still maintaining a high level of unit control reliability.
Automatic control systems for hydroelectric units based on electromechanical relay logic have been in general use for a number of years and, in fact, were considered standard practice for the industry. Within the last decade, microprocessor-based controllers have become available that are suitable for operation in a power plant environment. These computer-based systems have been applied for data logging, alarm monitoring, and unit and plant control. Advantages of computer-based control include use of graphical user interfaces, the incorporation of sequence of events and trending into the control system, the incorporation of artificial intelligence and expert system capabilities, and reduced plant life cycle cost.
Who is BS EN 62270 - Hydroelectric power plant automation for?
BS EN 62270 on computer-based automation for hydroelectric power plant is useful for:
- Hydroelectric power plant automation equipment manufacturers
- Plant operators
- Entities designing or implementing hydroelectric unit or plant control systems
- Practicing engineers
- Computer engineers
- Technical experts
- Regulatory bodies
- Local and national authorities
Why should you use BS EN 62270 - Hydroelectric power plant automation?
Automation of hydroelectric generating plants has been a known technology for many years.
Due to the relative simplicity of the control logic for hydroelectric power plants, the application of computer-based control has lagged, compared to other types of generating stations, such as fossil. Now that computer-based control can be implemented for comparable costs as relay based logic and can incorporate additional features, it is being applied in hydroelectric power stations worldwide, both in new installations and in the rehabilitation of older plants.
BS EN 62270 provides guidance on the functional capabilities, system architecture, communications and databases, user and plant interfaces requirements, and system performance requirements for computer-based control systems for hydroelectric plant automation.
Adopting the requirements specified in BS EN 62270 can help you upgrade, revitalize, modernize, and maintain your hydroelectric power plant automation for reliable and efficient operation.
