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Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the power generation department...
Generating electricity using household water pressure
Originally posted by Earl Smith on 21 March, 2008 - 11:46 pm
how can I generate 12 volts AC or DC using only household water pressure, and what is the smallest this generator can be? Can it be smaller than 120cc?
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I've been interested in all the information on this topic. I have a small stream running right...
Topic: Open interfaces, software and hardware
from the Forum department...
Weather/Security system using SNMP.
Originally posted by jh on 3 December, 2009 - 11:30 am
Assistance on sensing wind velocity and wind speed using analog inputs to an Ethernet I/O controller.
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hello, Are you using OPC? OPC is an open standard, i am really curious about your system...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Oh No, another good idea is now obsolete department...
Seeking Field Controller Replacement
Originally posted by Jeff England on 13 November, 2008 - 2:36 pm
Once again, we have a great unit that is obsolete. I am hoping someone knows of a good field mountable wide temperature range single loop controller that can be polled via RS485 or HART.
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Have you looked at the ABB C310?...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Forum department...
AC Induction Motor HP Ratings
Originally posted by shivyshivy on 15 October, 2009 - 10:34 pm
HP ratings of induction motors
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What you were reading in the motor nameplate was the rated power (800 hp), and the permissible...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Electrical department...
Mark VIe problem
Originally posted by rab on 1 December, 2009 - 2:33 am
All card failure in Mark VIe panel
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we got same problems. you must contact Ge to install the last switches version....
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the CAD department...
AutoCAD Electrical
Originally posted by Oliver on 20 January, 2009 - 8:34 am
EPLAN vs. AUTOCAD Electrical
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I bought ePlan compact for $500 two months ago. It is nice, but extremely cryptic! There is...
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
from the System Integration department...
Proface HMI with Siemens PLC
Posted by @cKyeap on 3 December, 2009 - 7:55 am
DB addressing DataType as S5timer conversion to Proface.
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Automation List department...
GE Control vs. AB
Originally posted by Brian E Boothe on 9 January, 2008 - 1:26 am
GE PLC control vs. AB-Rockwell: which is better?
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I have done mostly AB with a smattering of GE along the way. The AB programming environment is...
Either will do the job. I find the GE hardware a little cheesy looking but haven't seen a whole...
Most of my experience is with GE 90 series PLCs and the old System One (Kony, TI305, DL305). While...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Operation department...
Hydraulic oil leak from GCV3 control v/v
Originally posted by Paragkumar on 2 December, 2009 - 11:10 am
GE 7FA Hydraulic oil leak from GCV#03 v/v
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Isolation valves can be installed on the hydraulic oil supply lines for the GCVs/SRV and IGV. This...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Maintenance department...
Upgrading Intouch Application
Posted by DAMENE Amar on 1 December, 2009 - 4:19 am
How to upgrade an intouch application
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the mechanical department...
load angle
Originally posted by mohan on 27 November, 2009 - 2:46 am
what is load ANGLE?
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Mohan... obviously it is harder to describe "load-angle" than it is to...
Bruce, You've used this description several times before, of a machine increasing speed when...
Hi Mohan, Since you are a mechanical engineer, I will try to explain using a mechanical...
The rotor of the turbine and generator is a device that stores kinetic energy. It is in balance...
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
from the Automation List department...
Getting a Modbus device to communicate with a PC
Originally posted by ashish on 26 November, 2009 - 2:18 am
like to know how di I make the Modbus device communicate with the PC using Maxdna DCS system
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II am faced with the same challenge with the Max Controls DCS system. Look to see if your RTU...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the applications department...
LCN Suspect Honeywell
Originally posted by lalas on 25 November, 2009 - 10:01 pm
LCN Suspect Alarm after connecting app-node TPN server with OPC optimizer
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Dig in a little deep. Check system maintenance and system errors from Even history menu in system...
In the architecture the tps app-node is before LCNE. So basically the app-node is connected to LCNE...
green n yellow cable segments between nodes should have same length. Moreover, in LCN suspect...
Having LCNA and LANB with different lengths might cause a problem. We have not been receiving an...
