Benefits of SCADA systems with examples in agriculture

Abstract

The authors would like to draw attention to the increasing need for supervisory control software in agriculture and other industries. The possession and use of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) software today has become a necessity. This paper is intended to show all the benefits of this software. SCADA systems allow for acquisition, storing and analyzing signals from the field. Today such systems are increasingly present on the market. Special attention is given to examples of SCADA systems in agriculture. One chapter presents examples of developed and tested SCADA systems in production of soy flour and grits and textured soy proteins, in a plant for the production of mineral fertilizers, plant for the production of vegetable oil and in cold storages. All of these SCADA systems are implemented in various facilities in Serbia. The paper also describes the authors' experience in creating, testing and commissioning of SCADA systems.

Keywords

• scada
• agriculture
• control
• plc