Télécommande et automatisme dans les usines hydro-électriques

Remote control and automatisation of hydro power plants

GEC Alsthom, Division Neyrpic

Abstract

Speed governors are a key element in the automatisation progressing of hydro power plants. Newfunctions and new services have been linked to these achievements, white continuously improving basic performances of speed governors.

Besides, industrial equipment took a large advantage from technological progress, namely from microelectronics. This applies to digital communications which enables today the sharing of rich informations to other applications. Neyrpic DIGIPID speed governors are progressing the same way. After a brief description of these basic improvments, new services are described giving some informations on the following STATUS setting and monitoring functions: aided setting, continuous measures white operating the unit, aided maintenance and remote monitoring.