Run lcn diag - and see "net media" -reset time- try to connect LCN A and look on...
Both cables must have the same length....
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Irrigation department...
EIMS data base
Originally posted by Dr Roop Kishan Dave on 28 November, 2009 - 7:17 am
Can MSDE data base administration gets integrated with EIMS or there Will be compatibility issues?
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What do you mean by "integrate"? What are you trying to accomplish that you are not doing...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Forum department...
Siemens CM104 communication module
Posted by Mik on 28 November, 2009 - 4:40 am
Looking for CM104 communication module documentation
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Redundancy department...
ABB 88xA System, Server Redundancy
Originally posted by Harat on 26 November, 2009 - 3:56 am
Whether each machine in a redundant server(s) in a 88xA system of ABB requires a license dongle
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Licensing can be applied to either a single dongle or a single Ethernet card, redundancy in...
We have 3 Aspect servers and 3 pairs of Connectivity servers and don't have a dongle in any of...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Control & Instrumentation department...
Communication with ADAM 5000 Hardware
Originally posted by Ritika on 25 November, 2009 - 10:10 am
How to communicate with ADAM 5000 Hardware using a serial program made in 'C'
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Ritika, First of all check your cable with a multimeter if you check the voltage between...
That illustrates the point :^). Someplace along the line, the symbols I put in to illustrate were...
Thank you so much for a prompt reply. There is no mention of baud rate, parity etc in the ADAM...
Many things can prevent RS232 communication. Jumpers come to mind in this case. Depending on how...
Ritika, First, before using your custom software to interrogate it, I would recommend that you...
Baud rate? Stop bits? Parity? RTS/CTS handshake? Is that model of ADAM 5000 configured to receive...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Maintenance department...
SERVO VALVE NULL Bias Current
Originally posted by saha on 24 February, 2009 - 11:06 am
SERVO VALVE NULL Bias Current
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An update (sorry for not updating for so long) 1) The turbine with reversed (positive null bias,...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Applications department...
Honeywell TDC 3000 Connectivity
Originally posted by lalas on 19 November, 2009 - 8:47 pm
LCN slow down when connecting TPN server to Matrikon ODH with OPC optimizer on the App-Node
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Hi Lalas, My name is Gilbert Waniandy and I am the Support Manager for MatrikonOPC. I would...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Automation List department...
Vibratory Conveyor Controls
Originally posted by William Sturm on 25 November, 2009 - 5:12 pm
Looking for advice on motors used on homemade vibrating conveyor control
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You have it right. the solenoid type are used in mining feeders. As you say they are fixed...
For feeder controls, here are a couple of names that I know of: Controlcraft ...
Topic: Sensor technologies.
from the Forum department...
Displacement Coordinate Sensor
Originally posted by Jake_M on 25 November, 2009 - 10:45 pm
A sensor that gathers relative position in coordinates (X,Y) from one object to another.
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How about two ultrasonic or radar level transmitters one for X one for Y mounted on the vehicle...
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
from the Automation List department...
Making Modbus device communicate with a PC
Originally posted by Anonymous on 26 July, 2007 - 10:25 pm
I am learning more about MODBUS, and I would like to know how I make the Modbus device communicate with the PC.
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On www.modbus.pl there are some examples for Perl and VB....
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Electrical department...
E3 Schematics
Posted by Ganesh on 25 November, 2009 - 2:00 am
E3 schematics
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the power department...
load monitor for gas turbine
Originally posted by ihk on 24 November, 2009 - 12:01 am
online load monitoring for gas turbine with mark v and mark 2 control system
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See this thread for the most important consideration in making this decision: ...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the DCS department...
Honeywell Plantscape R500
Originally posted by ady on 20 November, 2009 - 8:26 am
Problem after rebooting the Honeywell Plantscape R500
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What can I further check to make sure that what I see is a true alarm and not an inconsistency in...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Instrumentation department...
Fire Resistant /Flame Retardant Cables
Originally posted by Srinivas on 29 December, 2006 - 9:44 am
What type of cable can be used for Gas Detectors in Zone 0.
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Please see the linked pdf file for the difference between flame retardant and fire resistant. ...
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