Safe lockage with new control system Last year work began on connecting locks and movable bridges along the Trollhätte Canal to a new control and monitoring system in the then newly opened canal centre. This autumn the last of the six locks and three movable bridges will become part of the system. The old control pulpits with push-buttons and lamps were replaced by a modern, computer-based control system with graphical interfaces. Aside from a better working environment with an improved overview there is also the ability to control equipment remotely from several places. - The new system enablesusto remotely control all ofthelocksandmovablebridgesfrom thenew canal centre, saysBörjeJarl, ProjectManager at theSwedish MaritimeAdministration.Thenew controlsystem with its graphical interface also provides a better overview and simplifies control maneuvers. © Infracontrol AB 2010 September 2010 Photo: Rasmus G Höglund
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Safelockagewithnewcontrolsystem
Lastyearworkbeganonconnecting locksandmovablebridgesalongtheTrollhätteCanaltoanewcontrol andmonitoring systeminthe thennewlyopened canalcentre.Thisautumnthelastofthesixlocksand threemovablebridgeswillbecomepartofthesystem.Theoldcontrolpulpitswithpush-buttons and lampswerereplacedbyamodern,computer-based controlsystemwithgraphicalinterfaces.Asidefromabetterworkingenvironmentwithanimprovedoverviewthereisalsotheabilitytocontrolequipment remotelyfromseveralplaces.
-Thenewsystemenablesustoremotelycontrolallofthelocksandmovablebridgesfromthenewcanalcentre,saysBörjeJarl,ProjectManagerattheSwedishMaritimeAdministration.Thenewcontrolsystemwithitsgraphicalinterfacealsoprovidesabetteroverviewandsimplifiescontrolmaneuvers.
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Modern remotecontrol solution
TrollhätteCanalisaround50mileslong,ofwhichsixmilesareman-madewhiletherestcomprisesanaturalnavigablechannelintheGötaRiver.Heightdifferencestotaling145feetareovercomebysixlocks;oneatLillaEdet,fourinTrollhättanandoneatBrinkebergskulleinVänersborg.Therearebothfixedandmovablebridgesacrossthenavigablechannelforroadandrailtraffic.Thechainoflocksispassedbyaround10freightersperdayyear round,andbyanadditional4,000leisurecraftduringthesummermonths.
Untilnow,lockoperationswerecontrolledbymeansofconventionalpush-buttonpulpitswithchange-overswitchesandlamps,onepulpitperstation,butnowoperationshavetakenstepstowardamodernsolutionthatprovidesseveraladvantages:
-Thenewsystemenablesustoremotelycontrolallofthelocksandmovablebridgesfromthenewcanalcentre,saysBörjeJarl,ProjectManagerattheSwedishMaritimeAdministration.Thenewcontrolsystemwithitsgraphicalinterfacealsoprovidesabetteroverviewandsimplifiescontrolmaneuvers.
Manysystemsworkingtogether
There areanumberofdifferenttechnicalcomponentsystemsthatmustworktogetherforlockagetoworkproperly.Apartfromthelockgatesthemselvesthereisasystemofvalveportsthatareusedtofillandemptythelocks.Therearealsoboomsandsignalsforpedestriansandcanaltrafficandsupplysystemssuchashydraulicequipment.Thereisalsoasystemofbubblecurtainsusedtopreventiceformationclosetothegatesduringwinter.
InordertocontrolthelocksremotelyitisnecessarytoseewhatistakingplaceonsitesoanewTVmonitoringsystemhasbeeninstalledtoprovideoperatorsfullcontrol.TheTVmonitoringsystemisconnectedtotheoperatingsystemsothattherightcameraisalwaysconnectedwhenthevariousmaneuverfunctionsareactivated.
-Wehavelongexperienceofthistypeofoperatingsystem,saysNinniErixal,ProjectManageratInfracontrol.Itallstartedbackin1994whenweinstalledthesystemfortheGötaRiverBridgeinGothenburg.It'sgreattoseehowwell-designedsystemsreallymakelifeeasierforusers.
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Infracontrolwasfoundedin1993asanindependentsystemintegrator,specialisingininfrastructureIT.Sincethen,andincollaborationwithourcustomers,wehavecreatedanever-moreIntelligentInfrastructurethatmakeslifeeasierforusall.Ourcustomersareprimarilypublicprocurersforthestateandmunicipalities.
Wehelpsocietyfunctionbetterbymeansofmoreuser-friendly,usefulandsmarterITsolutions.Wemakesuretechnologyisheretohelppeopleandnotviceversa– asissooftenthecase–throughourspecialfocusonusefulnessandutility.Theresultisuser-friendlysupportsystemsthatleadtoincreasedsafety,reducedenergy consumption,improvedworkingenvironmentandbetterutilisationofinvestments.
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