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Remote Monitoring and Control
Practical Modern SCADA Protocols: DNP3, 60870.5 and Related Systems (IDC Technology) - Gordon Clarke, Deon Reynders SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems are at the heart of the modern industrial enterprise ranging from mining plants, water and electrical utility installations to oil and gas plants. In a market that is crowded with high-level monographs and reference guides, more practical information for professional engineers is required. This book covers the essentials of SCADA communication systems focussing on DNP3, the IEC 60870.5 standard and other new developments in this area.
Advanced Onsite Wastewater Systems Technologies - Anish R. Jantrania, Mark A. Gross The recognition by the U.S. E.P.A. of onsite wastewater systems as a permanent part of the nation's wastewater infrastructure has renewed interest in this field among wastewater industry professionals. With over 30 years of combined knowledge and experience in the various aspects of onsite systems, the authors present their views on the current state of onsite technologies and how these technologies can be used on a wide-scale basis to overcome the common problems associated with conventional septic tank and drain field systems. The book also covers the regulatory and management infrastructure needed to ensure long-term reliability of onsite wastewater management systems.
Practical SCADA for Industry - David Bailey, Edwin Wright A SCADA system gathers information, such as where a leak on a pipeline has occurred, transfers the information back to a central site, alerting the home station that the leak has occurred, carrying out necessary analysis and control, such as determining if the leak is critical, and displaying the information in a logical and organized fashion. SCADA systems can be relatively simple, such as one that monitors environmental conditions of a small office building, or incredibly complex, such as a system that monitors all the activity in a nuclear power plant or the activity of a municipal water system.
Cascading Logic: A Machine Control Methodology for Programmable Logic Controllers - Gary Kirckof, P.E. Learn how to create a functional machine control program for industrial equipment that is sequential in nature. The programming methodology starts by breaking the machine into its basic elements. These small and manageable elements allow the programmer to focus on large concerns before dealing with specifics. The methodology then shows how to program each element and how to assemble the elements together into a complete machine control program.
Securing SCADA Systems - Ronald L. Krutz Bestselling author Ron Krutz once again demonstrates his ability to make difficult security topics approachable with this first in-depth look at SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems. Krutz discusses the harsh reality that natural gas pipelines, nuclear plants, water systems, oil refineries, and other industrial facilities are vulnerable to a terrorist or disgruntled employee causing lethal accidents and millions of dollars of damage-and what can be done to prevent this from happening.
Control Valve Primer, 3rd Edition - H.D. Baumann Insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation. The author, a holder of 118 patents in control valve technology, shares his expertise on designing control loops and selecting final control elements. The easy-to-read text provides shortcuts through complex sizing and noise calculation formulas, and gives practical advice on how to apply control valves for safety, reduced energy costs, and easy maintenance.
Fieldbuses for Process Control: Engineering, Operation, and Maintenance - Jonas Berge This implementation-oriented book provides a clear and concise presentation of how to apply fieldbuses for process control. Based on experience collected from end-users in a wide range of industries around the world, it provides “how-to” information for all phases of the system lifecycle from engineering to device and strategy configuration, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, operation, and maintenance.
SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition - Stuart A. Boyer Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology has evolved over the past 30 years as a method of monitoring and controlling large processes. This newly revised reference book offers overviews of SCADA's component technologies, as well as details necessary to understand the big picture. SCADA processes cover areas that may be measured in the thousands of square miles, and have dimensions that may be hundreds, occasionally thousands, of miles long.
Remote Networking
Wireless Networking (Newnes Know It All) - Praphul Chandra Wireless Networking: Design, Optimize, Implement delivers readers from the basics of a wireless system such as antennas and transmitters to current hot topic wireless systems and technologies. The backbone to technologies and applications such as mobile, untethered Internet access, Internet telephony, and high-quality multimedia content via the Web is completely covered in this reference.
Wireless Mesh Networks - Gilbert Held Wireless mesh networking is a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize how we access the Internet and communicate with co-workers and friends. Wireless Mesh Networks examines the concept and explores its advantages over existing technologies. This book explores existing and future applications, and examines how some of the networking protocols operate. The text offers a detailed analysis of the significant problems affecting wireless mesh networking, including network scale issues, security, and radio frequency interference, and suggests actual and potential solutions for each problem.
Industrial Network Security - David J. Teumim The emerging field of Industrial Network Security came to the forefront after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Whether you talk about process control systems for chemical plants and refineries, SCADA networks for utilities like electric, natural gas, water and wastewater, or factory automation systems for discrete manufacturing, all these areas need protection from hackers, disgruntled employees, and even cyberterrorists.
Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation 2nd Edition - Dick Caro Author Dick Caro explores wireless communications from the factory and process automation viewpoint to help you make clear decisions on the timing and strategy for implementing wireless networks for automation projects. According to Caro, going wireless is more than just plugging in some wireless components to replace the wires.
Wireless Networking Technology: From Principles to Successful Implementation - Steve Rackley As the demand for higher bandwidth has lead to the development of increasingly complex wireless technologies, an understanding of both wireless networking technologies and radio frequency (RF) principles is essential for implementing high performance and cost effective wireless networks.
IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence - Throughout the next decade, 802 wireless systems will become an integral part of fourth generation (4G) cellular communication systems, where the convergence of wireless and cellular networks will materialize through support of interworking and seamless roaming across dissimilar wireless and cellular radio access technologies. IEEE 802 Wireless Systems clearly describes the leading systems, covering IEEE 802.11 WLAN, IEEE 802.15 WPAN, IEEE 802.16 WMAN systems’ architecture, standards and protocols (including mesh) with an instructive approach allowing individuals unfamiliar with wireless systems to follow and understand these technologies.
Wireless Mesh Networking: With 802.16, 802.11, and ZigBEE - George Aggelou Book covers serves c ommunication engineers working in 3G,WiFi, and WiMAX; graduate students studying wireless communication.
Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards - Yan Zhang A promising new technology, wireless mesh networks are playing an increasingly important role in the future generations of wireless mobile networks. Characterized by dynamic self-organization, self-configuration, and self-healing to enable quick deployment, easy maintenance, low cost, high scalability, and reliable services, this technology is becoming a vital mode complementary to the infrastructure-based wireless networks.
Security
CCTV for Security Professionals - Alan Matchett CCTV for Security Professionals provides the information necessary to design the ideal CCTV system. The chapters are stand-alone sources of information on their subjects and are presented in logical sequence to guide the reader from basic principles to more complex for a complete system understanding.
Physical Security Systems Handbook: The Design and Implementation of Electronic Security Systems - Michael Khairallah A practical reference written to assist the security professional in clearly identifying what systems are required to meet security needs as defined by a threat analysis and vulnerability assessment. All of the elements necessary to conduct a detailed survey of a facility and the methods used to document the findings of that survey are covered. Once the required systems are determined, the chapters following present how to assemble and evaluate bids for the acquisition of the required systems in a manner that will meet the most rigorous standards established for competitive bidding.
Onsite Power
Microturbines: Applications for Distributed Energy Systems - Claire Soares Small-scale gas turbines, known as Microturbines, represent an exciting new development in gas turbine technology. They can run in size from small, human-scale machines down to micro-sized mini-machines that can barely be seen by the naked eye. They also run a great diversity of fuel types, from various types of commercial gases to waste-generated gases. This new book by industry expert Claire Soares will fully describe the various types of microturbines, their applications, and their particular requirements for installation, maintenance and repair.
Solar Power in Building Design - Peter Gevorkian Solar Power in Building Design is a complete guide to designing, implementing, and auditing energy-efficient, cost-effective solar power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. From basic theory through project planning, cost estimating, and manufacturing methods, this vital resource offers everything needed for solar power design success.
Chasing the Sun: Solar Adventures Around the World - Neville Williams If millions of people in the developing world can use solar power, why can't we in North America? The question immediately arises from this fascinating account of the author's 12-year quest to bring solar power and light to people in the developing world who have no electricity.
Principles of Fuel Cells - Xianguo Li In this important textbook on fuel cells, aimed at senior-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students, Professor Licovers the fundamentals of this important topic as well as performance evaluation and applications. Among the highlighted topics is PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells) type of Fuel Cells - the newest type of fuel cells that can operate at temperatures less than 100C, while many other types require temperatures as high as 1,000C.
Power With Nature: Solar and Wind Energy Demystified - Rex A. Ewing
Automation
A Guide to Utility Automation: Amr, Scada, and It Systems for Electric Power - Michael Wiebe
Automation and Control Systems Economics, 2nd Edition Paul G. Friedmann Covering the economic aspects of automation and process control, this newly revised 2nd Edition expands on how the tools of economic and financial analysis can be applied to automation projects, especially those concerned with continuous processes. New sections have been added to extend application of economic and financial analysis to control of discontinuous processes, including batch and discrete parts manufacturing. A new glossary has also been added to help define economic terms.