AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER'S

REUSENS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT

FLOODGATE AUTOMATION

NORTH FORK ELECTRIC INC. DESIGNED AND INSTALLED EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC AND REMOTE OPERATION OF THE FLOOD GATE CONTROLS AT THE REUSENS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT. 

EQUIPMENT INCLUDES SOLID STATE SOFT STARTERS FOR THE GATE HOISTS AND PLC CONTROL.  THE PLCS ARE INTERFACED WITH THE EXISTING AEP RTU TO ALLOW REMOTE OPERATION FROM AEP'S DISPATCH OFFICE. FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION TO REGULATE THE POND LEVEL IS ALSO PROVIDED. A LOCAL PC IS INSTALLED WITH A GRAPHICAL HMI INTERFACE TO ALLOW MANUAL OPERATION AND MONITORING.  KEY TUNING PARAMETERS FOR THE AUTOMATIC POND LEVEL CONTROL ARE AVAILABLE TO THE OPERATORS THROUGH THE HMI, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR LADDER LOGIC PROGRAMMING.

FLOOD CONTROL GATES

GATE HOISTS

REMOTE PLC CONTROL

CONTROL ROOM RTU INTERFACE

HOIST SOFTSTART

HOIST