Diseño e implementación del sistema de automatización de la planta de tratamiento de agua Los Álamos y sus tanques de distribución

Abstract

The project consists of the design and implementation of an automated system to verify the actual production of a drinking water plant. For that reason, an analysis was made to determinate the status of the water treatment plant; then the necessary hardware and software was selected and the control software on a Siemens PLC was development trough TIA PORTAL in which the information was collected by flow, level and pressure sensors installed in the system. Measurements were archived in databases for further analysis which allows conclusions about the production and consumption of water by the population. Tests on systems: electric energy, communications, sensors and SCADA were satisfactory. In the commissioning it was found that both manual and automatic operation functions properly allowing operators to perform control over the plant more quickly and safety.