Sign In >>


PRODUCTS
TRACE MODE Video


CASE STUDIES

Russian Made TRACE MODE SCADA Software Deployed in Power Supply Control of Gazprom's Volkhovskaya Compressor Plant

TRACE MODE SCADA system integratorOn July 2, 2007, ELNA company (Moscow) launched the power supply control system at the Volkhovskaya compressor plant, a part of the land-based section in the Nord Stream gas pipeline (Gazprom, Lentransgaz). System Integration Department at AdAstra Research Group, Ltd (Moscow) worked closely with the team to help develop the new control system.

The power supply control system of the Volkhovskaya compressor plant boasts of the best hardware and software solutions from the Russian vendors - SCADA TRACE MODE 6 system and ELPK-03 controllers from ELNA. Moreover, this project involved the most efficient and advanced technology of integrated project development, which provides a single development tool for both HMI disign for PCs and for controller programming.

The power supply control system at the Volkhovskaya compressor plant (Gazprom)scada offered automation for:

  • indoor switch-gears (ISG) 10 kW;
  • switch-yard assembly for the production/operation facility (SYA POF) 10/0.4 kW;
  • switch-yard assembly for the gas air-cooling units (SYA GACU);
  • switch-yard assembly of the compressor shop (SYACS);
  • DC switchboard (DCS).

The complete operator level of the power supply control system of the Volkhovskaya compressor plant (Gazprom) is implemented using SCADA TRACE MODE 6 system and includes two workstations (AWS) for Dispatcher and Power Supply Manager, as well as TRACE MODE Documentation Server designed to generate process reports. Both workstations run under TRACE MODE RTM+ runtimes delivering the capabilities below:

  • the compressor plant power supply process visualization, including the most important parameters;
  • registering and time-stamping of events, alert and alarm signals;
  • remote and automatic start/stop control for the compressor plant redundant diesel generators;
  • remote control of the power supply units at the compressor plant (such as changing settings in microprocessor-based terminals);
  • hardware protection against emergency and status/software diagnostics for the power supply control system;
  • control of accumulator operation, parameters of the direct current circuit and status of the charging units at the compressor station;
  • control of the operator's activities in the event of quick switching actions;
  • validation of the input information;
  • maintaining daily and rotation logs, diagrams of the changes of the current parameters, archive (including emergency information);
  • commercial and technical power accounting, generating reports on energy carrier consumption, communicating information on power consumption to energy accounting organization;
  • delivering real-time information to Gazprom office.

For the hardware level of the power supply control system at the Volkhovskaya compressor plant, the LPSs (local process stations) were installed at the switch-yard assembly for the production/operation facility and switch-yard assembly for the gas air-cooling units. These are based on ELPK-03 industrial controller by ELNA. The ELPK-03 controllers run under OEM-version of Micro TRACE MODE 6 software and enable easy programming using the TRACE MODE 6 integrated development system. The indoor switch-gears at the Volkhovskaya compressor plant include MicroSCADA by ABB, which is communicating information to TRACE MODE via the OPC server, while the switch-yard assembly of the compressor shop includes SCADA-based microprocessor relay protection unit from Mekhanotronika. SCADA TRACE MODE system and the microprocessor relay protection unit communicate via a specially designed driver.

All the nodes within the project of the power supply control system at the Volkhovskaya compressor plant are connected via Ethernet and time-synchronized.

The Volkhovskaya compressor plant was not the first industrial project by Gazprom to implement a control system based on the best Russian TRACE MODE SCADA software. Gazprom has been successfully using AdAstra Research Group, Ltd supplied software in the gas compressor unit control and compressor shop control since 1999.

TOP NEWS

The New TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Release 6.10.2 Available For Download

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI

AdAstra Research Group, Ltd (Moscow, Russia) has announced a new release of integrated SCADA- and SOFTLOGIC- system TRACE MODE 6.10.2.

The release is now available for all registered users of TRACE MODE 6 SCADA/HMI for free (it is free for download  from the  User's Personal Account).

In accordance to increased security requirements of unauthorized access and user authentification in the process control software, new means of user rights management have been introduced. In the 6.10.2 some new features added, bugs detected fixed.

The new release 6.10.2 offers new software products and some improved features ......

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Controls Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Fire Safety System

SKB Tensor company (Russia, Moscow region) has developed and successfully commissioned an automated fire safety system for units №1 and №2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, India (Tamil Nadu).

The automated fire safety system for units №1 and №2 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, India runs under control of TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI (AdAstrA, Russia).

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI performs the following functions ...

 

DPTA Corp is TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Software Dealer In Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam)

DPTA TRACE MODE SCADAThe Ho Chi Minh City based (Viet NamDuc Phong Technology and Automation Corporation (DPTA) has the status of AdAstrA Authorized Dealer. The corporatin has the experience and qualifications to sales and customer support for TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software.

