When Less Is More: Why Refineries Are Rethinking PLCs for Safety Systems

For decades, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been the go-to solution for safety systems across refineries, chemical plants and power facilities. Reliable, flexible and widely understood, ...
IEEE

Design and Construction of Automatic Transfer Switch using Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

Abstract: Erratic power supply owing to the inability of public power supply utilities (PHCN) to meet the populace's demands has necessitated an alternative or emergency source of power supply (such ...
WFMJ

YSU professor receives $100k grant to advance automation training

Computer Science Professor Robert Korenic received a $100,000 grant that will fund the purchase of new programmable logic ...
IEEE

Stepper Motor Position Control Using PD and MPC Algorithms Embedded in Programmable Logic Controller

Abstract: This research studies the implementation of Proportional-Derivative (PD) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) approaches embedded in an industrial Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to ...