VPS-versatile power supply control system

Author

Giacchini, M. ; Mastinu, P.F. ; Gramegna, F. ; Gadea, A.R.

Author_Institution

Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Legnaro, Italy

Volume

53

Issue

3

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

941

Lastpage

943

Abstract

Versatile Power Supply (VPS) Control is a component of a network-based control system and SCADA software with a client/server architecture developed using the Datalogging and Supervisory Control (DSC) by National Instruments. Installing OLE for Process Control (OPC) in the data server of VPS allows access to every kind of CAEN power supply (SY1527, SY527, etc.) that supports OPC server functionality and achieves integration of data and operation. Using VPS Graphic Panels, graphical menus with various data presentations have been created, so a new CAEN modules can be added without writing new code but only extending the Citadel Data Base. The data acquired to the Data Base server are accessible from the network.

Keywords

SCADA systems; alarm systems; database management systems; nuclear electronics; power engineering computing; power supply circuits; visual languages; CAEN modules; CAEN power supply; Citadel data base; OLE; OPC server functionality; SCADA software; VPS graphic panels; alarm systems; client architecture; data integration; data operation; data server; database systems; datalogging; graphical menus; network-based control system; process control; server architecture; supervisory control; versatile power supply control system; visual language; voltage control; Computer architecture; Control systems; Graphics; Instruments; Network servers; Power supplies; Process control; Software systems; Supervisory control; Writing; Alarm systems; control systems; database systems; scada system; visual language; voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2006.874500

Filename

1644969