Viet Nam FlagTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND GERMAN STYLE AUTO was established in 2006, with a team of professionals, engineers, management staff are formally trained, motivated and experienced customers always trust.

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI Controls Ventilation in a Riga Commercial and Office Center

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI in climate control of the shoping center RD Holding, Riga, LatviaA Riga city based Sia Rameda company (Riga , Latvia) has used russian made TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software to develop a control system for ventilation, heating and cooling equipment in the RD Holding commercial and office center in Riga (street Maskavas 240, Riga , Latvia).

The main purpose of the work is to connect all ventilation machines, chillers and heating units to a centralized computer, supervisory control system to ensure round the clock equipment monitoring from a single center.

The Sia Rameda engineers have replaced an old ....

Training Video: Connecting Mitsubishi FX3U PLC to TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI via Melsec Protocol

Melsec FX3U and SCADA/HMI TRACE MODELearn how to connect a Mitsubishi Melsec FX3U PLC to TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI through built-in driver with our new free online video training.

To run the film just ....

 

SCADA TRACE MODE In Process Control of The Biggest European Oil Shale Chemical Company

VKG OIL

Viru RMT Ou (Estonia, EU), Authorized System Integrator of AdAstrA Research Group fulfilled reconstruction of control system for the 1000 tones gas generator retort at the main technological process of VKG oil shale company.

VKG Oil is the biggest oil shale chemical industry in Europe, the main field of activity of which is thermal processing of oil shale. 1.4 million tons oil shale is reprocessed per year. The company produces various fuel oils, which are characterized by low viscosity and a setting point below -25ºC, oil coke and pitch, summary oil shale phenols, antiseptic wood impregnation oil and bitumen.

The return of investment in reconstruction of SCADA TRACE MODE based gas generator control system was achieved within...

LAST NEWS

Teknofeed Uses TRACE MODE HMI in Fodder Additives Plant Batching Control

A Belgorod based AIT company (South of Russia) has successfully used TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software to develop and to implement a batch control system for manufacturing of fodder additives. The control system has been installed in facility of TeknoFeed (Tshebekino, Belgorod area, Russia).

The main task of the TeknoFeed control system consists in the most precise batch dosing of fodder additives. The control system maximizes batch dosing accuracy of loose and liquid components (acids) according recipes. 

The TeknoFeed batch control system includes ...

TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI In Control of The Biogas Fuel Production Plant in Poland

The Test company (Poland) used the TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software to build the control system for the plant of biogas fuel production from the sewerage - Elbląskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w Elblągu Sp. z o.o., situated in Elblag city in north-eastern Poland.

The Elblag city is a Polish leader in energy production from renewable sources, including biogas and biomass.

According to the developers of biofuel production systems, the use of SCADA TRACE MODE has reduced the overall cost of the project in two-three times (compared to the same level SCADA software). 

The system monitors the following values ...

Adastra Releases TRACE MODE 6 RTM for Linux

RTM TRACE MODE 6 for LinuxAdAstra Company (Russia) announced the release of real-time monitor (LinRTM) for the operating system Linux.

TRACE MODE RTM is the main runtime module of the integrated TRACE MODE 6 SCADA/HMI software, designed to operate on operator workstations.

The new LinRTM provides ...

The Brodsky Refinery (Bosnia) Implements TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI for EURO 5 Gasoline Production

Brod Refinery automated with TRACE MODE SCADA/HMIIn Bosnia, the Bosanski Brod refinery launched a second production line, which was repaired by the Russian company Zarubezhneft. Now the plant is able to produce the gasoline conforming to the Euro 5 standard.

The operator control systems for the gasoline production at the Bosanski Brod refinery were developped and implemented by several Russian system integrators. All integrators used Russian SCADA-software TRACE MODE 6 (AdAstra Research Group, Moscow) for process control of gasoline production.

New Brodsky refinery control system consists of the following parts ...

A New Free Driver for OMRON Sysmac PLC

omron plcAdAstra Research Group (Moscow, Russia) has released a new version of the free TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI driver for the OMRON programmable logical controller. The new driver is built in the TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI 6.09 release and above.

video tutorial demonstrating the technology of OMRON PLCs connecting over the network via UDP using the free built-in driver, is available.OMRON Logo

The new driver is much faster, easier and more functional than the previous ones. The new TRACE MODE OMRON PLC driver has the following important features...

TRACE MODE 6 SCADA/HMI In Control Of City Water Supply Utilities

The Iron–Technik company (Ust -Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan), an AdAstra authorized system integrator, has launched into commercial operation an automation system for municipal public utility named "Oskemen" (Ust -Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan ).

The new control system is build with TRACE MODE SCADA/HMI software and embraces 14 plants of the "Oskemen water utility" enterprise, e.g...

SCADA HMI TRACE MODE 6

Current TRACE MODE release 6.10.2. Upgrade now for free!



NEWS