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Power Generation
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Power Generation
As concerns over global warming continue to grow, green technologies
are becoming increasingly popular. Wind turbine companies provide
an excellent alternative to burning fossil fuels by harnessing kinetic
energy from the wind and converting it into electricity. A typical wind
farm may include over 80 wind turbines, so maintaining efficient
and reliable networks to manage and control these installations is
imperative.
Each wind turbine includes a generator and a variety of serial
components such as a water cooler, high voltage transformer,
ultrasonic wind sensors, yaw gear, blade bearing, pitch cylinder, and
hub controller. All of these components are controlled by a PLC and
communicate with the host on the ground. Due to the total integration
of these devices into an Ethernet network, one of our customers in
the wind turbine industry needed a serial-to-Ethernet solution that can
operate reliably for years without interruption.
NPort® 5130
Fiber
Twisted Pair
Serial
Remote Monitoring and Control of a Windmill Generator
Must be able to connect with many serial devices, with total •
integration of the devices into an Ethernet network.
The system must exhibit high reliability and performance, and be •
easy to maintain.
Application Requirements
Application Topology
Long MTBF with high reliability and effective system maintenance•
Small size for easy confi guration•
High performance serial-to-Ethernet solution•
Why Moxa?
Key Products
Small size for easy installation•
Versatile socket operation •
modes, including TCP Server,
TCP Client, and UDP
Easy-to-use Windows utility for •
confi guring multiple device
servers
Supports 10/100M Ethernet•
Patented ADDC® (Automatic •
Data Direction Control) for
2-wire and 4-wire RS-485
Built-in 15 KV ESD protection •
for all serial signals
SNMP MIB-II for network •
management
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