TEMPLATE DESIGN © 2007 www.PosterPresentations.com Implementation of safety control systems in laboratory station for advanced research in energy storage Introduction Automated systems have proven to improve safety and increase productivity. In compliance with Oregon Tech’s Safety Policy, this project will outline safe and reliable equipment to further the research in energy storage on campus. Objectives Method Results Renewable Energy Engineering Paulo Vasconcelos, Frank Rytkonen, PE, Dr. Claudia Torres Garibay, Dr. Lawrence J Wolf, PE The main objectives of this project are: 1. To develop a Safety Study Analysis of incident causes 2. To design and implement safety control systems 3. To develop engineering documentation and training Motivation: • Safety is a priority for Oregon Tech. • Help fellow students to focus on their research not on monitoring the system. Fig. 2. Damage inside glovebox after incident. Fig. 6. Protection Layers. Old system had only the first layer of protection. Fig. 7. Remote monitoring system schematic. Acknowledgements I would like to thank the following people: • Frank Rytkonen, PE, Dr. Claudia Torres Garibay and Dr. Lawrence J Wolf and John Beaudry from Jacobs. • Jeremiah Deboever, Michelle Kantor and Jon Waldrip that provided me the inspiration to take-on this project. • All Oregon Tech classmates, staff and faculty who were involved in the process. Conclusions Paulo [email protected] 503.781.8577 Fig. 3. Major damage. Reconstruction to determine cause of implosion. Preliminary Hazard Analysis Examples Fig. 1. Glove box in operation Documentation & Training - Phase 3: • System documentation (i.e. PFD, P&IDs, Loop diagrams, mechanical installation details, spec sheets) • Operation Manual • Maintenance Manuals • User’s training. Process Function Potential Failure Potential Effect RPN Normal Operation Low pressure inside work chamber Gloves implosion, equipment/materials damage and human injury 1000 Gas supply depleted 800 Boundaries leak outwards work chamber Oxygen levels inside work chamber increase damaging chemicals, solutions, cathodes and anodes 720 Oxygen levels inside work chamber high Start -up after emergency shut down Oxygen levels inside work chamber high Chemicals, solution, cathodes and anodes damage 800 Table I – Highest Risk Priority Numbers (FMEA) Monitoring System This work developed safety control systems that were installed on the glove box in the REE Laboratory. The final goal ensured that the laboratory station is safer for student researchers develop projects without the need to constantly monitor the glove box variables. Multiple new features: (1)improved safety (2)remote monitoring capabilities (3)graphic user interface (GUI) (4)user's guide and maintenance manuals (5)design and implementation documentation (6)connection to an external Potentiostat. Contact Information Fig. 9. Personal devices GUI Fig. 4. Incident about to happen. Fig. 5. Engineering Design Process (Hynes, 2010) Fig. 11. PLC and Vacuum Pump control panels. Fig. 8. DL06-AR PLC and DIN-AP3 home automation unit Fig. 12. System setup. Student Project Symposium June 2016 Fig. 10. HMI Screens and Alarms