Advances in Mechanical Engineering (Nov 2020)

Application of PLC and HMI in the measurement and control platform of single-tube heat transfer experiment rig

  • Wanying Chang,
  • Jing Xie,
  • Jinfeng Wang,
  • Wenqiang Teng,
  • Yuyao Sun,
  • Mingtao Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814020971162
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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The single-tube heat transfer experiment rig is composed of various equipment and devices connected through pipelines. This paper adopts Siemens PLC as the main controller and cooperates with WEINVIEW HMI MT6000 series HMI to design the experimental measurement and control platform of a single-tube heat transfer experiment rig. In the single-tube heat transfer experiment measurement and control platform, the PLC communicates with the HMI through an RS-485 cable, and the HMI can display the experimental data changes in real-time and has a separate control interface. The-single tube heat transfer experiment measurement and control platform is safe and reliable, with functions such as real-time monitoring and acquisition, real-time fault alarm, parameter change, and remote control, which simplifies the steps of data acquisition, reduces the difficulty of equipment control, and realizes the automatic acquisition and control.