Design of energy monitoring automation of 7 factories in Bigadiç Boron operations directorate with PLC and SCADA system

In this study is a solution to the problems of following up the energy consumption data of 7 production facilities in remote locations in Eti Mine Bigadic Boron Operations Directorate with manual methods, processing erroneous data due to incorrect readings, not being able to follow up the values before the penal cases encountered, and the energy managers in different departments being far from the energy centers. Energy management systems in industrial use in the world are modeled with data analysis software such as IBM-SPSS or PLS-SEM with methods similar to this study and can be managed from a single center. The method applied in this study is designed to transfer the data collected in a SCADA system to the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) unit and to follow up and report it in this system. Data were collected in a central SCADA system using the MODBUS RS 485 communication protocol by means of energy analyzers. In the next step, information in the energy analyzer was transferred to the PLC unit. Thanks to the system, detailed graphics were made for the active power drawn by the facilities from the network, and active power analysis was provided. Thus, the electrical energy data of the facilities that are far from each other and difficult to reach in terms of location have been collected in a single center and energy processes have been made manageable. After the application the problems caused by manual readings have disappeared, critical data of the consumed electrical energy can be controlled from a single center and energy managers in different locations have easy access to the energy monitoring system.