Monitoring and diagnostics
Field Contents data integration to control room The application Page The solution Page Hardware overview Page System and network architechture Page HMI and Visu+ software application Page Value for customers Page 5 The application This document outlines the use of Phoenix Contact wireless communication coupled with Human Machine Interface (HMI), programmable controllers, and bungalow field connection and surge proection devices (VAL-MS-BE-AR) for monitoring field devices and providing field data to the control room. The goal of this application is to monitor the operation of critical equipment and to ensure that real-time field data, including alarms and other events, are logged in the historical database for failure analysis and performance evaluation. This application helps: Monitor and diagnose failures for immediate remedial actions to ensure safe travel for commuter, passenger and revenue freight railroads Protect valuable equipment from surges and lightning strikes, and during overvoltage conditions View, log and analyze failure data for efficiency improvement Schedule preventative maintenance cycles Reduce maintenance time in case of failure The solution This solution provides real-time fault data to the control room, eliminating the need for maintenance personnel to conduct visual, on-site inspections. Alarms and diagnostics communicate precise fault locations. This application also issues a text message or an email indicating the exact field location and the specific number of the failed circuit. It also aids in predicting when the circuit protection components are due for replacement, based on the number of surges or lightning strikes occurring at that particular location. The VAL-MS BE-AR hardware integrates seamlessly with existing equipment in the field, creating a complete monitoring and diagnostics solution. The failure of circuit protection devices is conveyed to the HMI or SCADA screens via a real-time visualization package called Visu+. The failures and alarms are also logged in an alarm database available through an alarm viewer tool for user visualization. The failures can also be logged in an ODBC compliant database, such as SQL Server or Oracle. PHOENIX CTACT P.O. Box 00, Harrisburg, PA 7-000 Phone: 77-9-00 Fax: 77-9-65 Technical Service: 800--5
Hardware overview Control room equipment hardware: QUINT power supply to power control room devices FL Switch to establish a control room Ethernet network Combicon VIP connector to distribute power to the entire rail FL mgaurd for remote VPN access 80. radio to establish communication with field devices ILC with onboard I/Os Visualization and control via: Valueline touch-screen panel Visu+ software for HMI/Valueline PC WORX for ILC programming and website visit application Field/trackside equipment Thermomagnetic device circuit breaker Type- surge protection connector and base Mini power supply for power to the field panel 80. radio to establish wireless communication with the control room FL Switch to establish a field network Surge protection device to alleviate noise ILC to process the information, as opposed to a radio with onboard I/O Type- surge protection base element and connector VAL-MS BE-AR surge protection with remote signaling contact with connectors Single relay with power contact, mechanical switching position and V DC coil voltage Analog and digital I/O simulation to monitor field indications and faults Connectivity products to relay this information to the PLC/ILC I/O PHOENIX CTACT P.O. Box 00, Harrisburg, PA 7-000 Phone: 77-9-00 Fax: 77-9-65 Technical Service: 800--5
Monitoring and Diagnostics System and network architechture HMI 8 8 9 9 9 0 DO 5. DIP- 7 7 8 8 9 9.. U U I I DIP- Secure Remote Access. DO DO DO COM NO NC COM NO NC.. DO DO D(A) D(B) RX TX GND CO NO NC.. DO RX TX.. COM NO NC COM NO NC RAD-AO-IFS. ANT DIP-. RSSI+ RSSI S-PORT. +V 0V 7 7. RAD-00-IFS DIP- I I RAD-DOR-IFS. RAD-ID 0. U U Reset 9 Reset. S-PORT RAD-ID. RAD-AO-IFS RAD-00-IFS ANT. COM NO NC COM NO NC. RAD-DOR-IFS. RSSI+ RSSI. +V 0V 5. 5. U U I I... RX TX DO D(A) D(B) RX TX GND CO NO NC COM NO NC COM NO NC... 5. 5. 5. U U I I... Master radio Trackside/field radio ILC ILC I/O Field Cabinet Control Room Cabinet Potentiometer Relay Counter VAL MS BE-AR All field variables including temperature data, counter output, control and signaling circuit status are communicated through the ILC. An FL switch is used to establish a LAN, which also communicates information to the field/trackside 80. radio. The field information is received by the master radio in the control room. This information is transferred to the PLC in the control room via the control room network. The PLC transfers field data to the HMI for user visualization. Secure access to the HTML pages is also possible through an FL mguard via a web browser from a laptop computer. By assigning different IP addresses and designating the Master (back office) and Slave (field) radio, the high-power WLAN transceivers can be configured right out of the box. PHOENIX CTACT P.O. Box 00, Harrisburg, PA 7-000 Phone: 77-9-00 Fax: 77-9-65 Technical Service: 800--5
HMI and Visu+ software application There are three screens that demonstrate what is going on inside the case. The screen in Image represents field equipment with real-time temperature status and counter output, as well as a failure reading of surge protection on a control or signaling circuit. The alarm log provides: description of the problem, fault location and time stamp. By switching to Alarm Viewer, users can review alarm messages and acknowledge/ reset alarms when the fault is removed. PHOENIX CTACT P.O. Box 00, Harrisburg, PA 7-000 Phone: 77-9-00 Fax: 77-9-65 Technical Service: 800--5
Value for customers Bringing real-time field data directly into a control or operation room is extremely important for Railroad and Highway installations. Most infrastructure-related installations in the United States are 0 to 0 years old, making infrastructure rehabilitation a timely concern, if not an urgent one. Upgrading control and signaling in the railroad infrastructure comes with high costs and stringent requirements. In an effort to minimize the cost of communication and diagnostics, trackside cabinets used to communicate field information to control rooms are installed at intervals along the track. Handling fault detection and diagnostics in these areas is time, labor and cost intensive. Phoenix Contact s application provides a cost-effective solution for remote diagnostics. The controllers used in this application solution can log alarm and fault data directly to a database, providing additional savings for the user. USA PHOENIX CTACT P.O. Box 00 Harrisburg, PA 7-000 Phone: 800-888-788 77-9-00 Fax: 77-9-65 E-mail: info@phoenixcon.com Website: www.phoenixcontact.com Haroon Rashid CIS-Industry Manager, Transportation Infrastructure 77-9-00 xtn 9 hrashid@phoenixcon.com Dick March CIS-Sr. Business Development Manager, Transportation Infrastructure 607-78-5 dmarch@phoenixcon.com John Moore CIS-Sr. Business Development Managers, Transportation Infrastructure 77-9-00 xtn 0 jmoore@phoenixcon.com Also, visit our Transportation page: www.phoenixcontact.com/transportation PHOENIX CTACT P.O. Box 00, Harrisburg, PA 7-000 Phone: 77-9-00 Fax: 77-9-65 Technical Service: 800--5 5