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Published inJun 2023
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Olushola Akande
Olushola Akande
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Olushola Akande

Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Exploring the applications of SCADA

The following are a few applications of SCADA:

  • Water treatment plant: SCADA helps in monitoring reservoir levels, pump operations, water flow, and lots more, and also helps in controlling pumps and other equipment in a plant.
  • Power generation and distribution: A SCADA system helps to monitor and control power generation and distribution networks. SCADA can monitor various equipment in substations and also send a signal to control equipment in a remote location to switch ON or OFF a breaker.
  • Manufacturing: SCADA controls industrial automation equipment used in the manufacturing of various goods. It also monitors manufacturing processes.
  • Building and facility management: SCADA is used by facility managers to monitor and control lighting, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and so on.
  • Traffic light: SCADA is used to monitor traffic lights such as failure detection, incorrect signals, and lots more. It is also used...
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Published in: Jun 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781800569386

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Olushola Akande

Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.
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