crashcow
Electrical
- Mar 22, 2015
- 2
Hi,
We're installing some vent fans in building A and want to be able to control them manually from building B. The control requirements are simply on/off/reverse. The two buildings are about 1km apart. There is a fiber optic communication backbone between both buildings.
After some research, I am thinking of doing the following:
[ul]
[li]Use fan soft starters in Bldg A containing a module that supports MODBUS TCP. Through this fieldbus, it's possible to start and stop the motor, read out currents and frequency, achieve info about warnings, faults, etc.[/li]
[li]Use a desktop PC in bldg B running Wonderware HMI software, which will send MODBUS TCP commands to the softstarters[/li]
[li]Use switches to convert from Ethernet to fiber (bldg B), fiber to Ethernet (bldg A) and then route the signal to individual starters.[/li]
[li]Note: No PLC is used[/li]
[/ul]
My questions are:
[ol 1]
[li]Will this work?[/li]
[li]Are there other alternatives I should look at?[/li]
[li]Would I be able to remotely login to the desktop PC to monitor and control the fans from another location if needed?[/li]
[/ol]
Thanks,
Bill
We're installing some vent fans in building A and want to be able to control them manually from building B. The control requirements are simply on/off/reverse. The two buildings are about 1km apart. There is a fiber optic communication backbone between both buildings.
After some research, I am thinking of doing the following:
[ul]
[li]Use fan soft starters in Bldg A containing a module that supports MODBUS TCP. Through this fieldbus, it's possible to start and stop the motor, read out currents and frequency, achieve info about warnings, faults, etc.[/li]
[li]Use a desktop PC in bldg B running Wonderware HMI software, which will send MODBUS TCP commands to the softstarters[/li]
[li]Use switches to convert from Ethernet to fiber (bldg B), fiber to Ethernet (bldg A) and then route the signal to individual starters.[/li]
[li]Note: No PLC is used[/li]
[/ul]
My questions are:
[ol 1]
[li]Will this work?[/li]
[li]Are there other alternatives I should look at?[/li]
[li]Would I be able to remotely login to the desktop PC to monitor and control the fans from another location if needed?[/li]
[/ol]
Thanks,
Bill
