Modular Automation for Inland Vessels
■Incontrol successfully integrates all the all the main ship operation functions in a single software package, which is combined with a modular controller system. The company opted for the MELSEC System Q automation platform from Mitsubishi Electric,a high-performance modular controller system that can integrate up to four CPU modules for different functions on a single backplane. Two of these controller systems are installed on each Futura Carrier vessel to provide the failsafe redundancy needed for maximum reliability. The two systems are connected by a redundant MELSECNET/H network system from Mitsubishi Electric, using fibre-optics cabling. Other Mitsubishi Electric components in the ship automation system include digital and analog I/O modules for on-board data acquisition, interface modules for acquiring the data from the ship’s main drives and a visualisation and display system for the one-man bridge.
■The automation solution keeps the skipper informed of the current status of all shipboard systems at all times. The modern, ergonomically-designed bridge is fitted out with the latest technology and conforms to all relevant regulations and standards (LR, SUK, VDE). The main control and display unit is a robust MicroClient industrial PC from the IPC1000 series, running Mitsubishi Electric’s MX4 process visualisation software package. The MicroClient PC has a touchscreen display and aggregates all data and sensor information – covering everything from the alarm sensors and serial interfaces to the ship’s engines and its two generators.
■Incontrol has all the functions needed for inland vessels and it is significantly more flexible than existing solutions. That is a major advantage for the operator.
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