Wireless Monitoring of Industrial Valves - Imtex Controls
Wireless Monitoring of Industrial Valves - Imtex Controls
Wireless Monitoring of Industrial Valves - Imtex Controls
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<strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Monitoring</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Industrial</strong> <strong>Valves</strong><strong>Valves</strong>can is a wireless, end-to-end solution for sensor networks used to monitorvarious types <strong>of</strong> valves, operating in process plants. <strong>Valves</strong>can provides engineers inboth the control room and field with a comprehensive overview <strong>of</strong> valve performanceand status in a real time environment.Traditionally, the installed cost <strong>of</strong> standard valve monitoring systems has beenexpensive and cumbersome. In contrast, <strong>Valves</strong>can is a wireless solution utilisingequipment that <strong>of</strong>fers fast installation, easy operation and effective diagnostics forpreventative maintenance with significant cost savings. It is also compatible withcurrent conventional instrumentation, allowing for the development <strong>of</strong> newfunctionality in control and better plant accountability.The <strong>Valves</strong>can wireless monitoring system is a unique and pioneering solutionthat will revolutionise plant operations.Enhanced Process Control<strong>Industrial</strong> valves are a key component inany process plant. Reduced manpower,increased legislation and continuing effortsto drive down costs has seen a need toincrease the levels <strong>of</strong> monitoring onactuated and manual valves in order toenhance production control, eliminateerrors in the process and improve thesafety <strong>of</strong> the process line.With thousands <strong>of</strong> new industrial valvesbeing installed yearly, <strong>Valves</strong>can is a costeffective system for getting new plant up t<strong>of</strong>ull capacity quickly. In addition, <strong>Valves</strong>canis ideal for retr<strong>of</strong>itting to existing valveswhere traditional network solution wouldbe too costly or complex to install.
System DescriptionThe <strong>Valves</strong>can wireless monitoring system consists <strong>of</strong>:Valve Devices (VD) - attached to anactuated or manual valve to monitor itsstatus and report wirelessly.A network <strong>of</strong> Valve Device Routers (VDR) -transfers the monitoring data from the VDson a wireless MESH network to theTunneling VDR.Tunneling VDR (TVDR) - Last hop VDRthat transfers collected data from the VDRsnetwork to the Gateway. Several TVDRs canbe connected via TCP/IP to the Gateway.Gateway - an industrial computer thatmanages the <strong>Valves</strong>can system.Management System (EMS) - s<strong>of</strong>twaremanagement tool that monitors and reportsabout the valves’ position and health status.The EMS provides data in common industrialstandard connections to the HMI, DCS andPLCs on site.Operator Device (OD) - handheld devicethat is used by the process line operatorfor setup and local data retrieval.Valve Device Router(VDR)Valve Device (VD)Operator Device(OD)
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