Integrated control system for the ports and railway transport of the industrial enterprises

Gennadiy Bezukladnikov

p.26

The article presents an integrated train control system for the ports and railway transport of industrial enterprises. This system is designed for monitoring and control of the points/switches, traffic lights, sections of tracks, rail car retarders, yard communications system, uninterruptable power supply system and other facilities of railway stations. Also included are the architecture and structure of the system, its operation, special design features and future development considerations. The article discusses projects to upgrade and build automation systems of sidings for coal terminals in the Port of Ust-Luga (Kingisepp) and Port of Vostochny (Nakhodka).

LOGO!-based automatic control system for the sliding gate

By Yurii Kizilov

p.70

The article presents an automatic control system for the sliding gates at the railway transport maintenance facility. The system is based on LOGO! module and employs the remote radio control principle. Also discussed in detail is the system operation algorithm under various situations and at different inputs.

The automatic power consumption accounting and monitoring system at the Kazakhstan railway

By Boris Cherepanov and Olga Kiselyova

p.34

Article is devoted to the automatic power consumption accounting and monitoring system(ASKUE) project introduced at the western Republic Kazakhstan railways. The presentedsystem is based on hardware and software of the wellknown manufacturers Advantechand ICONICS and performs automated account, acquisition and processing of informationon power consumption.

Expansion of the functionality of the MPTs-MZ-F microprocessor centralization system based on the universal modular data acquisition and control systems

By Yurii Smagin and Oleg Shatkovsky

p.50

The article presents the MPTs-MZ-F microprocessor centralization system designed to control the facilities of the railway stations. The functions and the architecture of the system are described. The article covers the trends of the expansion of its functional capabilities based on the integration of the relatively inexpensive additional modular devices into the system. This offers the conditions for the optimization of the distribution and substantial increase in the data acquisition and control resources.

Implementation of the automatic control systems for the depots' lines and car-and-wheel repair shops of the Russian Railways on the automation platforms

By Nikolay Kiyanov and Oleg Kryukov

p.22

An increase in the amount of repairs of the undercarriage of the rolling stock of the Russian Railways as well as a rise in the requirements for the efficiency, quality and reliability of the repair works have determined the relevance of development the new carandwheel repair shops and modernization of the existing ones based on the modern automatic control systems. The described automatic control system for the intermachine technological equipment of the car andwheel repair shops is implemented based on the SIMATIC S7300 controllers.

Unified software/hardware for electric energy consumption automatic accounting at a railway junction and network project implementation

Yelena Emelyanenkova,  Sergey Konovalov,  Aleksei Uvarov,  Vladimir Miretskii,  Aleksei Balushkin,  Maxim Tsybakov

p.14

The design of automated systems intended for electric energy consumption commercial accounting at railway junctions, power-hungry objects distributed over a vast area, is considered. Criteria for selecting unified software/ hardware are presented, and the networking principles are described.

Complex automated system of supervisory control for the first line of Kazan underground: up-to-date solutions to standard problems

Vladimir Krasnykh,  Grigoriy Bushkanets,  Aleksandr Derkach,  Boris Krasnykh,  Andrey Naumov,  Aidar Abdulkin

p.6

The article describes an automated system providing the functioning of Kazan metro objects - a complex automated system of supervisory control of electromechanical facilities and energy supply objects.

Application of ADAM-5000/TCP modular microcontrollers for diagnostics of Trakt complex equipment

Sergey Vasiliev

p.38

The article describes application of ADAM-5000/TCP microcontroller in assembly-line production for diagnostics of the equipment of Trakt complex, which is used in centralized traffic control systems in railway transport. The choice of ADAM-5000/TCP is based on the fact that it meets design requirements. The hardware and software of the diagnostic complex are described.

Automated system for controlling a bench for full-scale testing railways transport units

Victor Rozhentsev,  Anatoliy Novikov,  Vladimir Marakhovskiy ,  Aleksandr Shamanin

p.34

The article describes a system for controlling loading parameters of 12-channel electrohydraulic bench intended for full-scale testing of railway transport units. The control system is based on an industrial computer and is equipped with highly reliable devices providing a desired accuracy of measurements.

Safety and efficiency — main features of Kazan underground traffic control system

Victor Belov,  Anatoliy Golynskiy,  Konstantin Potapov,  Mikhail Garkusha ,  Lev Korenev

p.34

The architecture and composition of the Kazan underground traffic control system are considered. The system is characterized by a high level of passengers safety and effectiveness in operation. The latest scientific and practical achievements in the field of automated control and underground train traffic management are implemented in this system, which serves as a sample of innovation in domestic industry.

Automated wheel set control complex "Peleng-Avtomat"

Vladimir Belomittsev

p.42

The article reports on flaw-detection automated complex developed by the "Altek" company, St. Petersburg. The complex is designed for railway transport as a non-destructive inspection system of the railcar's wheels and shafts while any examination or lay-over are carried out.

The Dvizhenie system: fixed hardware, central post and unified radio communications system

Sergey Kuznetsov,  Victor Polovinkin

p.6

This article is a continuation of the article "Integrated System for Security and Automated Control of the Movement of Subway Trains", begun in СTA 4/2000.

Automated Safety and Traffic Control System for Subway Trains

Sergey Kuznetsov,  Victor Polovinkin

p.40

The program-technical complex providing safety and traffic control in the St.Petersburg subway is described in the article, with a focus on the microprocessor on-board computing system and other equipment that is using the majority logic to take decisions, by reduplication of channels, sensors and interface modules.

WAGO clamps on the railroad

Vladimir Kostin

p.28

Dispatch control at a shunting yard

Boris Gorbunov,  Aleksandr Fedorov

p.36

This article describes a system for dispatch control over the operations of automated machinery on the railroad.

Automated system for controlling junctions and heavy rail car trains

Nikolay Makovey,  Igor Bobritskiy,  Dmitryi Leonov,  Sergey Konovalov,  Aleksandr Makhnach,  Sergey Rebrov

p.78

The authors examine the preparation of an onboard automated system for controlling rail.

A System for Brake Equipment Testing and Checkup

Valeriy Zasov,  Sergey Ivanov,  Basiliy Kachur,  Victor Pimanov

p.54

Automation of Shunting Depots

Boris Gorbunov

p.56